Articles tagged with fake
Tue, May 22, 2012
Border patrol nabs fake UPS truck skirting checkpoint
By Mary Slosson
SACRAMENTO (Reuters) - Border patrol agents found 13 illegal immigrants in the back of a fake UPS van after they noticed the ...
Tue, May 22, 2012
Flood of fake Chinese parts in US military gear: report
By Ian Simpson
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fake electronic parts are widespread in key U.S. military systems and threaten national security, with China the top ...
Mon, May 21, 2012
Fake drugs threaten gains made in war on malaria
By Kate Kelland
LONDON (Reuters) - Low-quality and fake anti-malarial drugs flooding into markets in Asia and Africa are driving drug resistance and threatening gains ...
Tue, May 15, 2012
Cameron Diaz flashed fake breasts at co-stars
From WENN.com
The blonde beauty plays mum-to-be Jules in the upcoming comedy and was fitted with a prosthetic bust to give the illusion ...
Mon, May 14, 2012
Cameron Diaz flashed fake breasts at co-stars
From WENN.com
The blonde beauty plays mum-to-be Jules in the upcoming comedy and was fitted with a prosthetic bust to give the illusion ...
Thu, May 10, 2012
Johnny Depp's fake vampire nails caused toilet difficulty
From WENN.com
The Pirates of the Caribbean actor stars in director Tim Burton's big screen adaptation of the supernatural TV series as ...
Wed, May 09, 2012
Johnny Depp's fake vampire nails caused toilet difficulty
From WENN.com
The Pirates of the Caribbean actor stars in director Tim Burton's big screen adaptation of the supernatural TV series as ...
Wed, May 09, 2012
'Argo': Watch Ben Affleck's Fake Movie TRAILER
By Michael Arbeiter, Hollywood.com Staff
Below is the first trailer for Ben Affleck's forthcoming directorial project Argo. Although it might be more ...
Wed, May 09, 2012
Recall primary results: all 'fake candidates' defeated
UNDATED (WSAU) The head of the state firefighters’ union won the right to try-and-recall Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch on June 5. Mahlon Mitchell of ...
Tue, May 08, 2012
'Argo': Watch Ben Affleck's Fake Movie TRAILER
By Michael Arbeiter, Hollywood.com Staff
Below is the first trailer for Ben Affleck's forthcoming directorial project Argo. Although it might be more ...
Sun, May 06, 2012
Amy Poehler & Jimmy Fallon Make Fake Movies That We Wish Were Real VIDEO
By Michael Arbeiter, Hollywood.com Staff
The reality that exists in the mind of Amy Poehler is the kind of reality that this world ...
Sat, May 05, 2012
Amy Poehler & Jimmy Fallon Make Fake Movies That We Wish Were Real VIDEO
By Michael Arbeiter, Hollywood.com Staff
The reality that exists in the mind of Amy Poehler is the kind of reality that this world ...
Fri, May 04, 2012
Amy Poehler & Jimmy Fallon Make Fake Movies That We Wish Were Real VIDEO
By Michael Arbeiter, Hollywood.com Staff
The reality that exists in the mind of Amy Poehler is the kind of reality that this world ...
Thu, May 03, 2012
Amy Poehler & Jimmy Fallon Make Fake Movies That We Wish Were Real VIDEO
By Michael Arbeiter, Hollywood.com Staff
The reality that exists in the mind of Amy Poehler is the kind of reality that this world ...
Thu, May 03, 2012
Ashton Kutcher stars in funny ad for fake dating site
From WENN.com
The actor, who split from Demi Moore in November (11), transforms into a number of outrageous and eligible bachelors looking for ...
Wed, May 02, 2012
Ashton Kutcher stars in funny ad for fake dating site
From WENN.com
The actor, who split from Demi Moore in November (11), transforms into a number of outrageous and eligible bachelors looking for ...
Wed, May 02, 2012
Clock ticks on Koch case over fake Jefferson wine
By Grant McCool
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The clock could be running out for billionaire William I. Koch in a lawsuit against Christie's in ...
Sun, April 29, 2012
Val Kilmer on Fake Val Kilmer, Real Tom Cruise and Saving Angelina Jolie's Breast
VICE Films Executive Director Eddy Moretti had an idea: team up with his longtime friend, director Harmony Korine (Gummo, Trash Humpers and the upcoming ...
Sat, April 28, 2012
Val Kilmer on Fake Val Kilmer, Real Tom Cruise and Saving Angelina Jolie's Breast
VICE Films Executive Director Eddy Moretti had an idea: team up with his longtime friend, director Harmony Korine (Gummo, Trash Humpers and the upcoming ...
Fri, April 27, 2012
Val Kilmer on Fake Val Kilmer, Real Tom Cruise and Saving Angelina Jolie's Breast
VICE Films Executive Director Eddy Moretti had an idea: team up with his longtime friend, director Harmony Korine (Gummo, Trash Humpers and the upcoming ...
Thu, April 26, 2012
Val Kilmer on Fake Val Kilmer, Real Tom Cruise and Saving Angelina Jolie's Breast
VICE Films Executive Director Eddy Moretti had an idea: team up with his longtime friend, director Harmony Korine (Gummo, Trash Humpers and the upcoming ...
Tue, April 17, 2012
GAB approves "fake" candidates in upcoming recall elections
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - The Wisconsin elections panel voted 6 to nothing Tuesday to let six Republicans run as Democrats in the upcoming recall elections ...
Tue, April 17, 2012
UPDATED: GAB allows "fake Democrats" on ballot
MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) – The state elections board has voted to let “fake Democrats” appear on recall ballots.
The Government Accountability Board voted 6-0 this ...
Tue, April 17, 2012
Businesses, local govt's warned about fake billing notices
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - State consumer protection officials are telling businesses and local governments to watch out for fake billing notices for telecommunication services.
A ...
Mon, April 16, 2012
GAB to rule on election fraud issue for "fake" Democrats Monday
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - The state elections panel is expected to decide Monday whether six Republicans committed felony election fraud by running as fake Democrats ...
Thu, April 12, 2012
Wisconsin DA's responding differently to requests of probes into fake Dems
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Wisconsin prosecutors are responding in different ways to a request to file felony charges against fake Democrats in last year’s ...
Thu, April 12, 2012
Government Accountability Board will review 'fake candidates'
MADISON (WRN) More work is in store for the Government Accountability Board. The Board will meet next week to address the issue of six ...
Wed, April 11, 2012
Legal challenge expected against 'fake democrats'
MADISON (WSAU) An attorney will ask state officials today to remove the fake Democrats whom the G-O-P put up to assure that all six ...
Tue, April 10, 2012
Local Dems protest 'fake Dem' recall filings
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – Local Democrats are protesting the filing of 'fake Democrats' to run in the recall elections in May.
About 25 people protested ...
Thu, April 05, 2012
11 UW Madison doctors punished for writing fake sick notes
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - UW Madison internally punished 11 faculty doctors and nine residents for writing medical excuses to protestors who lined up for them ...
Thu, April 05, 2012
Fake drugs hard to spot amid 1,800 UK wholesalers
By Ben Hirschler
LONDON (Reuters) - Stamping out trade in counterfeit drugs like Roche's Avastin is an uphill fight for regulators, whose task is ...
Thu, April 05, 2012
"Fake democrats" will force primaries in all recall races
UNDATED (WSAU) Wisconsin Republicans have put up fake Democrats to guarantee that there are primaries in all six recall elections this spring. The G-O-P ...
Thu, April 05, 2012
New batch of fake Avastin reached U.S. via Britain
By Ben Hirschler
LONDON (Reuters) - A new batch of counterfeit cancer drug Avastin discovered in the United States was bought in Turkey and shipped ...
Wed, April 04, 2012
New batch of fake Avastin reached U.S. via Britain
By Ben Hirschler
LONDON (Reuters) - A new batch of counterfeit cancer drug Avastin discovered in the United States was bought in Turkey and shipped ...
Tue, April 03, 2012
New batch of fake Avastin reached U.S. via Britain
By Ben Hirschler
LONDON (Reuters) - A new batch of counterfeit cancer drug Avastin discovered in the United States was bought in Turkey and shipped ...
Wed, March 28, 2012
Fake Smith tweet becomes internet sensation
The quote, wrongly attributed to the Hollywood actor, suggested the woman who pelted Kim Kardashian with flour last week (22Mar12) was arrested more quickly ...
Tue, March 27, 2012
Fake Smith tweet becomes internet sensation
The quote, wrongly attributed to the Hollywood actor, suggested the woman who pelted Kim Kardashian with flour last week (22Mar12) was arrested more quickly ...
Tue, March 27, 2012
Fake Smith tweet becomes internet sensation
The quote, wrongly attributed to the Hollywood actor, suggested the woman who pelted Kim Kardashian with flour last week (22Mar12) was arrested more quickly ...
Tue, March 20, 2012
Spain, UK raids seize 300,000 doses of fake drugs
LONDON (Reuters) - Police across Europe have seized almost 300,000 doses of counterfeit anti-impotence and weight-loss medicines, highlighting the prevalence of fake drugs in ...
Mon, March 19, 2012
Carrie stars left stained by fake blood
The production has been rebooted off-Broadway in New York and actress Molly Ranson plays the bullied schoolgirl, immortalised onscreen by Sissy Spacek in the ...
Thu, March 15, 2012
Fake news release lands cartoonist in trouble
MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) – Madison’s chief prosecutor is considering a felony charge against a political cartoonist who put out a fake press release using ...
Mon, March 12, 2012
Fake Avastin shows little protection of drug supply
By Bill Berkrot
NEW YORK (Reuters) - As drug counterfeiters step up their sales of bogus medicines, global health regulators have few protections in place ...
Sun, March 11, 2012
Fake Avastin shows very little protects drug supply
By Bill Berkrot
NEW YORK (Reuters) - As drug counterfeiters step up their sales of bogus medicines, global health regulators have few protections in place ...
Thu, March 01, 2012
AZ Sheriff Arpaio: President Obama's birth certificate is fake
PHOENIX (WTAQ) - The man dubbed "America's toughest sheriff" says President Obama's birth certificate is a fake.
During a press conference Thursday, Maricopa ...
Thu, March 01, 2012
Man pleads guilty to "fake" armored-car robberies
MILWAUKEE (WSAU) A former Milwaukee man has pleaded guilty to helping steal almost $4-million by staging inside robberies in armored cars with his father ...
Tue, February 28, 2012
Egyptian middleman bought fake Avastin from Turkey
By Edmund Blair
CAIRO (Reuters) - Fake versions of the multibillion-dollar cancer drug Avastin were purchased in Turkey before being traded by middlemen across the ...
Tue, February 28, 2012
Fake Avastin had salt, starch, chemicals: Roche
(Reuters) - Counterfeit versions of the cancer drug Avastin found in Europe and the United States earlier this month contained salt, starch and a variety ...
Mon, February 27, 2012
Walker campaign points out Donald Duck as fake recall signature, but it could be real
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Governor Scott Walker’s campaign asked state election officials Monday to continue checking for false-and-duplicate signatures in the petitions that seek ...
Mon, February 27, 2012
Fake Avastin had salt, starch, chemicals: Roche
(Reuters) - Counterfeit versions of the cancer drug Avastin found in Europe and the United States earlier this month contained salt, starch and a variety ...
Fri, February 17, 2012
Denmark's CareMed says shipped fake Avastin unwittingly
By Paul Sandle and John Acher
LONDON/COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Danish drug distributor CareMed said it was an unwitting link in the journey of fake ...
Fri, February 17, 2012
Italian police seize $6 trillion of fake U.S. bonds
By Elisa Forte and Gavin Jones
POTENZA, Italy (Reuters) - Italian police said on Friday they had seized about $6 trillion worth of fake U ...
Wed, February 15, 2012
Doctors scour drug supplies after fake Avastin found
By Bill Berkrot
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. distributor of phony vials of the widely-used cancer drug Avastin aroused suspicion at doctor's ...
Fri, February 10, 2012
Fake 5s in Wisconsin Rapids
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis (WSAU) Someone’s been passing fake $5 bills in Wisconsin Rapids.
Police got an initial complaint from a store customer, who ...
Fri, February 03, 2012
Stanford used fake accounting to back bank: witness
By Anna Driver
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Allen Stanford used fake accounting to prop up his offshore bank in its waning days, as withdrawal requests from ...
Thu, February 02, 2012
Wisconsin woman accused of selling fake Facebook stock
By Brendan O'Brien
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - A Wisconsin woman has been charged with theft over accusations she tried to profit from Facebook's much-anticipated ...
Wed, January 25, 2012
State Tea Party groups to check for fake recall signatures
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Wisconsin Tea Party groups say they'll do their own checking for false and fraudulent recall signatures.
We the People of ...
Thu, January 19, 2012
Man convicted in counterfeiting scheme
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – The leader of a Wausau area counterfeiting ring has pled no contest to charges he made fake $20 bills that were ...
Thu, January 12, 2012
GAB will buy software to help find fake, duplicate recall signatures
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - The state elections agency will buy computer software to help uncover false and duplicate signatures on recall petitions.
Officials say it ...
Wed, January 11, 2012
Fake memo but real code? India-U.S. hacking mystery deepens
By Frank Jack Daniel
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A memo that triggered a U.S. investigation into a possible cyber-attack by Indian military intelligence is ...
Fri, January 06, 2012
Stratfor warns of fake emails sent to subscribers
(Reuters) - Two weeks after disclosing that its website had been hacked, a private intelligence analysis firm on Friday warned subscribers that hackers were now ...
Fri, January 06, 2012
Judge orders GAB to begin removing fake names from recall petitions
WAUKESHA, WI (WTAQ) - A judge in Waukesha has ordered the state elections’ agency to take steps to remove false and duplicate names from recall ...
Thu, January 05, 2012
China probes another report of fake cooking oil
(Reuters) - A factory in southern China is being investigated after reports it sold tons of adulterated cooking oil, which was possibly sold to makers ...
Wed, January 04, 2012
Microsoft sues UK retailer over counterfeit Windows CDs
(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said it is suing Britain's second-largest electronics retailer Comet for allegedly creating and selling "counterfeit" recovery CDs of its flagship ...
Tue, January 03, 2012
Twitter embarrassed by fake Wendi Murdoch account
By Yinka Adegoke
(Reuters) - Twitter, the popular microblogging site, apologized on Tuesday for incorrectly verifying a false account for Wendi Deng, the wife of ...
Tue, December 27, 2011
People says gay Taylor Lautner cover "100 percent fake"
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - People magazine said on Tuesday that a cover apparently featuring "Twilight" actor Taylor Lautner coming out as a gay man was ...
Mon, December 19, 2011
Fake-tan lotion users tend to stay out of sun: study
(Reuters) - Women who use lotions and gels to produce a fake suntan tend to cut back on outdoor sunbathing and use of tanning beds ...
Wed, November 30, 2011
"Jersey Shore" star Vinny apologizes for fake-rape song
By Tim Kenneally
LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "Jersey Shore" star Vinny Guadagnino has apologized for a song published earlier today that sparked outrage with ...
Mon, November 28, 2011
Government seizes websites accused of selling fake goods
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some 150 websites allegedly selling counterfeit goods including shoes, purses, sunglasses and sports jerseys have been seized, authorities said on Monday, coinciding ...
Thu, November 17, 2011
Warning about fake recall petitions
MADISON (WRN) Reports of people planning circulate petitions to recall Governor Scott Walker that would either be destroyed or just not turned in is ...
Mon, November 14, 2011
Fake Democrats could appear again if GOP Senators recalled
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Remember those fake Democrats the GOP put up in this summer’s state Senate recall elections to give Republican incumbents an ...
Sun, October 23, 2011
Prison chaplain accused in fake hostage plot
OSHKOSH, Wis (WSAU) A prison chaplain from Oshkosh has pleaded not guilty to charges she was part of a fake hostage situation last summer ...
Thu, October 13, 2011
California man duped out of $63K for fake Range Rover in Madison
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - A car buyer from California lost $63,000 dollars by doing business with a fake dealership on the Internet – a dealer ...
Wed, September 28, 2011
Fake iPhone ring busted in China: report
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese police in Shanghai have arrested five people for making and selling fake versions of Apple Inc's iPhone, a local newspaper ...
Fri, September 16, 2011
Kansas airport fake bomb suspect ordered held in jail
By Kevin Murphy
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - A man who tried to board a Southwest Airlines flight with materials that resembled bomb parts was ...
Sun, September 11, 2011
Fake bomb triggers scare on L.A. bus, police say
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A man who boarded a Los Angeles bus carrying a suitcase with exposed wires and threatened the driver, triggering a bomb ...
Fri, September 09, 2011
NBC News Twitter hacked with fake attack messages
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The NBC News Twitter feed was hacked on Friday by a group that claimed a hijacked plane, in a fresh attack ...
Wed, August 31, 2011
Acupuncture for PCOS no better than fake treatment
By Genevra Pittman
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a new study of women with polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS, there was no difference in ...
Fri, August 19, 2011
Eritreans plead not guilty to U.S. airport fake bomb charges
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Three Eritrean nationals pleaded not guilty on Friday to trying to sneak a fake bomb past a screening area at a Phoenix ...
Fri, August 12, 2011
Three Africans charged over fake bomb at Phoenix airport
By David Schwartz
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Three Africans were charged on Friday with trying to sneak a fake bomb past a screening area at a ...
Thu, August 11, 2011
Chinese authorities find 22 more fake Apple stores
(Reuters) - Authorities in China's southwestern city of Kunming have identified another 22 unauthorized Apple retailers weeks after a fake of the company's ...
Tue, August 09, 2011
Three arrested over fake bomb at Phoenix airport
By David Schwartz
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Three African refugees were arrested after one tried to board a flight at a Phoenix airport with a fake ...
Thu, August 04, 2011
Three indicted for fake police kidnapping and robbery plot
By Keith Coffman
DENVER (Reuters) - Three suspected Denver-area gang members have been charged with robbing a cocaine dealer after tracking his movements with a ...
Mon, August 01, 2011
For Breivik, insanity tough to prove, hard to fake
By Kate Kelland
LONDON (Reuters) - Assessing whether Norway's confessed mass killer Anders Behring Breivik is insane, as his lawyer asserts, will take months ...
Mon, August 01, 2011
Mays enjoyed special treatment with fake baby belly
The Glee star plays the pregnant wife of Neil Patrick Harris' character in the live action family comedy and she was pleasantly surprised every ...
Sat, July 30, 2011
Mays enjoyed special treatment with fake baby belly
The Glee star plays the pregnant wife of Neil Patrick Harris' character in the live action family comedy and she was pleasantly surprised every ...
Fri, July 29, 2011
Mays enjoyed special treatment with fake baby belly
The Glee star plays the pregnant wife of Neil Patrick Harris' character in the live action family comedy and she was pleasantly surprised every ...
Wed, July 27, 2011
South Carolina woman faces trial for fake testicles
By Harriet McLeod
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - The police chief of a small South Carolina town will ask a jury to decide if a ...
Mon, July 25, 2011
Chinese city orders two fake Apple Stores to close
By Melanie Lee
KUNMING, China (Reuters) - Chinese officials in Kunming have ordered two fake Apple shops to close, not because of piracy or copyright ...
Sat, July 23, 2011
China inspects electronics stores after fake Apple shops report
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese industrial and commercial authorities in Kunming have started to inspect all of the southwestern city's electronics shops after an American ...
Fri, July 22, 2011
Insight: Fake Apple store cuts to core of China risk to brands
By Jason Subler
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A fake Apple store in China, made famous by a blog that said even the staff working there didn ...
Fri, July 22, 2011
Customers angry, staff defiant at China's fake Apple Store
By Melanie Lee
KUNMING, China (Reuters) - Customers at an apparent Apple Store in the Chinese city of Kunming berated staff and demanded refunds on ...
Fri, July 22, 2011
Blogger sparks worldwide hunt for fake Apple stores
By Jason Subler
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - An American blogger who stumbled upon a near flawless fake Apple Store in China has become an Internet sensation ...
Fri, July 22, 2011
Muddy Waters files suit alleging fake report, blackmail
By Himank Sharma
BANGALORE (Reuters) - Muddy Waters LLC has filed a lawsuit in a U.S. court, alleging a fake press release defamed it ...
Thu, July 21, 2011
Fake Apple Store in China even fools staff
By Melanie Lee
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese counterfeiters have had a field day pumping out knockoffs of Apple Inc's best-selling iPhones and iPads, but ...
Wed, July 13, 2011
No Upsets by Fake Dems
MADISON, Wis. (WHBL) - Six Democrats won their state Senate recall primaries yesterday, and none lost to the so-called “fake Democrats.” Ellsworth teacher Shelly Moore ...
Thu, June 30, 2011
California man pleads guilty to creating fake Army unit
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A California man who conned Chinese immigrants into joining his fake U.S. Army unit was sentenced on Wednesday to three ...
Tue, June 21, 2011
China detains 52 in fake drug, Viagra crackdown
BEIJING (Reuters) - Police in China have detained 52 people in a crackdown on fake drugs, including the anti-impotence pill Viagra, seizing pills for other ...
Mon, June 06, 2011
Dirty tricks? GOP may field 'fake democrat' candidates to force primaries
UNDATED -- Wisconsin Republicans are reportedly using dirty tricks to give at least two state senators more time to campaign in this summer’s recall ...
Wed, June 01, 2011
Blake Lively "nude" pictures fake, publicist says
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A series of widely circulated photographs purporting to show "Gossip Girl" actress Blake Lively posing naked are "100 percent fake," her ...
Wed, May 25, 2011
Apple fights fake anti-virus software vendors
BOSTON (Reuters) - Apple Inc is fighting what security experts say may be the most pernicious types of computer virus to ever target its line ...
Tue, May 17, 2011
Cyber-crooks eye Apple Macs with fake anti-malware
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The days when Mac users need not worry about their computers getting infected with malicious software may be coming to an ...
Mon, May 16, 2011
West suffered lung problems over fake cigarettes
The Wire star plays TV journalist Hector in the series, and his character is a heavy smoker and drinker.
West was required to puff ...
Thu, May 12, 2011
Madison man indicted for threatening tour bus with fake bomb
HOULTON, ME (WTAQ) - A federal grand jury in Maine has indicted a former Madison man for allegedly threatening a tour bus with a fake ...
Thu, May 05, 2011
Waupun Boy Suspended for Taking Fake Bomb to School
WAUPUN, Wis. (WTAQ) - A third-grader in Waupun has been suspended for taking a fake bomb to school.
The 8-year-old boy was taken out of ...
Tue, April 12, 2011
Chinese man arrested for creating fake Army unit in scam
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Chinese man was arrested on Tuesday for creating a fake U.S. Army unit and selling immigrants on the idea ...
Fri, April 08, 2011
British man jailed after record fake medicine bust
By Ben Hirschler
LONDON (Reuters) - A British man was jailed for eight years on Friday for his role in supplying more than 2 million ...
Fri, March 25, 2011
Indiana Prosecutor Resigns After Urging Gov. Walker to Fake Union Attack
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A prosecutor in Indiana has resigned, after he urged Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker to fake an attack on himself, and claim ...
Fri, March 18, 2011
6 Of Our Favorite Fake Drugs
Drugs are bad. Right? Well, most drugs are bad. (The one in Limitless doesn't seem to be too terrible if you discount the ...
Thu, March 17, 2011
Student brings fake bomb on school bus
MILTON, Wis (WSAU) A fifth-grader in Milton is being held for threatening to blow up a school bus with a fake bomb, apparently because ...
Mon, March 14, 2011
Krasinski urges couples to try fake weddings to cure the 'jitters'
The It's Complicated star wed British actress Emily Blunt last summer (10) and he admits the ceremony was easier than it would have ...
Wed, February 23, 2011
Wisconsin governor falls for prank call from fake donor
By James Kelleher
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - It was a prank. But Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is not laughing.
A caller posing as one of ...
Wed, February 23, 2011
Fake Damon representative causes trouble at Stefani fashion show
A man known as Jay Berman, who claimed to be the star's main point of contact in the Big Apple, is alleged to ...
Fri, February 11, 2011
Ex-DMV Worker Indicted for Making Fake License's for Illegals
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A former state transportation employee is one of six people indicted by a federal grand jury in Madison, for producing false ...
Thu, February 10, 2011
Beckham warns fans off fake Facebook pages
The sportsman and his wife Victoria are parents to Brooklyn, 11, eight-year-old Romeo and Cruz, five.
Online profiles of the boys have appeared on ...
Mon, January 24, 2011
Gomez's family fuming over fake topless snap
A picture purportedly showing the Wizards of Waverly Place star posing without her shirt began circulating on the web this week (begs17Jan10), but her ...
Wed, December 29, 2010
U.S. seizes fake jerseys ahead of NHL Winter Classic
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. authorities said on Wednesday they have seized shipments of counterfeit souvenirs, including National Hockey League jerseys ahead of the league ...
Mon, November 29, 2010
U.S. seizes websites in fake goods crackdown
By Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Law enforcement officials said on Monday they had shut down 82 websites selling thousands of counterfeit and pirated goods ...
Thu, November 25, 2010
Feds back ban on 'Fake Pot' for study
WASHINGTON, DC (WSAU) - The Drug Enforcement Administration has issued an emergency ban on so-called "fake pot."
The administration acted Wednesday to ban K2 and ...
Wed, November 24, 2010
Gallo wants fake Twitter accounts shut down
The Brown Bunny filmmaker, who does not use Twitter, has had two pages set up by impersonators, who have attracted nearly 16,000 followers ...
Tue, November 23, 2010
Afghan Taliban "leader" in reports a fake: report
KABUL (Reuters) - The New York Times said on Tuesday that a man it had described as a "Taliban leader" who had taken part in ...
Fri, November 19, 2010
Florida woman pleads guilty over fake China chips
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Florida woman pleaded guilty on Friday for her role in a scheme to sell fake computer chips imported from China and ...
Wed, November 17, 2010
Fake doctor jailed for giving breast exams in bars
By Laura Zuckerman
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - An Idaho judge on Wednesday set bond at $100,000 for a Boise woman police say posed as ...
Tue, November 09, 2010
City bans fake pot
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – Wausau has banned fake pot.
The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to ban the possession, sale or use of synthetic ...
Tue, November 09, 2010
Watson finds new fake nude snaps 'tiresome'
Images which show the Harry Potter star's head digitally superimposed onto a naked girl's body have reportedly been circulated around the campus ...
Tue, November 09, 2010
Collins wears fake jewels over robbery fears
The Dynasty star was left shaken when her friend, billionaire tycoon John Caudwell, was attacked by thieves who broke into his English mansion earlier ...
Fri, October 15, 2010
NY man charged for fake tip on terrorism threat
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A New York man has been charged with lying to FBI agents about a fake terrorism plot in the United States, U ...
Thu, October 14, 2010
Fake injury earns Washington Wizards guard Arenas a team fine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas has been fined an undisclosed amount by his team after making himself unavailable for a preseason game ...
Tue, October 12, 2010
Moretz sick of fake blood
The teenager plays a member of the undead in new film Let Me In and thought it would be fun to guzzle fake blood ...
Thu, October 07, 2010
Arterton kept fake nose
The former Bond girl's character returns to the village of her youth sporting a new look, but Arterton had to don the fake ...
Wed, September 22, 2010
Woman receives 'mystery shopper' fake check
SCHOFIELD, Wis (WSAU) A Schofield woman received a check in the mail in a 'mystery shopper scam.' She went to police instead of depositing ...
Wed, September 22, 2010
Wahlberg kept Boogie Nights fake penis as a souvenir
Wahlberg revealed the prosthetic appendage in the famous final scene from Paul Thomas Anderson's porn industry drama.
And the actor was determined to ...
Mon, September 20, 2010
Rep brushes off Depp's 'injuries' as fake
The Hollywood star appeared to have sustained a bloody gash across his right eyebrow and a cross-shaped cut on his cheekbone when he stepped ...
Fri, September 03, 2010
Ex-UW Madison Foundation Member Accused of Selling Fake Pills
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A pharmacist who used to be on the UW-Madison Foundation is one of two people accused of importing and selling millions ...
Fri, September 03, 2010
Man behind fake naked Watson snaps escapes jail
John Cavanagh mocked up eight pictures of the Harry Potter star by digitally placing her head onto another girl's body, before uploading them ...
Thu, August 26, 2010
African police seize 10 metric tons of fake meds
PARIS (Reuters) - Police seized about 10 metric tons of counterfeit medicines and arrested 80 people in a sweep across eastern Africa, international police agency ...
Mon, August 23, 2010
Fake diamond dropped in fundraising boot
WEST BEND, Wis (WSAU) West Bend Police say a ring dropped into a fund-raising boot was not an expensive diamond, as originally thought. Fire-fighters ...
Thu, August 19, 2010
Jolie lets kids play with fake blood
The Hollywood actress steps into the role of a secret agent in the action thriller, and the film's daring stunts meant the film ...
Wed, August 11, 2010
U.S. and states work to shut down fake healthcare plans
By Susan Heavey
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators are cracking down on the growing number of companies that fraudulently sell so-called medical discount plans ...
Fri, July 30, 2010
Fake sewer district workers try to scam flood victims
MILWAUKEE (WSAU) Residents are being warned to be on guard against scammers posing as Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District workers.
The district says some people ...
Fri, July 23, 2010
Fake $100 bills
UNDATED (WSAU) A Nekoosa man is charged with printing fake 100-dollar bills.
36-year-old Darby Bennett was indicted yesterday. A U.S. Justice Department news ...
Mon, July 19, 2010
Baidu promotes fake drug sites-Chinese TV station
By Melanie Lee and Alexei Oreskovic
SHANGHAI/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A report by China's state-run television station accusing Baidu Inc of promoting counterfeit ...
Tue, July 13, 2010
Six Indicted in Fake Credit Card Scheme
DENVER, Colo. (WTAQ) - Six people from Oakland California are accused of using fake credit cards to get cash and numerous items in Wisconsin and ...
Mon, July 12, 2010
Scam artists posting fake jobs for oil cleanup
UNDATED (WSAU) - State consumer protection officials say there’s a second wave of scams being pulled off in connection with the Gulf Coast oil ...
Thu, July 08, 2010
Fake $20s investigated
WAUSAU, Wis (WSAU) Someone's been printing their own 20-dollar bills in Wausau. M & I Bank contacted Wausau police after discovering seven counterfeit bills ...
Sun, June 20, 2010
Racine Social Worker Accused of Filing Fake Child Abuse Reports
RACINE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Investigators accuse a social worker in Racine of filing false reports of child abuse.
Todd O'Brien is accused of filing ...
Tue, June 15, 2010
Miley Cyrus "no underwear" photo is fake, blogger says
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton on Tuesday sought to defuse a media furor he created by posting a picture on his Twitter ...
Sun, May 30, 2010
Franklin Teen Busted for Making Fake $20's at Home
FRANKLIN, Wis. (WTAQ) - It wasn't the most sophisticated effort to counterfeit money. Authorities in Franklin say a 16-year-old boy make photocopies of a ...
Tue, February 23, 2010
Man Investigated For Running Fake College Out Of GB Prison
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - A man who has committed a long string of financial crimes is now being investigated for running a fake university ...
Fri, February 05, 2010
Was it fake wine? Gallo awaits French court ruling
By Leslie Gevirtz
NEW YORK (Reuters) - E. & J. Gallo, the largest family owned winery in the United States, said on Friday it is waiting ...
Thu, February 04, 2010
Fake shootout suspect injured in house fire
TOWN OF NEWBOLD, Wis. (WSAU) – The state fire marshal's office is investigating a blaze at the Rhinelander-area home of a man convicted of ...
Tue, February 02, 2010
Bill Would Make Selling Fake University Diplomas A Crime
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - It could soon be a crime in Wisconsin to sell diplomas from fake universities. A bill to that effect will get ...
Mon, January 25, 2010
Fake forms of Glaxo diet drug can be dangerous: FDA
By Lisa Richwine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fake versions of GlaxoSmithKline's over-the-counter diet pill were contaminated with dangerously high levels of a prescription weight loss ...
Mon, January 25, 2010
Milwaukee Authorities Cracking Down On Fake Sneakers
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Milwaukee Police and federal agents are cracking down on sales of counterfeit Nike sneakers – much to the chagrin of defense lawyers ...
Sat, January 23, 2010
Fake forms of Glaxo diet drug can be dangerous: FDA
By Lisa Richwine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fake versions of GlaxoSmithKline's over-the-counter diet pill were contaminated with dangerously high levels of a prescription weight loss ...
Fri, December 18, 2009
Fake sugar may alter how the body handles real sugar
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Combining artificial sweeteners with the real thing boosts the stomach's secretion of a hormone that makes people feel full ...
Tue, December 15, 2009
Military Man's Pension Stolen By Fake Meter Readers
WAUWATOSA (WRN) - A suburban Milwaukee man had part of his military pension ripped off by thieves who entered his house while posing as meter ...
Wed, November 18, 2009
"Fake hero" in bridge collapse gets jail time for unrelated child-beating
SPOONER, Wis (WSAU) A man who misled the nation about being a hero during the Minneapolis bridge collapse in 2007 might end up doing ...
Wed, October 28, 2009
Warning about fake Packers-Vikings tickets
GREEN BAY, Wis (WSAU) The Better Business Bureau is warning about counterfeit Packers-Vikings tickets for Sunday's game at Lambeau Field. It's not ...
Sun, October 18, 2009
Fake security software in millions of computers: Symantec
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tens of millions of U.S. computers are loaded with scam security software that their owners may have paid for but which ...
Sun, October 18, 2009
State officials seek to penalize fake EMTs
MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) - Impersonating a police officer is already a crime under state law, but State Representative Scott Gunderson says there are no penalties ...
Fri, October 16, 2009
FDA warns against fake online H1N1 remedy claims
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government this week warned against the online marketing of unlicensed health remedies claiming to protect against H1N1 swine flu ...
Mon, September 28, 2009
Deputies search for fake police officer
STETTIN, Wis (WSAU) The Marathon County sheriffs deputies are investigating a report of someone impersonating a police officer.
A16-year-old driver says he was pulled ...
Fri, September 25, 2009
FIFA, police target fake World Cup tickets
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - FIFA is working with police forces globally to crack down on internet sales of fake tickets for next year's World Cup ...
Tue, September 15, 2009
State investigating fake-check scam on Craigslist
MADISON (WRN) State Consumer Protection officials are used to receiving reports about sellers being ripped-off by fake checks. However, Division Administrator Janet Jenkins says ...
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