Online housing scam hits Mitchell
May 10, 2012 in The Daily Republic
Scammers copy a real estate agency’s listings of houses for sale and advertise the listings on Craigslist as rental properties. Continue Reading
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Home of rural Swedish Covenant faith listed for sale
April 24, 2012 in West Central Tribune
MURDOCK Sitting at the antique kitchen table in her equally old rural Murdock farm house, Marie Johnson listens intently to the Swedish church hymns coming from an under-the-kitchen-cabinet CD player.
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‘ My son is not a monster’: Mom defends son, 16, charged with attempted murder in Ohio Craigslist scheme
November 28, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald
A 16-year-old boy charged with attempted murder in a scheme police say lured Craigslist job-seekers into deadly robberies is innocent and is cooperating with authorities, his mother said today.
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New York Congressman resigns after shirtless photo surfaces
February 10, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald
Rep. Christopher Lee of western New York abruptly resigned with only a vague explanation of regret after a gossip website reported that he sent a shirtless photo of himself flexing his muscles to a woman he had met on Craigslist. Continue Reading&
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Officials seek removal of adult-services ads
September 23, 2010 in INFORUM
On the same day Fargo police used a local website to arrest two women for prostitution, the site came under fire by 21 state attorneys general. Continue Reading
Use caution on Craigslist, says Better Business Bureau
September 20, 2010 in Alexandria Echo Press
In the wake of another tragic death in the Twin Cities area involving a transaction initiated through Craigslist, the Better Business Bureau of Minnesota and North Dakota (BBB) is advising the public to practice caution when using the online service and others like it. Continue Reading
eBay wins a round in court against Craigslist
September 9, 2010 in Grand Forks Herald
In a skirmish between two Internet heavy hitters with a tangled relationship, eBay Inc. has convinced a court that it was wronged by antitakeover moves adopted by Craigslist after eBay started encroaching on its online classifieds turf in the U.S. Continue Reading
Craigslist strikes adult services under pressure
September 5, 2010 in Grand Forks Herald
Craigslist appears to have surrendered in a legal fight over erotic ads posted on its website, shutting down its adult services section Saturday and replacing it with a black bar that simply says “censored.” Continue Reading
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Craigslist removes adult services section of its website
September 4, 2010 in INFORUM
The move comes two weeks after 17 state attorneys general demanded it shut down the section. Continue Reading
State AGs: Craigslist should drop adult services
August 25, 2010 in West Central Tribune
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) State attorneys general nationwide are demanding that Craigslist remove its adult services section because they say the website cannot adequately block potentially illegal ads.
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