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The network later crashed and burned when Jim was convicted in 1989 of defrauding supporters of his PTL ministry of more than $150 million, including a $265,000 payment to church secretary Hahn to keep quiet about their affair.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026 -
Attorneys general in at least a dozen other states have already taken legal action against solar companies accusing them of defrauding customers.—
Andrea Lucia,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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Despite all of this, the market is still trying to figure out what Millrose is worth, and at around 9 times AFFO, Wall Street still might be shortchanging the REIT.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2026
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The Hall of Fame, in fact, did nothing to combat its history of shortchanging female performers.—
Dan Kelly
April 14,
Kansas City Star,
14 Apr. 2026
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Though that 2017 championship is marred by one of the most egregious cheating scandals in baseball history.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
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Portraits of him as a cheating drunk, who was unfaithful to his first wife, Julia Nye, also surfaced.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
6 May 2026
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“Cleaning (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cleaning%20%28out%29. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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