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fromBusiness Insider
1 week ago

Marine recruiters were under pressure to 'do more.' Some turned to forging signatures and faking documents.

Overall, 10 Marines who recruited in the region between 2018 and 2024 told Business Insider they faced a desperate struggle to hit their quotas of signing up two new recruits each month. Five admitted to taking shortcuts or falsifying records. The others said they knew fraud was happening within recruiting ranks. In 2021, all the leaders in one recruiting hub were relieved for fraud, or for failing to catch it, sources told Business Insider.
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fromNew York Post
7 months ago

These are the most affordable US cities to buy a home - and they're in the Rust Belt

Flint, Michigan is the most affordable city in the US for home buyers according to WalletHub, reflecting the impact of vacancy rates and median home prices.
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