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State Employees In Mississippi Targets Of Direct Deposit Scam

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Internal Revenue Service (IRS) said that ahead of tax season, preparers and other victims received requests to change direct deposit activity. News comes this week from Mississippi that state workers are being targeted by similar fraud attempts. In December, the U.S. The IRS cited “spoofed” addresses that seemed official.

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Fantasy Sports Get A Legal Go-Ahead In New York State

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Indiana, Virginia, Tennessee, Mississippi, Missouri and Colorado have all affirmed daily sports betting as a legal alternative, but other states have seen the issue differently. The state’s casinos, incidentally, are avid opponents of the bill, on the grounds it pushes a “massive expansion of gambling.”

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