The $60 billion weight loss industry thrives on a single belief: That it's better (and healthier) to weigh less than to weigh more.
The problem with that belief is that it's not always true.
Yes, being overweight increases the risk for many health problems, and many people do get healthier when they bring down the number on the scale.
But plenty of people have improved their health by gaining pounds.
The proof is all over Instagram. Read More...
She said she worked miracles — not for charity, but for profit: Johanna M. Garcia connected investors with companies that needed short-term financing, promising robust returns on their money. But federal prosecutors say it wasn't a miracle; it was a lucrative Ponzi scheme.
The Florida woman is accused of perpetuating a $196 million fraud through MJ Capital Funding LLC, the company she started in the Fort Lauderdale area. Her business took in that large amount of money from more than 15,400 investors in just over a year, from June 2020 to August 2021, federal investigators say. Read More...
Redeem now Moving company scams are on the rise, and almost half originate in Florida. These fraudulent moving brokers and carriers will charge additional fees or take customers' stuff hostage. One customer of a Florida-based moving company told Insider she lost nearly all of her belongings. More Americans than ever are moving to Florida. The state had the largest population gain last year with nearly 320,000 new residents moving in from elsewhere in the US. Read More...