A new online service offers free help to keep homeowners safe from a form of fraud known as “house theft.”

Investigators are reporting that the Medicare program largely failed to give antifraud contractors much of the information they needed to do their work.

Community groups and Los Angeles city officials on Monday helped launch a national effort to warn the public about scam artists who prey on cash-strapped homeowners facing foreclosure. The public awareness effort was launched after a pair of workshops geared toward helping at-risk homeowners was held in Riverside and San Diego. The Oct. 24 workshop held by a pair of assistance groups attracted …

MOUNT VERNON — The Knox County Board of Commissioners attended to a wide range of business Thursday.

The federal trade commission is trying to crack down on an internet ruse… Consumers enticed with the promise of making big bucks and feeling confident because it involves a trusted Web site, end up losing money. Ed Laskos has more on the online scams in this video report.