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Payroll company allegedly diverted $35 million from employees

The FBI is investigating a payroll company that abruptly shut down and left more than 250,000 employees across the country without paychecks. The New York based company MyPayrollHR allegedly diverted an estimated $35 million from employee checks and accounts. Anna Werner reports. Source

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Felicity Huffman to be sentenced in college admissions scandal

Actress Felicity Huffman is scheduled to be sentenced Friday in the massive college admissions scandal. She pleaded guilty to fraud charges in May. Prosecutors want her to spend 30 days in prison for paying to have the answers on her daughter’s SATs corrected. Carter Evans reports. Source

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Genetic cancer risk scam targeting seniors may disqualify them from legitimate tests

A CBS News investigation uncovered massive Medicare fraud where recruiters entice seniors to submit a DNA sample for a genetic cancer risk test. Many never receive the results from these companies but their Medicare accounts are billed for thousands of dollars. In part two of this investigation, CBS News’ Jim Axelrod looks at the doctors and laboratories these recruiters are partnering with to bill Medicare. According to government estimates, they are potentially siphoning hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars from the program. Source

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Eye Opener: Sparks fly at the third Democratic debate

The top ten Democrats faced off in their third debate. Also, in the Bahamas, a new tropical storm warning is in effect after Hurricane Dorian devastated the area. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds. Source

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Health care, immigration and guns dominate third Democratic debate

Julián Castro took on Joe Biden, Beto O’Rourke received loud cheers when he said he would take away assault weapons and all the candidates shared personal stories of resiliency. Elaine Quijano hosts CBSN’s post-debate panel of Antjuan Seawright, Molly Hooper and Leslie Sanchez while Caitlin Huey-Burns, Ed O’Keefe and Lynda Tran joined from Houston. Source

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