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MELBOURNE - A Florida woman was duped into changing diapers and providing care for a man she met through Craigslist who feigned disabilities. Turns out the man who hired Janet Schulte to look after an adult brother with diminished mental capacity was the same guy she bottle-fed and treated like a child for 3 months.

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Several DNC front groups are placing ads in multiple cities for protesters. All while calling any citizen who disagrees "un-American." Example ad from Sacramento Is there anything wrong with this? No. But it just goes to show that leftists are staying true to form of their political father... Lenin. "Always accuse your victim of what you yourself are doing." Vladimir Ilyich Lenin

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ABINGTON, Mass. - An Abington mother says she found a picture of her baby boy online in an advertisement saying the child was available for adoption. The ad was posted on Craigslist saying: “A CUTE BABY BOY FOR ADOPTION HE IS VERY HEALTHY AND READY FOR ADOPTION FOR MORE YOU COME BACK TO US.” ( SEE THE AD ) Jenni Brennan was told by a stranger that a picture of Brennan’s 7-month-old Jake was used as the “boy for adoption” in the online scam. So Brennan tried responding to the ad herself, and sure enough, an e-mail was sent to...

If anyone were to give you a horse, would you peer all the way past its teeth to check for, I don't know, human heads? I only ask because a site called ItemNotAsDescribed.com (tagline: Free is a Four-Letter Word) has dedicated itself to examining some of the free offers on Craigslist. Specifically, the site exists to expose the worst of the free in the Land of the Free. For example, from Tucson's Craigslist come some book shelves, which have seen better days but clearly can't remember them. The ad for the shelves declares: "in the alley by the dumpster is...

The worst of Craigslist Let's lighten things up a bit today--no security threats to warn you about and no new product reviews to entice you to reach for your wallet. The key words here are "free" and "funny." Interested? Then you'll want to check out a Web site we found that highlights some of the nasty stuff available for free on Craigslist. But be warned: some of these items should be approached only if you have a hazmat suit and a strong stomach Here is the link to the site; http://itemnotasdescribed.com/

I posted an ad in Craig's List a few days ago, selling a laptop computer. I received numberous suspicious responses asking for my Paypal account number, such as the one below: I'm interesting in purchasing this item for my inlaw, what is the present condition and get back to me if its available for sale.i will make a good offer. I had already received several of these fractured-English inquiries, and was suspicious right off the bat. Here's my reply: As I am interesting in selling it to you. I expecting hopefully good offer. Here is the reply I got: to...

NEW YORK – The songwriter and director behind "You Light Up My Life" has been indicted on charges of raping or sexually assaulting women who answered audition ads on Craigslist. Joseph Brooks, who's 71, will be arraigned later Tuesday. Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau says nine of the 11 victims answered an ad seeking women to audition for acting roles.

New video from Mr. Yankovic about the Internet site Craigslist in the style of Jim Morrison and the Doors. Enjoy!

A North Carolina man who police say arranged on Craigslist for his wife to be raped by another man exposed himself last year to a pizza delivery woman in Virginia and pleaded guilty to indecent exposure. Kannapolis police Sgt. Chris Nesmitt said Friday investigators are getting details on the Virginia case as they look into last weekend's assault of the man's wife in their home. Police say the husband found the attacker through Craigslist, the popular online classified service under scrutiny for sexually explicit ads. "This is something we're aware of, but at this point don't know how it relates...

Desperate to find employment, some local residents are getting creative; posting on Craigslist with offers to do almost anything. For months, Kathryn Bruce has been looking for a full time job, but after getting no response she decided to post in the services category on Craigslist. Bruce says she offers her time to do laundry, filing, babysitting, or whatever. And she's been finding a lot of work, "For the most part (work has come from) people who are really, crazy busy and have the money, but not the time." Bruce says she's mostly had positive responses, but she warns that...

"Although Craigslist is widely known for other services, the erotic services portion of the site had more visitors in the Washington area last month than all "for-sale" ads, according to an analysis that Compete.Com performed for The Washington Post." "Last month, more than 217,000 visitors, or 12 percent of Craigslist's total Washington area traffic, visited the erotic services section, spending an average of 64 minutes."

Columbia, S.C. (AP) -- A federal judge has blocked South Carolina's attorney general from prosecuting Craigslist executives for ads that lead to prostitution arrests. U.S. District Judge Weston Houck ordered Attorney General Henry McMaster on Friday "to refrain from initiating or pursuing any prosecution against craigslist or its officers" in relation to content posted on the site.

Seven individuals were arrested for running a prostitution ring that advertised on Craigslist, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday. The online classified-ads site has drawn attention from law-enforcement agencies, especially after a woman was attacked and another killed by what authorities call the Craigslist killer. The arrests of Scott Rosenberg, 45, and Josef Davenport, 31, who are accused of owning a prostitution ring in Queens, N.Y., known as Room Service Entertainment. They allegedly advertised in the since-discontinued "erotic services" section of Craigslist. "Until Craigslist gets serious about putting real protections in place, it will continue to be an...

A New York City prostitution ring run primarily on Craigslist has been busted, and Attorney General Andrew Cuomo ripped into the site Wednesday, saying it will continue to be a haven for illegal activity until it takes more action to prevent crime. Seven people were arrested and charged in a 47-count indictment for taking part in the service operated out of Queens. "Until Craigslist gets serious about putting real protections in place, it will continue to be an environment where criminal operations thrive with impunity," Cuomo said. Scott Sal Rosenberg, 45, and Josef Davenport, 31, are accused of co-owning and...

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Craigslist CEO Jim Buckmaster pointed out Saturday there are plenty of places in South Carolina other than his Web site to find prostitution ads and obscene photos, saying in a blog that he wants to know why the state's top prosecutor is targeting his company. South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster has threatened to prosecute Craigslist executives for aiding and abetting prostitution if an ad on the Web site leads to a prostitution case in South Carolina. In the post on his company's blog, Buckmaster linked to a publication in Greenville he said has a larger number...

COLUMBIA — The South Carolina attorney general said the clock for Craigslist to clean up its online classified site started Friday evening and that he will prosecute executives if prostitution ads from the state remain on the site. Attorney General Henry McMaster had threatened to prosecute Craigslist officials if solicitations for prostitution weren't removed by 5 p.m. While no charges are imminent, he reiterated the San Francisco-based company will be responsible for ads after that deadline. Earlier this week, Craigslist pledged to eliminate its "erotic services" category and screen all submissions to a new "adult services" section before being posted....

OAKLAND - A no-bail warrant has been issued for the ex-convict dubbed the Craigslist robber by police after he failed to show up for his arraignment on robbery charges, authorities said today. Damien Bell, 34, suspected of using the Internet site to lure potential car buyers to isolated East Bay sites where he is suspected of robbing them, failed to show up for his arraignment Thursday. Bell, who was arrested by Oakland police Tuesday night, was booked on two counts of armed robbery and his bail was $50,000. But before he was formally charged Wednesday by the district attorney's office,...

Oakland police say DNA evidence has led to an arrest of a suspect they had dubbed the "Craigslist robber." Thirty-four-year-old Damien Bell is being held without bail after police say his DNA was recovered from a watch he lost in a scuffle with one of his alleged victims. Bell has been charged with two counts of armed robbery in connection with two incidents in Oakland where people were lured to a location by what turned out to be a bogus car ad placed on Craigslist. Investigators say he is also considered the prime suspect in several other similar robberies in...