United States of America v Allied Home Mortgage | Feds File Massive Fraud Case Against Allied Home Mortgage
Feds File Massive Fraud Case Against Allied Home Mortgage by Tracy Weber and Charles Ornstein ProPublica, Federal prosecutors sued Allied Home Mortgage Capital Corp. and two top executives Tuesday, accusing them of running a massive fraud scheme that cost the government at least $834 million in insurance claims on defaulted home loans. Houston-based Allied and … Read more
Foreclosure Fraud Review Begins Today by Homeowner Request
“I’m skeptical of any program implemented by the banks and servicers to examine their prior errors, omissions and intentional or unintentional criminal acts” ~ Foreclosure review begins today by homeowner request A massive review of as many as 4 million foreclosures nationwide began Tuesday as mortgage servicers seek out borrowers whose cases contain flaws. The … Read more
Mayor Michael Bloomberg Blames Congress and Defends Banks, Over the Mortgage Crisis
Speaking at a business breakfast in midtown featuring Bloomberg and two former New York City mayors, Bloomberg was asked what he thought of the Occupy Wall Street protesters. “I hear your complaints,” Bloomberg said. “Some of them are totally unfounded. It was not the banks that created the mortgage crisis. It was, plain and simple, … Read more
Time | Judges Are for Sale – and Special Interests Are Buying: A Campaign to ‘Intimidate America’s State Judges’
Now who woulda thunk… ~ Judges Are for Sale — and Special Interests Are Buying A new report details how big business and corporate lobbyists are packing courts with judges who put special interests ahead of the public interest The Occupy Wall Street movement is shining a spotlight on how much influence big-money interests have … Read more
Occupy Legal Skirmishes have Spurred Largest Mobilization of Pro Bono Protest Attorneys Since the Anti-War Movement of the ’60s and ’70s.
Volunteer Attorneys Steer Occupy Protesters Through the Legal System Washington – As copycat Occupy Wall Street encampments around the country confront the inevitable legal tangles that come with a nationwide sit-in style protest, a growing army of First Amendment-loving lawyers is shepherding the demonstrators through the legal system at no charge. Growing numbers of protesters … Read more
“We are Confused” | Oakland Police Officer’s Association Open Letter to the Citizens of Oakland
This is NOT an Onion piece. It is actually coming out of Oakland Police Officer’s Association… ~ An Open Letter to the Citizens of Oakland from the Oakland Police Officer’s Association 1 November 2011 – Oakland, Ca. We represent the 645 police officers who work hard every day to protect the citizens of Oakland. We, … Read more
