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Scammers utilizing crypto ATM machines Schemes to take victims’ money have become more sophisticated
BY AIDAN MCCAHILL Staff writer
When Danny Foret’s computer froze one morning, a window flashed on the screen urging him to call Microsoft customer support. But after he dialed the number, Foret says, his minor headache turned disastrous. The support agent informed him his computer had been hacked, giving someone access to his bank account: $9,000 had been spent at a child pornography site, with another $4,000 siphoned toward online gambling. Panic set in, Foret recalls, but the voice on the other end was reassuring, his instructions clear: Don’t touch your computer, don’t speak to anyone, and above all, act fast. Shaken, Foret followed orders, withdrawing cash from his local bank. To prevent further theft, the caller said, the rest of the money needed a secure location: a Bitcoin ATM across the street at a Chevron. The 78-year-old Thibodaux native had spent a lifetime working oil fields for Texaco and said he’d never even heard of Bitcoin. Now he found himself scanning a QR code that allowed him to send money to an address recorded on something called a blockchain.
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LSU players give right fielder Josh Pearson the celebratory thumbs up after he hit a grand slam in the sixth inning of the Tigers’ 16-9 win over West Virginia on Saturday at Alex Box Stadium. It was LSU’s second grand slam of the day, following shortstop Steven Milam’s blast in the fifth inning. Left fielder Derek Curiel got the Tigers scoring started with a three-run home run in the fourth inning. With the win in Game 1 of the super regional, LSU is now one victory away from returning to the College World Series. Game 2 against the Mountaineers is at 5 p.m. tonight on ESPN2. ä COMPLETE GAME COVERAGE IN SPORTS, 1C
Challenges, opportunities await LSU’s next president
Board preparing to launch national search for new leader BY PATRICK WALL
Louisiana teachers face pay struggles Lawmakers debate raising educator salaries
online service would offer Cade a little extra cash — on top of her other part-time tutoring gig — to supplement her salary. But it was also a reminder of how difficult it has been to make ends meet. When the bag came, Cade’s BY ELYSE CARMOSINO 7-year-old daughter asked why she Staff writer needed to work another job. Cade Melanie Cade wasn’t sure how herself wasn’t so sure. “How is this my life?” she reshe felt when the package arrived on her doorstep last year with a called thinking. red DoorDash delivery bag inside. As living costs continue to rise, As a single mother of two and a Cade’s experience isn’t far from special education teacher in Jefä See TEACHERS, page 9A ferson Parish, working for the
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Melanie Cade, a special education teacher in Jefferson Parish and single mother of two, says she has to rely on family support and take on extra jobs like DoorDash to make ends meet.
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William Tate IV’s final months as president of LSU, leading up to his May announcement that he would step down to become president of Rutgers University, had been — to put it mildly — eventful. In January, LSU’s general counsel resigned and was soon followed by two more of Tate’s top lieutenants. In February, Tate testified in the high-profile case of a law school professor who was suspended from the university after Ballard making crude classroom remarks about Gov. Jeff Landry and President Donald Trump. In March, Tate enacted a systemwide hiring freeze due to “unpredictable” federal funding. Meanwhile, in April, Tate celebrated the university’s ”jaw-dropping” growth in research
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