By DAN BROWNING, Minneapolis Star Tribune

Bill Voss is on a mission to bring regulation to the coin industry.

The Texas lawyer said he's seen so many elderly people in the past five years who were cheated on large coin deals that he dedicated part of his law practice to pursuing rogue dealers. His website, coinlawfirm.com, offers tips on buying coins safely and seeks clients who've been defrauded.

In three decades of investing in gold and silver, Dean Dellinger amassed nearly 27 pounds of coins.

Minnesota's attorney general sued six out-of-state debt-settlement firms, alleging that they broke a new state law while promising help to debt-ridden consumers and leaving many in worse shape.

MINNEAPOLIS -- A Minnesota man is under investigation for what could be the quintessential scam, part fish story and part humanitarian relief effort.