Huge Increase in 'Disabled' Scam in Europe

VIDEO: Be sure you know for whom you donating money. There's a new trend here, gypsies asking for money in the streets for disabled people.



BERLIN, Germany - Tourists are targeted by scam and rip-off artists everywhere in Europe. We were actually prepared for gypsies/scammers.



The old adage is a good one to remember when in Berlin and dealing with some of the shadier people that prey on tourists.



The gypsies people approached with petitions, claiming it was for the handicapped. At first it seemed nothing of interest, but now there are many of them, some even caught multiple times or there are multiple arrests during one day.



Here's how they work. They printed a blank on which people can sign and donate money for disabled people.



The funny thing is, text is translated with Google Translate from one language to lithuanian with errors, text above would read this:

Certificate region network - Deaf and physically inferior - For poor and children - We want international center make (make construction equipment)



But people still donate money. Also, they written some signs and how much someone "donated"

So people would give relatively as much as in the blank. They would run away from cameras and are not from this country. So, when luck will ran out here, I guarantee they will head north to Scandinavia and to the west.



So, how to recognize one? Gibberish Google Translated text, fear of cameras and not knowing native language. They could not explain this "donation" thing in more detail. So, from good will don't be robbed in the middle of the day. ... Read more: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=62b_1379069998



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Viable Owner/CEO John TC Yeh Gets Nine Years For Fraud

VIDEO: Founder of Viable Deaf services company gets nine years for fraud.

TRENTON, N.J. - Yeh and his brother also ordered to pay $20M each.



A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced John T.C. Yeh, former CEO of Rockville Deaf services business Viable, to nine years in prison and ordered him to pay restitution of $20 million for his role in a multimillion-dollar government fraud case.



His brother, former Viable vice president Joseph Yeh, received a prison sentence of 55 months on Wednesday and also was ordered by Judge Joel A. Pisano to pay $20 million in restitution.



John TC Yeh's Statement At The Court. John TC Yeh wishes to share the statement he gave at the court with everyone.

In November 2009, John and Joseph Yeh were among 26 people nationwide to be indicted for conspiring to defraud the Federal Communications Commission’s Video Relay Service program, which helps Deaf people communicate, by billing the government for millions of dollars in illegitimate calls.



They pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud in October 2010... Read more: gazette.net/article/founder-of-rockville-deaf-services-company-gets-nine-years-for-fraud/