Why Prosecutors Don’t Target Thieving CEOs

Why Prosecutors Don’t Target Thieving CEOsMassachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren issued a stinging broadside against federal prosecutors on Friday, charging U.S. courts with throwing the book at mixed-up teenagers, while letting wealthy corporate executives who commit much larger and sometimes deadly crimes off with essentially no chance of punishment. In a new report, Sen.

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Judge OKs class action against Wells Fargo in dispute with California homeowners

Judge OKs class action against Wells Fargo in dispute with California homeownersPosted: 02/03/2016 06:22:33 AM PST Updated: 02/03/2016 06:23:34 AM PST SAN FRANCISCO — Wells Fargo must defend itself against a class-action lawsuit brought by homeowners who accuse the banking giant of failing to modify mortgages that the residents sought to change amid the foreclosure crisis unleashed by the Great Recession, attorneys said Tuesday.

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Television, Football and Politics: Gaming Spectacles Designed to Keep the Police State in Power

Television, Football and Politics: Gaming Spectacles Designed to Keep the Police State in PowerBy John Whitehead, constitutional and human rights attorney, and founder of the Rutherford Institute. Big Brother does not watch us, by his choice. We watch him, by ours. There is no need for wardens or gates or Ministries of Truth.

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OHSU billed uninsured ER patient ‘unconscionable’ $31,000, says $7 million class-action lawsuit

OHSU billed uninsured ER patient ‘unconscionable’ $31,000, says $7 million class-action lawsuitClaire Amos’ lawsuit claims that Oregon Health & Science University never told her how much treatment would cost when she arrived at the emergency room in April 2015. A week later she left, only to discover soon after that she was on the hook for $31,000.

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Elizabeth Warren: One Way to Rebuild Our Institutions

­Elizabeth Warren: One Way to Rebuild Our InstitutionsWASHINGTON – WHILE presidential candidates from both parties feverishly pitch their legislative agendas, voters should also consider what presidents can do without Congress. Agency rules, executive actions and decisions about how vigorously to enforce certain laws will have an impact on every American, without a single new bill introduced in Congress.

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Las Vegas Man’s Lawsuit Against Bank of America Corporation and Nationstar Mortgage, LLC Moves Forward in Federal Court

Las Vegas Man’s Lawsuit Against Bank of America Corporation and Nationstar Mortgage, LLC Moves Forward in Federal CourtFeb. 1, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — After a nine year battle against “The Big Banks”, Las Vegas Realtor Michael Bondi’s federal lawsuit against Bank of America, N.A. and Nationstar Mortgage, LLC, is finally moving forward. Bondi is claiming fraud, civil conspiracy, misrepresentation, violations of the Federal Fair Credit Reporting Act and the Federal Fair Debt Collections Practices Act.

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Bank Mortgage Settlements Total $144 Billion——Where Did It Go?

Bank Mortgage Settlements Total $144 Billion–Where Did It Go?In 2011, Bank of America agreed to pay $8.5 billion to mortgage bond holders like Blackrock and Pimco for loans mostly originated by Countrywide, so obviously something went terribly wrong there.In 2012, the five largest banks agreed to pay $25 billion in penalties and “borrower relief,” so very well done there.

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Foreclosure crisis continues to hammer black Americans

Foreclosure crisis continues to hammer black Americansby Avis Thomas Lester, Urban News Service PHOTO/URBAN NEWS SERVICE Foreclosures continue to afflict African Americans, even in some of the nation’s most prosperous communities. Affluence is no antidote to foreclosure. In Prince George’s County, Maryland – one of the United States’ wealthiest majority-black jurisdictions – the foreclosure crisis has hammered several solidly middle-class communities.

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Can’t Sleep? Try Meditation

Can’t Sleep? Try MeditationThroughout my years as a meditation teacher, I’ve encountered many students who come to meditation from a place of acute anxiety. Meditation, and mindfulness practices in general, are scientifically proven antidotes to anxiety and stress, as they are about focusing the mind on what is rather than allowing the anxiety or stress itself to take over, and lead the mind into labyrinths of self-judgment, comparison, regret and other rumination.

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Goldman Sachs to pay $5bn to settle financial-crisis mortgages

Goldman Sachs to pay $5bn to settle financial-crisis mortgagesGoldman Sachs said it agreed to a $5.1 billion civil settlement to resolve federal and state probes into its handling of mortgage-backed securities before the 2008 financial crisis. The proposed deal, which the Wall Street giant announced in a Thursday statement, would settle “actual and potential civil claims” by the US Justice Department and the attorneys general of New York and Illinois, as well as state regulators, against Goldman.

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Rocco Galati challenges Bank of Canada to offer interest-free loans

Meet the lawyer who’s suing the Bank of Canada to loan out free moneyThe lawyer best known for stopping the Supreme Court appointment of Judge Marc Nadon has turned his sights on the Bank of Canada. Rocco Galati has taken on a case for a group called the Committee for Monetary and Economic Reform, or COMER, which wants the central bank to return to the practice of lending federal and provincial governments interest-free money for infrastructure.

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