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Medical alarm scam brings seven-year prison term
Attorney General Jay Nixon filed the criminal charges last year against
Walter R. Zitlow, 53, Oklahoma City. Zitlow was a salesman for Alarm
Professional Services. Circuit Judge Gene Hamilton sentenced Zitlow to five
years in prison on one count and two years on the second count. The sentences
will run consecutively.
"Many of the elderly consumers who paid as much as $4,000 for this alarm
system with a medical alert feature bought it only because Zitlow falsely told
them they could receive a government or tax rebate for 90 percent of what they
paid," Nixon said. "This is a significant amount of prison time and shows we
aggressively pursue scam artists who rip off Missourians."
Nixon also is pursuing a civil lawsuit against Alarm Professional Services
and its director.
Young driver injured
Michelle Brauner, 17, Holts Summit, was treated and released from Capital
Region Medical Center after a two-car accident Monday afternoon.
The Missouri Highway Patrol said the accident occurred as Brauner drove off
the roadway, overcorrected and hit another vehicle. The driver of the second
vehicle is unknown.
The accident happened at 4:30 p.m. Monday on Summit Drive at County Road 390
in Callaway County. Tuesday, February 6,
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