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Minnesota Auto Mogul, Denny Hecker, Soon to be Released from Halfway House

Hecker had been in prison since October 2011 for bankruptcy fraud and wire fraud

MINNEAPOLIS — Disgraced former Twin Cities auto mogul Denny Hecker will soon be a free man. His lawyer confirmed Tuesday that Hecker has been released to a halfway house in Minneapolis and that he will be free to move on his own on Thursday. She said he “sounds upbeat and healthy and cheerful, really sounds invigorated.” Hecker had been in…

Doctors Discover Wire in Intestine of Australian Woman 10 Years After Braces Were Removed

Doctors say it's likely the woman swallowed it without knowing, where it stayed until they removed it by surgery

  AUSTRALIA — An Australian woman, who showed up to the emergency department complaining of severe stomach pain, got the surprise of a lifetime. The 30-year-old woman was examined by doctors, who found a dental wire from the woman’s braces, which had been removed 10 years prior. The wire, which measured seven centimeters in length, had punctured several holes in…