MPs» outrage at the BBC's
use of public money follows yesterday's Pollard review into the handling of the Jimmy Savile scandal, which cost Newsnight editor Peter Rippon and deputy head of news Stephen Mitchell their jobs.
Not exact matches
Huge
public interest in the case
follows last year's expenses scandal, in which many MPs were questioned for their
use of public money.
Following the
money trail further reveals that Rocketship solicits investments from hedge fund companies by guaranteeing rates
of return above 10 %, effectively
using public taxpayer
money to make rich private investors even richer.
The resolution cited the fact that charter boards accept
public money but lack democratic accountability, that charter schools are contributing to increased segregation, that punitive disciplinary policies are disproportionately
used in charter schools as well as other practices that violate students» rights, that there is a pattern
of fraud
of mismanagement in the sector in general, and it then called for opposition to privatization
of education, opposed diversion
of funding from
public schools, called for full funding for quality
public education, called for legislation granting parents access to charter school boards and to strengthen oversight, called for charter schools to
follow USDOJ and USDOE guidelines on student discipline and to help parents file complaints when those guidelines are violated, opposed efforts to weaken oversight, and called for a moratorium on charter school growth.
(1) A credit services organization, its salespersons, agents, and representatives, and independent contractors who sell or attempt to sell the services
of a credit services organization may not do any
of the
following: (a) conduct any business regulated by this chapter without first: (i) securing a certificate
of registration from the division; and (ii) unless exempted under Section 13 -21-4, posting a bond, letter
of credit, or certificate
of deposit with the division in the amount
of $ 100,000; (b) make a false statement, or fail to state a material fact, in connection with an application for registration with the division; (c) charge or receive any
money or other valuable consideration prior to full and complete performance
of the services the credit services organization has agreed to perform for the buyer; (d) dispute or challenge, or assist a person in disputing or challenging an entry in a credit report prepared by a consumer reporting agency without a factual basis for believing and obtaining a written statement for each entry from the person stating that that person believes that the entry contains a material error or omission, outdated information, inaccurate information, or unverifiable information; (e) charge or receive any
money or other valuable consideration solely for referral
of the buyer to a retail seller who will or may extend credit to the buyer, if the credit that is or will be extended to the buyer is upon substantially the same terms as those available to the general
public; (f) make, or counsel or advise any buyer to make, any statement that is untrue or misleading and that is known, or that by the exercise
of reasonable care should be known, to be untrue or misleading, to a credit reporting agency or to any person who has extended credit to a buyer or to whom a buyer is applying for an extension
of credit, with respect to a buyer's creditworthiness, credit standing, or credit capacity; (g) make or
use any untrue or misleading representations in the offer or sale
of the services
of a credit services organization or engage, directly or indirectly, in any act, practice, or course
of business that operates or would operate as fraud or deception upon any person in connection with the offer or sale
of the services
of a credit services organization; and (h) transact any business as a credit services organization, as defined in Section 13 -21-2, without first having registered with the division by paying an annual fee set pursuant to Section 63J -1-504 and filing proof that it has obtained a bond or letter
of credit as required by Subsection (2).
A credit repair business and its salespersons, agents, and representatives, and independent contractors who sell or attempt to sell the services
of a credit repair business, shall not do any
of the
following: (1) Charge or receive any
money or other valuable consideration prior to full and complete performance
of the services that the credit repair business has agreed to perform for or on behalf
of the consumer; (2) Charge or receive any
money or other valuable consideration solely for referral
of the consumer to a retail seller or to any other credit grantor who will or may extend credit to the consumer, if the credit that is or will be extended to the consumer is upon substantially the same terms as those available to the general
public; (3) Represent that it can directly or indirectly arrange for the removal
of derogatory credit information from the consumer's credit report or otherwise improve the consumer's credit report or credit standing, provided, this shall not prevent truthful, unexaggerated statements about the consumer's rights under existing law regarding his credit history or regarding access to his credit file; (4) Make, or counsel or advise any consumer to make, any statement that is untrue or misleading and which is known or which by the exercise
of reasonable care should be known, to be untrue or misleading, to a consumer reporting agency or to any person who has extended credit to a consumer or to whom a consumer is applying for an extension
of credit, with respect to a consumer's creditworthiness, credit standing, or credit capacity; or (5) Make or
use any untrue or misleading representations in the offer or sale
of the services
of a credit repair business or engage, directly or indirectly, in any act, practice, or course
of business which operates or would operate as a fraud or deception upon any person in connection with the offer or sale
of the services
of a credit repair business.
The key is educating law enforcement and national security authorities about how the technology works, so they can enhance their ability to
use it to
follow the
money and protect
public safety, reaping the full benefits
of this innovative technology.
Ransomware has certainly bought it to the fore and now the
public are aware
of it, thus more people
use it, there is more
money contained within those systems and cybercriminals
follow the
money.
Read all the white papers,
use Linked In to look at the people behind a coin you're interested in, do a lot
of information scavenging, and
follow public opinion because even if a coin is garbage you could make
money on it with trading.