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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: washers

washers stories: 2 news summaries

(Newser) - If you missed out on cashing in on that clunker in your driveway, your next chance may be no farther than the kitchen, USA Today reports. Stimulus funds that will give consumers rebates as high as $200 for replacing old, inefficient appliances with newer models are due to start flowing... More »

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recycling • electricity • washers • clothes dryers • kitchen • utilities • refrigerator • home appliances • Cash for Clunkers • freezer • stimulus funds • women's issues

Pentagon Spent $1M on 2 Washers

Crafty twin sisters bilked government out of $20.5 million over 6 years

Aug 16, 07 2:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - Twin sisters at a parts supplier scammed the Pentagon out of $20.5 million in fraudulent  shipping costs, including $998,798 they charged to ship two 19-cent washers and half a mil to ship three machine screws to Iraq. The Pentagon took six years to catch on to the sisters'... More »

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Pentagon • money laundering • C and D Contractors • washers • wire fraud

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