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NEWS ABOUT: scheme

scheme stories: 3 news summaries

 DC Sniper's Ex: Rampage 
 Was Scheme to Kill Me 

Muhammad hoped to pass off murder on madman and regain custody of kids

Oct 6, 09 1:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - The ex-wife of convicted Beltway Sniper John Muhammad was the ultimate target of his murderous 2002 DC rampage that killed 10 people. Mildred Muhammad says her ex intended to pass off her murder as the work of a madman and regain custody of their three children. She got wise to... More »

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ATF • shooting rampage • PTSD • Gulf War • child custody • John Allen Muhammad • Lee Boyd Malvo • post-traumatic stress disorder • scheme • Mildred Muhammad • Beltway Sniper

 Cemetery Workers Dug Up 
 Bodies, Resold Graves 

Illinois cemetery employees excavated graves, dumped remains for cash

Jul 9, 09 4:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - Four employees of a historic Chicago-area cemetery face charges after police uncovered a gruesome scheme to excavate graves, remove the human remains, and resell the plots, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. One manager and three grave diggers at Burr Oak Cemetery are charged with dismembering a human body, which carries of... More »

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grave robbing • Illinois • resales • excavation • burial • scheme • Burr Oak Cemetery

(Newser) - A tax provision in the 2005 transportation bill offering credits for the use of alternative fuels has had an unintended, even disastrous, result in the paper industry: “Paper mills are adding diesel fuel to a process that requires none in order to qualify for the tax credit,"... More »

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environment • diesel • alternative fuels • tax credit • paper industry • paper mill • transportation bill • scheme

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