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MONTGOMERY – Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall is warning the public of a new scam many residents have fallen victim to.
Over the past year, Marshall’s Office has received a variety of complaints from citizens who believe that their personal identifying information has been used to carry out attempted unemployment benefits fraud. Marshall says these schemes appear to be multi-faceted, making them difficult for the Department of Labor to trace and to shut down.
Recently, the Attorney General’s Office has learned of a new phishing scheme carried out through text messages that direct Alabamians to report suspected unemployment benefits fraud on a fake Department of Labor website. The spoof Labor website ends in “.com” instead of “.gov.”
A community memorial ceremony will be held at the DeKalb County Tornado Monument and Memorial and Serenity Gardens on April 24 beginning at 2 p.m.
The special event is dedicated to the lives lost and those united in care and recovery, including the recognition of surviving family and friends and emergency responders.
On April 27, 2011, 62 tornadoes ravaged Alabama in one of the deadliest tornado outbreaks in the nation s history. In the outcome of those storms, there were 248 people killed in Alabama on that day. A monument that bears the names of 35 of those victims rests under the cantilever of the DeKalb County Schools Coliseum.
Alabama marks Crime Victims Week in shadow of upcoming Derek Chauvin verdict in George Floyd trial
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Mobile County District Attorney Ashley Rich speaks during a news conference on Monday, April 19, 2021, about National Crime Victims Rights Week at Government Plaza in downtown, Mobile, Ala. (John Sharp/jsharp@al.com).
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For 40 years, National Crime Victims Rights Week has raised awareness to the victims of crime through vigils and marches.
But the message of this year’s week faces the likelihood of being overshadowed by the forthcoming verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the white former Minneapolis police officer charged with murder in the May 2020 death of George Floyd, a Black man. The death, captured on cell phone video, drew outrage across the nation and led to widespread and sometimes violent protests in cities including Birmingham and Huntsville.
Alabama AG pays tribute to fallen Moody police officer Sgt. Williams was killed in the line of duty the evening of June 2, 2020. (Source: Moody Police Chief Thomas Hunt) By WBRC Staff | April 14, 2021 at 8:52 AM CDT - Updated April 14 at 10:43 AM
MOODY, Ala. (WBRC) -Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall will pay tribute Wednesday to Moody Police Department fallen officer Lt. Stephen Williams.
He lost his life in the line of duty on June 2, 2020 at the Super 8 located at 2451 Moody Parkway/Highway 411 just off Interstate 20
Attorney General Marshall will present Lt. Williamsâ family with a commemoration in recognition of his service and sacrifice.
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