NPA This Week in Pawn

Luetkemeyer doubles down on calls to investigate Operation Choke Point

Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-03), Chairman of the Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Subcommittee, sent letters to Federal Reserve Chairman Jay Powell, Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Randy Quarles, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Acting Director Mick Mulvaney, and National Credit Union Administration Chairman Mark McWatters urging them to restore confidence and investigate any actions related to Operation Choke Point.

Visit https://luetkemeyer.house.gov/uploadedfiles/letter_luetkemeyer_to_regulators_on_operation_choke_point_10.25.2018.pdf to view the full article online.

$2,000 donated to music program at Forsyth County middle school

Winston-Salem Journal
Walkertown Middle School’s band class was given more than 100 instruments and $2,000 as part of the donation by Triangle-based pawn retailer National Pawn.

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Woman receives, returns thousands of dollars worth of jewelry that was delivered to her

WTOC11
A Whitemarsh Island woman got a big surprise this weekend. When she opened her Amazon package, she found another box inside. It was full of jewelry that should have been delivered to JC Penny.

Visit https://www.wtoc.com/2018/10/22/woman-receives-returns-thousands-dollars-worth-jewelry-she-got-mail/ to view the full article online.

Tulsa man arrested after police say he tried to pawn over $24,000 of stolen jewelry

Fox23
Tulsa police arrested 39-year-old Phillip Shaw Wednesday after they say he tried to pawn over $24,000 worth of jewelry stolen in a burglary.

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Man sentenced for stealing guns from pawn shop

Associated Press
A 20-year-old Kansas City, Kansas, man was sentenced to just over four years in federal prison for stealing 14 guns from a pawn shop.

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