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Get Gephardt: What can you do if you pay someone to do work but they disappear with your money?

Imagine paying a deposit only to have them take your money and ghost you.
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Get Gephardt: Your credit card can up your interest rate without telling you

If your credit card company raises your interest rate even just a little bit, it could have a significant impact on how long it takes you to get out of debt. A relatively new law means your credit card company can do just that and they do not even have to give you the heads up.
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Submitting a claim to the government for pothole damage? Good luck with that

A pothole can do serious and expensive damage to your car. But as Get Gephardt found, if you hit a bad spot on a Utah road, don’t expect the city or state to rush to pay for your repairs.
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Get Gephardt: No, really, why are Utah gas prices still higher than the national average?

Why are gas prices in Utah so much higher than other parts of the country?
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Tracking Transparency: Why prison surveillance videos are rarely released to the public

Since this investigation aired last night, we've heard from some of you wondering why the state is withholding these videos from the public. Here's some of the transparency issues.
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Get Gephardt helps Farmington traveler get reimbursed after getting bumped from her flight

A woman paid Delta Airlines $617 to upgrade her seat. But when she arrived at the airport, she found she had no seat at all.
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‘They’re all in imminent danger’: Video shows violence after Utah prison allowed gangs to mingle

Corrections officials say they're doing all they can to keep the people in their custody safe, and policies at the new prison will help. Families of those on the inside say it's not enough.
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Get Gephardt: Surgeon no-shows for pre-paid procedure

Imagine paying for surgery, only to have the surgeon no-show. It happened to a Herriman woman, and when she couldn't get her money back, she decided it was time to Get Gephardt.
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Get Gephardt: Is your car spying on you?

KSL Investigates the privacy and security that you put at risk when your car is connected, and what to do about it.
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Get Gephardt: Tips for lowering your interest rates

There are some simple things you can do to keep your interest rates relatively low.
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Utah AG’s Office reveals pornography was found on former attorney’s work computer two years ago

The KSL Investigators have learned a Utah lawyer accused of possessing and producing child pornography previously resigned from Utah AG’s Office after pornography was found on his work computer.
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Get Gephardt: A rock smacks your windshield, so who pays for the damaged glass?

Freeway debris can be scary, dangerous, and expensive. When a Payson woman says a construction company refused to pay for the damage they caused to her car, she decided it was time to Get Gephardt.
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Get Gephardt: Utah man struggles to cancel door-to-door sale

A man tried to cancel his order for a full refund within the three day period when the salesman stopped responding. Then he called Gephardt.
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Citing ‘serious concerns,’ judge drops drug test results from state custody case

A ruling in a family court case could have implications across Utah. The KSL Investigators first reported on doubts about the accuracy of court-ordered drug tests. Now, a judge has thrown out the results in one case.
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KSL Investigators help Utahn sent to collections for wireless service she says she never had

Have you ever been hounded for charges you do not owe? Well, it has happened to a Pleasant Grove woman — twice. And when she could not get the debt collector to listen, she called the KSL Investigators for help.
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Man who claimed self-defense sentenced for stabbing his ‘best friend’ to death in 2019

In June, a jury convicted Jesse Bruce of murdering his friend and roommate back in 2019. As he faced a judge to learn his sentence Wednesday, Bruce continued to claim he acted in self-defense.
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When you find a check that expired years ago, can you get it cashed?

Ever find an uncashed check stuffed in a birthday card sent to you years ago from a relative? A Utah woman recently found a refund check worth hundreds of dollars from her old phone company. Problem is, it expired 16 years ago.
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Gephardt Busts Inflation: Cash stuffing goes viral but can it help you stay on budget and save money?

These days, it is pretty hard to escape the phenomenon of cash stuffing with excited budget-minded millennials and zoomers sharing tips all across social media.
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Doubt over the accuracy of court-ordered drug tests could have widespread implications for Utahns

A Utah County family is challenging the results of court-ordered drug tests which could keep them from having custody of their children.
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Vacation rental company’s abrupt closure is leaving some Rockport Reservoir visitors high and dry

A dispute between the State of Utah and a guy who rents lakeside cabins and yurts at Rockport Reservoir has left travelers high, dry, and worried about their deposits.
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Smelly, potentially toxic dumping in Beaver County has neighbors concerned

After months of excess milk being dumped on land west of Interstate 15, residents of Greenville are worried about ground water contamination.
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How to stay protected from student loan forgiveness scams

When President Biden announced plans to provide debt relief for up to 43 million people, not only did it catch the attention of borrowers, it caught the ears of scam artists.
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Citing ‘significant danger to public health,’ Utah regulators shutter pain clinic

A state investigator went undercover at a health clinic and was given a false diagnosis. It wasn’t true. KSL Investigator Matt Gephardt uncovers broken promises of pain relief.
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Location data cracks open police cases, but critics say there’s a cost to privacy

Utah police are using controversial search warrants to scoop up large dumps of digital data. They can be critical crime fighting tools, but privacy experts warn they're an unconstitutional abuse of technology.

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