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Claire's Finds Buyer To Keep Mall Brand Alive: See Which Stores Will Close Claire's Finds Buyer To Keep Mall Brand Alive: See Which Stores Will Close
Claire's Finds Buyer To Keep Mall Brand Alive: See Which Stores Will Close Famous ear-piercing retailer Claire's has found a buyer as the struggling mall staple navigates bankruptcy and prepares to close more than a dozen stores. Claire's reached a deal with Ames Watson, which will acquire its North American business and intellectual property, the chain announced on Wednesday, Aug. 20. The agreement comes less than two weeks after Claire's declared bankruptcy for the second time since 2018. The deal must be approved by courts in the US and Canada. The companies didn't disclose the agreement's financial terms. Ames Watson is a private holding compan…

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by Chris Spiker
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2 Marines Killed In Crash During Convoy Movement Near US-Mexico Border 2 Marines Killed In Crash During Convoy Movement Near US-Mexico Border
2 Marines Killed In Crash During Convoy Movement Near Us-mexico Border Two Marines were killed and another was seriously injured in a vehicle crash in the US along the border of Mexico. The incident happened during a convoy movement in Santa Teresa, New Mexico on Tuesday, April 15. The two were supporting Joint Task Force Southern Border operations. Lance Cpl. Marcelino M. Gamino, age 28, of Fresno, California, was a combat engineer with the 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division.  He enlisted in May 2022 and was promoted to lance corporal in August 2024. His decorations include the National Defense Service Medal and Sea Service Deployment…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Thief Who Swiped 94,000 Credit Card Numbers At Michaels Stores In NY, NJ, CT, PA Sentenced Thief Who Swiped 94,000 Credit Card Numbers At Michaels Stores In NY, NJ, CT, PA Sentenced
Thief Who Swiped 94,000 Credit Card Numbers At Michaels Stores In NY, NJ, CT, PA Sentenced A member of an ID theft ring that stole more than $600,000 from customers at Michaels stores in New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and elsewhere was sentenced to 51 months in federal prison on Thursday. Jose “Tito” Salazar, age 45, of Riverside, CA was part of a crew that replaced card-reading terminals at the arts and crafts retailer with wireless imitations that they used to capture customers' bank account numbers and PINs, Acting US Attorney for New Jersey Rachael A. Honig said. They then created copycat cards that were then used to withdraw more than $500,000 from hun…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Thief Gets 3 Years In Fed Pen For Swiping $500,000 From Michaels' Customers Thief Gets 3 Years In Fed Pen For Swiping $500,000 From Michaels' Customers
Thief Gets 3 Years In Fed Pen For Swiping $500,000 From Michaels' Customers A 28-year-old man received three years in federal prison Wednesday for his role in stealing information from 94,000 credit and debit cards used by customers at Michaels stores in New York State and elsewhere and then pulling nearly $500,000 from the victims' accounts. Angel Angulo of Riverside, California, previously admitted that he and his co-conspirators replaced swipe terminals with imitations that they used to record the bank account numbers and PINs. They used the information to create bogus cards that were then used to withdraw money from hundreds of victims' accounts, he said. The …

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by Jerry DeMarco