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Medicare Fraud Reported

Contributors

Virginia residents have begun receiving fraudulent calls involving Medicare cards. The State VICAP office at DARS has received at least 10 calls since January 3 from Medicare beneficiaries regarding calls asking them to verify their personal information in order to receive their new Medicare card. Specifically, the callers are asking beneficiaries to verify their bank account and social security numbers as well as their address.

Staunton appoints new City Council clerk

Chris Graham

The Staunton City Council appointed Linda L. Little to the position of city clerk at its November 8, 2012 meeting. Ms. Little will assume the city clerk duties on January 1, 2013. She replaces Deborah A. Lane, who is retiring at the end of December after thirty years of service to the City, with twenty-two of those years as clerk.