Publishers Clearing House to lay off 156 in Jericho

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• FTC Takes Action Against Publishers Clearing House for Misleading Consumers About Sweepstakes Entries
• Get consumer protection basics, plain and simple
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• Winner's Circle
• Consumer Facing Applications: A Quote Book from the Tech Summit on AI
• Tip 3: Be Suspicious of Callers Claiming You’ve Won – But Ask You to Send Money

Data cited by the state shows that participation in both programs helped reduce repeat offenses — and could possibly save California some money. State touts transitional programs that aim to help individuals become self-sufficient after they leave prison. Her photos are a part of the staff Pulitzer Prizes for Breaking News in 2016 for the San Bernardino terrorist attack and for the wildfires in 2004. She’s an all-around photographer covering assignments from Winter Olympics, presidential campaigns to local and national news events. Her video documentaries include stories on black tar heroin, health clinics, women priests and Marine suicide. A two-sport scholarship athlete at the University of Maine, Orono, she still holds the record for five goals in one field hockey game.

FTC Takes Action Against Publishers Clearing House for Misleading Consumers About Sweepstakes Entries

"The more you engage, the more letters and phone call you will receive," said Jeremy Leder, a U.S. The letter includes several grammatical and spelling errors, including missing periods and words like "poayment." Stay in the know on jobs, retail and all things business across Long Island. “I just wanted to let you know that and if you could report it, that they are scamming people," Tayna said.

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Don't pay anyone who contacts you and promises you a refund but asks you to pay a fee or attempts to obtain your personal information. Remember, every day and every place you play with PCH means MORE WAYS TO WIN, so don’t miss out on a single opportunity — enter PCH sweepstakes today. You can also fill out a Fraud/Scam Incidence Report to help them track current scams. These publications focus on particular topics.[47] Wide Open Spaces is about outdoors lifestyle, the Editorial Director of the publication is Rachael Schultz, formerly of Insider and Hearst Communications. Finally, their sports publication FanBuzz previously belonged to Cox Media Group.

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Today, Publishers Clearing House is best known as a “sweepstakes company,” offering our friends and fans a variety of free-to-play, chance-to-win games, contests, sweepstakes and more, all of which span dozens of apps and digital properties. The expansion into these different areas began in 1967 when PCH launched its first sweepstakes as a means to attract attention to different magazine subscriptions. Obviously, the sweepstakes was a hit and went on to become an integral part of the PCH brand.

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Mail scams often pressure recipients to get on the phone to claim their prize. When recipients contact the company, the scammer will inform them they are required to pay a “processing” or “insurance” fee, according to the Postal Service. During these calls, individuals are usually pushed to share their credit card number. The We’Re Group received a 20-year deal on property taxes, in addition to a sales tax exemption of up to $1.4 million for construction materials and equipment to upgrade 300 Jericho Quadrangle.

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The FTC charges that PCH used dark patterns—manipulative phrasing and website design—to  convince consumers that they needed to buy a product of some kind to enter the company’s sweepstakes or increase their chances of winning. Property owners often helped homeless people with money and jobs, but the situation had gotten out of control, she said. Most of the city’s shelters for homeless people are on 13 acres on the edge of downtown, by railroad tracks, warehouses and a historic cemetery. The Keys to Change campus, as the complex is known, includes eight buildings and most necessary services, including counseling, job help, mail services and converted trash bins where people can lock up personal possessions. PCH, known for its prize patrols and oversized checks, said in a state Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification filing that nearly half of the 393 workers at its 300 Jericho Quadrangle headquarters would be let go from July 19, 2024, to Feb. 28, 2025.

Her brother was about to send more gift cards before she caught on to what was going on and quickly stopped him before he lost hundreds, even thousands of dollars more. Lawrence and Richards face felony charges of first-degree theft and scheme to defraud, according to court records. We update our Winners Circle regularly; more and more winners are added every day! Remember, the FTC never asks you to pay or share personal information to receive a refund.

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Publishers Clearing House was founded in 1953 by Harold and LuEsther Mertz and their daughter, Joyce Mertz-Gilmore. From their garage, mailings were created offering consumers an unprecedented array of discounted magazine subscription offers. In 1967 the company launched a sweepstakes to draw attention to its magazine deals and a chance to win money has been a part of the PCH promotional mix ever since. The company's offerings broadened in 1985 to include a wide range of merchandise including housewares and home décor, As Seen on TV products, apparel and accessories, personal-care items, home entertainment, outdoor and gardening items, collectible figurines and more. In 1999 PCH launched pch.com, and in recent years, a family of online free-to-play, chance-to-win properties and mobile apps have been developed in support of the brand identity that “It's All About Winning” at Publishers Clearing House. If you receive a telephone call from someone claiming you have won a sweepstakes prize and are asked to send money — STOP — you have not heard from a legitimate sweepstakes company.

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Once they complete certain requirements, they can get permission to go offsite for school, work or church. The program at Saint John’s currently has 47 participants, including those attending community college and some who are working toward getting their GED diplomas. Before she landed at the re-entry program, she was at the Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla, where she took part in a labor apprenticeship program. Recently, Twyman completed a vocational training program at Saint John’s Program for Real Change, the Sacramento halfway house where she is serving out the rest of her sentence.

According to Leder, people often land on mailing lists that are purchased by scammers to target a specific age, race or other demographic groups. "On behalf of members and staff of Publishers Clearing House, Association of North America lottery and provincial sweepstakes, we sincerely congratulate you on the grand prize winnings of ($750,000)," the letter read. To date, Publishers and its landlord have received more than $4.6 million in property tax breaks, according to figures from the New York State Authorities Budget Office. In 2015, the Nassau County Industrial Development Agency awarded Publishers and its landlord, The We’Re Group, millions of dollars in tax breaks to keep the company’s headquarters and its more than 400 jobs in the county as part of a $37 million redevelopment project.

If you do pay money to a scammer, the FTC recommends asking whatever company you sent money through to help recover it if possible. If you believe you are eligible for a refund, there is nothing you need to do. When we have more information about the refund program, we will post updates here and provide information directly to consumers who are eligible for a refund. The point is that Publishers Clearing House is always running an array of different sweepstakes that you can win! But remember, you have to be in it to win it, so check out all of our sweepstakes today. As was mentioned a moment ago, Publishers Clearing House doesn’t just deal in magazine subscriptions but has expanded into a plethora of different product categories for our fans to enjoy.

The company said the layoffs are due to the “winddown and eventual closure” of its commerce line of business. Here in Arizona, a novel response has emerged, one that has alarmed homeless rights advocates and mayors but that could win favor among a public that has grown weary, and in some cases angry, with public encampments. Voters will decide this November on a ballot initiative to award property owners tax refunds if they can prove monetary damages resulting from their local government’s failure to enforce nuisance laws. At PCH we include a Sweepstakes Facts insert in every promotional offer we send. They are there to provide you with all the information you need to play safely!

If you receive a check claiming to be for a legitimate sweepstakes prize and are asked to cash it and wire or send a portion back — STOP — you are the victim of a fraudulent contact. Consumers should always remember that at Publishers Clearing House no payment or fee is ever necessary to enter or claim a prize. If you receive an e-mail notifying you that you have won a major sweepstakes prize, but are asked to provide personal financial information, or send money — STOP -– you have most likely been contacted by a fraudulent sweepstakes scam operator. At Publishers Clearing House we do not notify major prize winners by e-mail.

In the Butte County facility, the average cost per inmate was $48,000 a year, while the average cost per inmate at the Los Angeles County Amity facility was $38,500 a year, according to the study. The researchers recommended that California expand the programs and conduct a more in-depth analysis of the costs and benefits, especially around recidivism. Those who work with homeless people benefit alongside their clients from the one-stop-shopping nature of the campus, but it has also created a major problem in the larger community.

Such a model would represent a shift for many states and localities that have more often asked voters to spend money on housing, drug treatment and mental health services that researchers have found more effective than a punitive approach to addressing homelessness. If you are asked to provide your credit card number or provide your financial bank account information in order to claim a sweepstakes prize — STOP. Fraudulent scam artists often request this information and then go on a spending spree with your credit card; or wipe out your bank account. You get a letter telling you that you just won millions of dollars, along with a large check to help you pay taxes and fees.

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For example, Kuehl's letter states that she was entered into the sweepstakes as a result of "cross-promotion by marketing companies." The letter lists Publishers Clearing House, MasterCard, Visa, and the state lotteries as partners. He also said checks distributed to a prize winner would not reference any third-party organizations. Kuehl's check, for example, was issued by an organization called Farmers Property and Casualty Insurance Company in Oklahoma City. Publishers Clearing House, the Jericho-based sweepstakes and magazine subscription company, plans to lay off 156 workers at its headquarters starting in July, according to a state filing. The hype and the hope of hitting the jackpot, winning all that life-changing cash from Publisher’s Clearing House Sweepstakes, can lead to PCH imposters stealing victims’ life savings.