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  • But also some con-artists, and those with ulterior motives, unfortunately, will strike while the iron is hot, as well, said Weiner.

    Questions Surround Some Charities Claiming to Help Troops 2011

  • The latest crew of cockeyed "conservative" con-artists are asserting that the EPA, of all things, should be abolished along with my favorite -- the eradication of public education -- which they broadcast in a frequency that only dogs and swine can hear.

    Steven Weber: And the Meme Goes On Steven Weber 2011

  • Richard W. Downing, deputy chief of the Computer Crime & Intellectual Property Section at the department's Criminal Division, assured lawmakers this week that it was silly to think prosecutors would use the CFAA for anything other than going after malicious hackers, data thieves and Internet con-artists.

    Are We All Online Criminals? Eric Felten 2011

  • One of those alleged con-artists is a man who goes by the name Bobby Thompson.

    Questions Surround Some Charities Claiming to Help Troops 2011

  • They are con-artists in thousand dollar suits who have learned to shout "God Bless America" at the end of every speech to being their audiences to standing ovations.

    Sanford ally: Governor remains 'defiant' 2009

  • As Rich himself acknowledges, neither Tiger Woods nor any of the other sharpers, con-artists, and thieves he mentions are new types original to the last ten years.

    Lance Mannion: 2009

  • There were con-artists at work in all this, but the point is that most people who bought houses during the bubble bought more square-footage than they needed, which is to say they bought a lot of nothing along with the amount of space they actually lived in.

    Retooling an economy based on the endless buying and selling of toys and gizmos 2009

  • There were con-artists at work in all this, but the point is that most people who bought houses during the bubble bought more square-footage than they needed, which is to say they bought a lot of nothing along with the amount of space they actually lived in.

    Lance Mannion: 2009

  • As Rich himself acknowledges, neither Tiger Woods nor any of the other sharpers, con-artists, and thieves he mentions are new types original to the last ten years.

    A decade in the rough 2009

  • The series stars Timothy Hutton as Nate Ford, a thief whose team of grifters, hackers and con-artists Gina Bellman, Beth Riesgraf, Aldis Hodge, and Christian Kane take down the rich and powerful.

    TNT Orders a Fifth Season of Leverage 2011

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