Some of these crimes fall between the cracks of legal definitions leaving victims with little recourse.

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But after seeing similar results in previous audits, department officials helped Congress put tighter reins on the program in distributing aid to victims of last fall's Superstorm Sandy in the Northeast.

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Anyways, if you're one of those recent victims of the Fall 2006 firmware update for the Xbox 360 and had your console bricked, you might be glad to learn that Microsoft has extended its standard 90 day warranty to a full year, and the new warranty applies retroactively.

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Victims of medical debt usually fall prey when they use a credit card to pay for their medical expenses.

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Former judge and crossbencher Baroness Butler-Sloss agreed, claiming that, unless the cross-party amendment was accepted, a "large number of victims" would "fall through the net".

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Many of the victims of these gangs are in care at the time they fall into the trap.

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All the alleged incidents fall outside New York's statute of limitations, which provides a five-year window for victims to report sexual abuse after they turn 18.

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