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Senator trying to change law that leaves Utahns with dead spouse’s medical debt

Utah law currently allows medical providers to pursue the surviving spouse for their deceased partner’s debt. One state senator tried to change that law. Matt Gephardt looks at the roadblocks.
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Rape cases involving same suspect ‘wrongfully closed,’ getting new look after KSL Investigation

Reports of sexual assault against an accused serial predator have piled up over the last decade, with most of them going nowhere: Cases closed, rejected, and forgotten. The KSL Investigators found a troubling trail of failures by law enforcement to fully investigate.
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‘I’m not dead’: Woman’s pension restored after Get Gephardt investigation

Woman previously falsely declared as dead finally receives reinstated pension.
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Canceled flight and missed cruise for Orem man, travel insurance stalls reimbursement

A canceled flight caused an Orem couple to miss their cruise trip, but travel insurance held up their reimbursement due to a technicality.
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Utahns save thousands in sales tax by registering new cars in Montana. But is it legal?

A clever way to save money, or cheating? Matt Gephardt investigates how some car buyers avoid paying taxes.
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Buying fake NBA All-Star merch online poses identity theft risk

Something else besides basketball all-stars and their fans has come to town this week -- counterfeit merch.
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Utah Jazz give tickets to woman scammed out of NBA All-Star tickets

The Utah Jazz surprised one woman with tickets after she'd been scammed out of $1,000 for her NBA All-Star tickets. 
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Utah contractor tells KSL Investigators he ‘ripped off’ customers

Feofaaki Tevita Ahoafi, who goes by Ofa, was in court Friday facing felony charges of theft by deception. He's accused of taking money for landscape work but then not completing the work.
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Lehi woman loses $1,000 in NBA All-Star Game tickets scam

Sunday night’s NBA All-Star Game is sold out, but how do you know if the resell tickets you are buying are any good?
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Utahn’s photo being used to catfish people; man says he’s not responsible for scams

A Utah man, whose photo appears on the "100 Most Used Catfish Photos" list, says he's being held responsible for romance scams he has nothing to do with, so he decided to Get Gephardt.
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Utahns owed millions in unclaimed property, lawmakers consider bill to return money automatically

Lawmakers are proposing HB360 that the state treasurer works with the Utah State Tax Commission to proactively match up folks with their missing money and  start sending out checks, automatically.
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Want to rent out your home for the NBA All-Star weekend? Here’s what you need to know

No question local businesses and hotel operators are excited about all the money the NBA All-Star game will bring in. But as Matt Gephardt found, regular Joe's are also capitalizing — and maybe you can, too.
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Shopping for Valentine’s roses? 9 comparisons to help you find the biggest bang for your buck

From online and local florist delivery options to grocery store blooms, KSL’s Matt Gephardt compares the cost and durability of nine different bouquets of a dozen red roses.
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Get Gephardt: How do you know if your donation really gets to those who need it?

Fundraising runs rampant on social media, but how do you know if your donation really gets to those who need it?
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Felony charges for contractor accused of ripping off several Utahns

After a contractor got paid, customers say he stopped responding and walked off the job. A Get Gephardt investigation found this particular contractor has walked off so many jobs it could land him behind bars.
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Police were warned rapist could reoffend 24 years ago. Now he’s charged again.

A convicted rapist paroled in December faced a Utah judge today on 10 new felony charges including aggravated sexual assault and kidnapping.
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After new homes flood, residents question if builder or Mother Nature is to blame

Several new homes in a Lehi community flooded during rainstorms earlier this month. When they say the home builder told them they weren’t responsible, they decided to Get Gephardt to investigate.
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Get Gephardt: The ‘most used’ photos to catfish victims in romance scams

KSL Investigator Matt Gephardt shows us some of the most widely used photos in romance scams and how we can protect ourselves.
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Gephardt Busts Inflation: The key to saving money on your credit card bills

More Utahns are carrying debt, but the thing is – many of those folks have no idea how much interest they are paying on their debt.
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AmeriGas customers nationwide Get Gephardt after waiting weeks for propane

Calls to Get Gephardt have come from across the country, all having the same problem: missing propane deliveries. So, where’s the gas?
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Questions surround convicted rapist’s release as police investigate aggravated sexual assault

Despite admitted anger issues and a recent history of assault, Utah’s Board of Pardons and Parole released a convicted rapist back into the community last month. Now, he is charged with aggravated rape in an attack on a Taylorsville woman he communicated with while in prison.
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Get Gephardt: Orem man’s auto repairs take 13 months due to parts shortage

If your car needs minor repairs, be prepared to wait. That warning comes from a Utah County man who had to wait for more than a year for his car to get fixed.
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Convicted rapist arrested on suspicion of aggravated rape in Taylorsville

A convicted Utah rapist is back in custody, the suspect in an aggravated rape in Taylorsville, just 49 days after being released from the Utah State Prison where he served 24 years for rape and burglary.  
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Get Gephardt: Salt Lake woman battles phone company to fix 12-year-old landline problem

You pay for phone service, so you would expect to receive phone service. But when a Sandy woman’s landline kept going dead for more than a decade, she decided it was time to Get Gephardt.

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