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A state grant will help clean up a historic site and it could soon become an entertainment destination in metro Detroit.

(Chuck Muth) – The last day for candidates to file for office in Nevada for this election cycle is Friday afternoon – which is also the official opening day for RINO hunting season! RINO, of course, stands for “Republican In Name Only.”  It refers to candidates who run as Republicans, but after getting elected, vote like Democrats.  And […]

By Seth H. Bramson It would be easy for a person to ask how I can not only make that statement but how am I audacious enough to title this article with those words. And the answer, of course, is both simple and factual: because both statements are true. Let us discuss those two topics in reverse ord

Theyre players in a sprawling criminal network that continues to steal millions from victims. fbi special agent john hambrick. >> it was interesting that your efforts were so productive in terms of getting as far as you did with the face to face. that was substantial. >> substantial because as we learned in our investigation, these scammers are usually phantoms, role players, acting their parts behind a string of fake names, internet personas, and e-mail addresses. but even after we caught these...

>> its everywhere at this point. >> the fbis john hambrick says at least 10,000 people will be victimized by the e-mail cons this year alone. the majority of the scams originate in west africa, especially nigeria, and are called 419 scams named for the nigerian law which makes them illegal there. some operate from internet cafes like this, where the crooks are able to send millions of messages hoping to lure the unsuspecting victim. >> and the ability to send out exponentially more in terms of v...

>> i thought i was doing something to help somebody out. >> a town treasurer in wisconsin, she got an e-mail which asked her to help a desperate widow recover her husbands fortune. in return shed get a reward of millions of dollars, but only after she paid some fees in advance. all together, she lost $18,000. >> i literally wiped out savings accounts and maxed out credit cards. >> and although the scam has been around for years, people continue to fall for it. >> its unfortunate, but they do. >>...

After we expose them, they disappear. anthony, id like to talk to you. but there are others eager to take our money. back in new york, i talk on the phone with a man who calls himself b.s. martins. he tells us about a $20 million hoard of cash hidden away in the nation of senegal. if we help transfer it to another country, there will be millions in it for us. but first we have to go to amsterdam to meet him. he offers to pick us up when we get in town. >> probably ill make a reservation for you ...

Youd like to tell us. >> nothing. >> then youre free to leave. oh, and one more thing. remember that money we gave him earlier? this is $500. take this. i must ask you beforehand, though, id like to get that $500 back. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> thank you, sir. >> there he goes. for this man, the scam is over. what did the fbis john hambrick think of mr. basille? >> this guy is not at the top of his game. this guys a mule to a certain extent, a soldier in the game. you can tell he appears to...