s AmeriCorps, over activities they performed, according to The Wall Street Journal. The roles of the women didn't raise red flags because of the abortion services Planned Parenthood provides, the newspaper reported, noting that AmeriCorps bans "providing abortion services or referrals for such services," but because the two may have violated rules on "attempting to influence legislation" and "organizing or engaging in protests, petitions, boycotts, or strikes." A spokeswoman for the Corporation for National and Community Service, Ranit Schmelzer, said federal officials informed state officials on May 18 "to take prompt action to prevent two New York City Civic Corps members from engaging in prohibited activities," according to the paper. The New York Civic Corps agreed to use private money to cover the $1,270 monthly stipend and a $5,350 eGregory.Credit card cloning crew nabbed in MaineThat happens quite a bit (that is, anecdotally; statistically speaking, most people around the country aren't getting their credit card data stolen). Police recently arrested three New Yorkers in Maine for credit card identity theft. The authorities found 165 fake credit cards in a hotel room where they had holed up--and most of these 165 fake cards were issued to the same name.And in case you're wondering, you aren't liable for more than $50 in charges if your credit card is stolen; if your debit card is, and you report it within two business days, you aren't liable for more than $50 as well; if you take longer, you could be on the hook for $500. More than 60 days, and you could lose it all, though it's hard to imagine one's checking account could be cleaned out, and anyone not notice that for more than a month. If that's the case, that person either has been stuck on a deserted island for awhile, or has a much more financially comfortable life than I do.Newsboy makes news in MarylandBut the story I find really surprising is that of a Germantown, Maryland newspaper delivery guy who was recently arrested for credit card theft. By surprising, I mean, people still get their newspapers delivered?(Sorry, cheap shot. Plus, I kid. I'm a former Cincinnati Post features reporter and a proud Cincinnati Enquirer subscriber, which is why this really is a chilling story. I mean, c'mon, now we can't trust our newspaper carriers?)Anyway, this guy in Germantown, one Andre L. Tyler, was arrested on May 19 for stealing mail out of mail boxes. He would deliver the mail late Wednesday and early Thursday mornings and found mail that had been left in the box overnight. He is accused of sorting through the mail and keeping anything valuable, like packages and credit cards and dumping the rest.He is believed to have racked up at least $2,000 in charges on one of his former customer's accounts. This woman discovered the charges on her account and mentioned it to a neighbor, who revealed that the same thing had happened to her.Among other things, the police found a Best Buy rewards card, two bank statements, a car wash token and five credit cards. These were replacement cards, according to The Gazette, the paper for Gaithersburg, Maryland, and they were sent to customers who weren't necessarily expecting them to arrive in the mail.Word to the wiseSo there is a good lesson for everyone, whether you have a credit