By JONATHAN LOPEZ The Stoic philosopher Seneca wrote that “luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.” For the habitually “lucky” antiques dealer at the heart of Maureen Stanton’s “Killer Stuff and Tons of Money,” preparation means cultivating a deep knowledge of objects—Shaker furniture, heirloom porcelain, 18th-century weathervanes—while opportunity results from meticulously examining tens of [...]
09 Jun, 2011
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Two men are accused of bilking investors of hundreds of thousands of dollars — one while serving as a counselor in an LDS stake presidency — in a fraudulent furniture-financing scheme that targeted, among others, a prominent University of Utah football coach. In charges filed Monday, investigators wrote that Michael Kay Smith and Quintin Fullmer [...]
09 Jun, 2011
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Print E-mail By Ernie Suggs The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Rhonda Johnson, Atlanta’s long-time city clerk has been slapped with an $800 fine after a Board of Ethic investigation showed that she used city workers – using a city-rented truck – to move personal furniture. According to the study, on Sept. 15, 2008, Johnson rented a Toyota [...]