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Cops: Man Bought Printer From Walmart to Make Fake Money

By Ben MuessigMar 14th 2011 – 4:00PM
Sheriff's Office

Sheriff's Office

For many shoppers, a trip to Walmart can be a way to save money. But for Douglas Brian Osborne, it was allegedly a way to make money -- using a printer to counterfeit $600 in funny money. Investigators in Gainesville, Fla., say Osborne purchased a printer from the Lake City megastore on March 10 and promptly attempted...

Cops: Man Stocked Walmart Shelves With Photos of Himself in Drag

By Ben MuessigMar 10th 2011 – 7:41AM
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SCSO

You can find almost anything on the shelves at Walmart -- sometimes even obscene photographs of a 44-year-old man in drag. Police in Fremont, Ohio, say Rodney Kunkel stocked the shelves at Walmart with graphic photographs showing himself in black nylons, heels and pink lingerie with his genitals exposed. Kunkel allegedly...

NASCAR Driver Morgan Shepherd Stops Thief

By Susanna BairdMar 2nd 2011 – 11:15AM
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Getty Images

Race car driver Morgan Shepherd, 69, will spin a Chevy around the track at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Saturday's Sam's Town 300, but he may leave Sin City best known for his speed on two feet. The 44-season NASCAR veteran and his wife, Cindy, were pit-stopping at a Vegas Walmart on Monday night, in search of an oil...

People of Walmart and 4 Other Sites That Make Fun of Strangers

By Mary Phillips-SandyFeb 17th 2011 – 1:49PM

If you shop at Walmart, wear skinny jeans, wear sports jerseys, attend parties or post updates about your kids on your Facebook account, beware. Your photograph or update could become fodder for an online joke in which you are the punch line. Michigan resident Melanie Wheeler says her mother was shocked to find her photo...

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Walmart-Contracted Warehouse Jobs Saved By Judge

By dave.jamieson@huffingtonpost.com(Dave Jamieson) Feb 03rd 2012 - 06:11PM

Just days ago, it appeared that a hundred low-wage workers at a Walmart-contracted warehouse in California would lose their jobs after publicly accusing their employer of shorting them on pay and forcing them to work in harsh conditions.

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Walmart Faces Long Battle On Sex Discrimination, Despite Supreme Court Ruling

By Lila Shapiro Jan 24th 2012 - 12:55PM

Sex discrimination is alive and well at Walmart, say lawyers who have interviewed thousands of female employees in the years since Betty Dukes and a handful of others first sued the company alleging widespread gender bias.

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  • 02/03/12 Walmart-Contracted Warehouse Jobs Saved By Judge Source: The Huffington Post - Local Just days ago, it appeared that a hundred low-wage workers at a Walmart-contracted warehouse in California would lose their jobs after publicly accusing their employer of shorting them on pay and forcing them to work in harsh conditions.
  • 01/24/12 Walmart Faces Long Battle On Sex Discrimination,... Source: The Huffington Post - Business Sex discrimination is alive and well at Walmart, say lawyers who have interviewed thousands of female employees in the years since Betty Dukes and a handful of others first sued the company alleging widespread gender bias.

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