Gift Card Guide

City employee pleads guilty to stealing gift cards - Baltimore Sun
A Baltimore Housing Authority worker has pleaded guilty to stealing gift cards intended to be distributed to needy families, and the cards are part of the same batch that state prosecutors accuse Mayor Sheila Dixon of stealing from in the indictment

Keizer salon closed — not paying employees and leaving customers - Statesman Journal
KEIZER — Keizer’ Radiance Spa and Salon not only has closed — they appear to be short-shrifting their employees and customers. Former store manager Shannon Isham said she and other employees did not get their paychecks last Friday as expected

Prosecutor: Baltimore housing official pleads guilty in gift card case - Minneapolis Star Tribune
BALTIMORE - A city housing official pleaded guilty Thursday to stealing gift cards meant for needy children, becoming the latest public figure snagged in a probe that led to Mayor Sheila Dixon’s indictment last week. Lindbergh Carpenter Jr., 44, of

Gift Cards in a Gloomy Economy: A Losing Bet? - E-Commerce Times
Consumers love gift cards for their convenience and flexibility. But the receiver of such a gift may not always be able to count on using it. Certain laws generally protect against a gift card ever expiring, but if the store issuing the card goes