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Woman Fakes Own Kid's Death for Vacation Time

Polly Davis Doig — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:44:05 CST

Today's lesson in stupid schemes: If you're going to scam your boss for vacation time with your kid's fake death certificate, at least make sure the fonts match. It seems one Joan Barnett, a parent coordinator at a Manhattan school who, it's worth noting, was eligible for vacation time and...

Steve Jobs Died of Respiratory Arrest at Home

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 18:02:53 CDT

A copy of Steve Jobs' death certificate indicates the Apple co-founder died of respiratory arrest that resulted from pancreatic cancer that had spread to other organs. Jobs died last Wednesday at age 56. Apple didn't disclose the cause of death, but Jobs had battled pancreatic cancer and had a liver...

'Dead' Fraudster Jailed After Court Appearance

Rob Quinn — Thu, 27 May 2010 01:42:00 CDT

A Virginia man who had himself declared dead in a bid to dodge fraud charges might have gotten away with it if he hadn't tried to pull off more frauds from "beyond the grave." Rodney Newsome was jailed yesterday after turning up alive and well to a court appearance in...

Coroner's Staff Improperly Viewed Jackson Documents

John Johnson — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:35:04 CDT

Poor Michael. Even in death, he can't catch a break on privacy. Staffers at the Los Angeles coroner's office looked up the pop star's death certificate hundreds of times and even printed out copies, reports the Los Angeles Times . The office also found possible security breaches in two other computer...