Nate Morabito
Investigative Reporter at WCNC-TV (Charlotte, NC)
@WCNC investigative reporter keeping them honest in my hometown, @IRE_NICAR member, @WJHL11, @SyracuseU, @ETSU alum. Have a tip? ➡️ [email protected]
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2 weeks ago |
wcnc.com | Nate Morabito
MECKLENBURG COUNTY, N.C. — Mecklenburg County has mistakenly overbilled some car owners, including even a county commissioner, when issuing annual vehicle property taxes, a WCNC Charlotte investigation found. Thankfully, before many of those people wrote a check, they caught the error and paid less as a result, but others likely don't realize they need to double-check the county's math.
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1 month ago |
abc10.com | Nate Morabito
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Faced with the same foe, others might have folded, but Shari Spector fought one of the country's largest debt collectors and won a more than $5,000 settlement. Nearly 20,000 others in North Carolina did the same. "These companies shouldn't be allowed to do whatever they want," Spector said. "My biggest thing is to protect other people.
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1 month ago |
kens5.com | Nate Morabito
The federal government has called Portfolio Recovery Associates a "repeat offender." A class-action lawsuit in North Carolina resulted in a $5.75 million settlement. "My own personal belief is that debt buyers, I wish they didn't exist," North Carolina Justice Center Senior Attorney Jason Pikler said. "These are debts that the original creditor has decided are worthless.
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2 months ago |
msn.com | Nate Morabito
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Oct 8, 2024 |
wxii12.com | Nate Morabito
HERE’S A LOOK AT TODAY’S TOP NEWS HEADLINES. THE MAN WHO ATTACKED A WOMAN WHILE SHE WAS RUNNING NEAR DOWNTOWN WINSTON-SALEM LAST YEAR, IS SENTENCED TO 5 TO 7 YEARS IN PRISON. DYLAN SMYERS IS CONVICTED OF FIRST DEGREE KIDNAPING. PROSECUTORS SAY HE COULD NOT BE TRIED FOR KIDNAPING AND ATTEMPTED RAPE, SO THEY WENT WITH FIRST DEGREE KIDNAPING BECAUSE IT CARRIES A LONGER PUNISHMENT.
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First, we learned @MeckCounty overbilled a taxpayer two years in a row. Then, found out hundreds filed similar appeals. Eventually, we alerted @susanrodmcd, who checked her tax notice and discovered the county overbilled her too. Let this be a reminder. 🔗https://t.co/WhpLVuOb9o https://t.co/QUp2looGwM
RT @wcnc: A Charlotte man received the wrong tax bill two years in a row. Amid @NateMorabito's questions, a Mecklenburg County commissione…
RT @wcnc: As @NateMorabito reports, the girl's father shared she still has chronic headaches, gets back pain days and still sees a therapis…
