Allegations

Christian Bale’s publicist Jennifer Allen has confirmed that the Batman star spent several hours in a London police station, after which he was released on police bail without bail. Bale had visited the police station on a voluntary basis, following allegations that he had assaulted his mother and sister. The Batman star who denied these allegations co-operated [...]

Scenario: One day you are minding your business at your desk, when your manager suddenly approaches you and tells you that he/she received a complaint from a coworker that alleges you are guilty of a performance deficiency. For instance, that you’ve caused the team to miss a major deadline, that you are continually “rude” to staff, that you are passing along work that contains errors, that y

DOVER-FOXCROFT - A Roman Catholic priest committed suicide after he was informed that he would be suspended pending an investigation of his alleged sexual abuse of a minor 29 years ago, the Diocese of Portland said Friday.The body of the Rev. James Robichaud, 56, was found Friday morning in the rectory of Our Lady of the Snows in Dover-Foxcroft. He learned of the allegation the day before.Robicha

KUALA LUMPUR: The police will be calling up Malaysia Today editor Raja Petra Kamaruddin to investigate his allegations in a recent statutory declaration, which touched on purported facts related to the ongoing Altantuya Shaariibuu trial. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan said the three individuals named in the document filed at the High Court here on June 18 would also be called up.

The International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors face a daunting task. Syrian officials are expected to place strict limits on where they go and what they see during their three-day visit.Still, IAEA Deputy Director General Olli Heinonen spoke optimistically of the mission's chances before boarding the flight to Damascus on Sunday."I am sure I will be able to return" again to Syria, he told repor

Intel says open host controller specifications have cost gazillions of dollars to developAccording to Intel’s Nick Knupffer, there are a lot of myths going around concerning USB 3.0 and Intel’s involvement in the development of the specification. Knupffer wrote a blog post on Intel’s website in an attempt to dispel these myths.Knupffer points out that Intel is not developing the USB 3.0 spec

The photo accompanying this article is a closer view of the picture we posted yesterday. It is from 1985, and it shows Barack Obama at about 24 years of age with his half-brother Malik. In the picture Obama is wearing traditional Islamic clothing.This shocking new picture comes out at a time when the debate about whether Barack Obama was ever a Muslim is about ready to explode.Former law professor

From Creative Loafing: Testimony offered yesterday in the federal government’s cocaine-conspiracy case against alleged Black Mafia Family member Fleming "Ill" Daniels revealed a stunning allegation: According to a witness, Atlanta hip-hop superstar Jay "Young Jeezy" Jenkins received kilos of cocaine from BMF.Scott Leemon, the New York-based lawyer who represented Jeezy on weapons charges inMiami

GPS software maker TomTom has in fact produced real-time navigation software for the iPhone according to one of the company's French representatives, Yann Lafargue. Lafargue, who denied allegations from other sources which claimed that Apple's software development kit license forbids the creation of real-time navigation programs as well as the rumor that TomTom had no internal prototypes in the w

Intel says open host controller specifications have cost gazillions of dollars to developAccording to Intel’s Nick Knupffer, there are a lot of myths going around concerning USB 3.0 and Intel’s involvement in the development of the specification. Knupffer wrote a blog post on Intel’s website in an attempt to dispel these myths.Knupffer points out that Intel is not developing the USB 3.0 spec

LOS ANGELES -- Was Game 3 of the 2008 NBA Finals held at the scene of a crime?Disgraced ex-referee Tim Donaghy alleged as much Tuesday in a filing made by his attorney in U.S. District Court in New York, saying the highly controversial Game 6 of the Lakers-Kings playoff series in 2002 was impacted by the actions of two of the three referees who worked the game.NBA commissioner David Stern vehement

John Hemming MP and his Band of Compensation Seekers.Bill Bache's Blue Tie matches his Legal Aid Bank BalanceWe often wonder what MPs do in the world apart from bed hop. When it comes to doctors in trouble, we have never seen them do anything constructive. When it comes to fuddled campaigners like Penny Mellor, we see her knight in shining armour John Hemming MP ride on his horse to save her. John

Why not? He is a self-proclaimed anti-zionist. It's a perfectly reasonable label ← Previous revision Revision as of 22:40, 9 June 2008 Line 36: Line 36: Adam and Moodley argue that notwithstanding universal suffrage within Israel proper, <blockquote>"if the Palestinian territories under more or less permanent Israeli occupation and sett

Lisbon, Ohio – South of Lisbon, Ohio, the A&L Salvage Landfill is a sight for sore eyes—and noses. Apart from the dust and the smell, however, residents are concerned more about the possibility of asbestos exposure. After allegations made by locals of improper asbestos handling, the Environmental Protection Agency may even step in and take [...]

BARCLAYS and Royal Bank of Scotland are facing allegations of price fixing Daily Express Offices of the two banks have been raided by Office of Fair Trading (OFT) staff carrying out an investigation into “alleged anti-competitive conduct”. Firms can be fined up to 10 per cent of their turnover under the Competition Act. The watchdog said yesterday the probe had a “narrow focus”

TV and film celebrity Tania Zaetta is likely to sue and demand compensation for unproven troop sex allegations. The 37-year-old actress was accused of having sex with Oz troops during her Middle East tour, however she strongly denied the allegations. Zaetta has decided to take legal action after the Defence Department admitted it broke its own privacy regulations by naming her in a high-level

Hirondelle News Agency2 June 2008 A Burundian government spokesman said that accusations in the United Nations report over country’s violation on creation of transition mechanisms are unclear. “This report talks about a violation but it is not clear. I think that it is a river which does not flow smoothly”, Presidential Spokesman, Leonida Hatungimana,told a press [...]

It’s never a good idea for a business or individual accused of copyright infringement to simply ignore the allegations, hoping they’ll go away. This is particularly true when the copyright holder files a lawsuit seeking damages, as the defendant in...

Jennifer Butler Murray, married for 11 years to actor Bill Murray, filed divorce papers on May 12 in Charleston County, South Carolina. She has raised allegations against the actor which include domestic violence, sexual addiction as well as marijuana and alcohol dependency issues. Popular: 1 days 12 hours 23 minutes ago source: (bittenandbound.com)

The Continuing Saga of a Man who Stretched his 15 Minutes of Fame into 4 months.Larry Sinclair, the one-man, lawsuit-filing, banana-nut-bread-baking, Obama-accusing, money-begging, blog-spawning, running-from-the-law intimidation machine has had his initial lawsuit (against Barack Obama for intimidation and other Legal Larryisms) dismissed by the courts.When this FACT (which was linked to the orig

AKON REPLIES TO THE LYING ALLEGATIONS As we previously reported, the Smoking Gun published an article about a month ago that claimed Akon maunfactured most of his criminal past, including being the ringleader of a “notorious” car-theft ring, plus they said he didn’t spend four and a half years in prison, as he has said. The Smoking Gun said that Akon spent only a few mo

Andy Katz of ESPN.com is reporting that Indiana agrees with the NCAA’s five allegations and will release its response to the NCAA publicly as soon as tomorrow: Indiana University essentially agreed with all five violations that the NCAA cited against the men’s basketball program in a Feb. 8 major notice of allegations sent to the school, [...]

T. B. Bechtel, a part-time City Councilman from Midland, TX , was asked on a local 'live' radio talk show, just what he thought of the allegations of torture of the Iraqi prisoners. His reply prompted his ejection from the studio, but to thunderous applause from the audience."If hooking up an Iraqi prisoner's balls to a car's battery cables will save just one Texas GI's life, then I have just three things to say....""Red is positive, Black is negative, Make sure his balls are wet."

Some of the nation's largest oil companies have agreed to pay about $423 million in cash to settle a lawsuit brought by more than a hundred public water providers, claiming water contamination from a gasoline additive. The terms of the settlement were submitted for approval in the federal court for... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Corona, CA (ThaLunatic Daily) -- Richard Angulo, a 34 year old math teacher and baseball coach at Centennial High School in Corona, California has been arrested on charges of lewd and lascivious acts with a child younger than 14 and continued sexual abuse of a child younger than 14.According to police, Angulo molested a young boy repeatedly over the course of an entire decade, beginning in 1995. Police also say there may also be additional victims, and are conducting interviews of the victim's boyhood friends.Police said Angulo met the boy, who was about 10 at the time, while while he was a parishioner at Crossroads Christian Church in Corona. Angulo is suspected of molesting the boy at his home and other areas in Corona, according to police Sgt. Jerry Pawluczenko.Police first became a

In the following press release Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann and Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announce the indictment of John Wanek as a result of a multi-million dollar mortgage fraud case investigated by the Central Ohio Mortgage Fraud Task Force. Wanek, of Phoenix, Arizona was indicted by the Franklin County Grand Jury last week (3/26/08) for falsifying documents in order to get a loan, a loan which he defaulted on within a year. The indictment contained one count of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, two counts of securing writings by deception, two counts of forgery, two counts of theft, and two counts of falsification. The indictment is the result of a task force investigation based on the mortgage lender coming to the prosecutor’s office and rep

The Army of al-Mustafa (a.k.a. “Jaish al-Mustafa”)—a Sunni insurgent group which has claimed credit for at least three joint operations with Al-Qaida’s “Islamic State of Iraq” (ISI) since January 2008—has suddenly broken off relations with the ISI, accusing its local commanders of engaging in “threats” and “blackmail.” In a statement released on April 15, a Jaish al-Mustafa field commander known as “Abu Muslim al-Mosuli”...(read more)

The long-awaited report on the murky events surrounding the resignation of ex-principal Peggy Petrilli is out. Petrilli left the Booker T Washington Academy precipitously at the beginning of this school year.Did she jump...or was she pushed?In August, Superintendent Stu Silberman declined to comment on a list of parental complaints telling the Herald-Leader the concerns were moot since Petrilli had resigned. KSN&C asked Silberman whether Petrilli had the option to stay. He responded,"It never got to the point where Peggy ever asked to return to BTWA. As soon as we shared the concerns that were raised she decided that she did not want to go back. So, it never got to the point where that even had to be discussed."But that was before Petrilli sued Silberman alleging racial discrimination.

C.Ronaldo interview on allegations about having a girlfriendC.Ronaldo interview on allegations about having a girlfriendzizou60001 min - May 1, 2008Cristiano Ronaldo reacting furiously to reports that he has a girlfriend. He reitterates the fact that he's gay and has no girlfriend. Please leave the guy alone. Rio Ferdinand, Wayne Rooney, Gary Neville, Alex Ferguson [...]

Just more evidence that the airline is unfit to market itself using this country.Accusations of racism from Captain Doug Maughan, a fifteen-year BA veteran"There was the time when we set off for Los Angeles with a large party of Saudis on board, who had joined us at Heathrow direct from the VIP lounge," he added. "In the cruise, my captain suddenly embarked on an extraordinary rant about 'rag-heads'. He got the word out twice before I stopped him by explaining he was going to be short of a first officer for the return sector if he carried on."Mr Maughan, who lives in Dunblane, Perthshire, was on another flight when a fellow flight officer complained that there were too many Asians in Britain. "The captain turned to me and said: 'I don't suppose there are many of them up your way.' I replie

The Clinton campaign has been suspected of push-polling before the California and South Carolina primaries. There are new allegations that they are push-polling in North Carolina. The following is a portion of the recorded phone call: I’m going to read you a few criticisms opponents might make about Barack Obama. For each one please tell [...]

Young Buck - My InterviewYoung Buck has responded to 50 Cent’s allegations that drug problems (including cocaine and syrup) and inconsistent behavior were among the reasons why he was kicked out of G-Unit.The former G-Unit soldier opens up about some of the recent issues in his new song, “My Interview.”He raps in the opening verse, [...]

Allegations followed educator as he climbed the ladderLos Angeles Times,&nbsp;CA&nbsp;- Apr 20, 2008He rode a Triumph motorcycle. Rooney &quot;tried to be cool&quot; by telling jokes, and he appeared to favor girls who would &quot;flirt&quot; with him and give him photos, ...

Latest: 50 Cent has hit out at former G-Unit rapper Young Buck's allegations that he has "never seen a royalty check" from his time with the star's record label - insisting he was generously "overpaid" throughout his time with the hip hop group. The In Da Club hitmaker axed the rapper - real name David Darnell Brown - after he spoke out about dissent in the G-Unit camp, telling America's Yo!

Golden, Colorado (ThaLunatic Daily) -- Nicole Marie Sirbu, a 29 year old former teacher at Stony Creek Elementary School has been indicted on charges that the teacher engaged in tampering/destruction of physical evidence during an investigation into sexual misconduct.According to police, Sirbu, who was also employed as a pole-vault coach for Columbine and Chatfield High schools, came under investigation on allegations that she had "inappropriate sexual contact" with a 17 year old member of the Columbine High School pole-vaulting team.The Jefferson County Sheriff's office began their investigation in September of 2007.Investigators say Sirbu exchanged numerous emails with the victim, using her work email address and school issued laptop computer. When the teacher became aware of the inv

PARLIAMENTARIANS from Indonesia's leading anti-graft party have handed back $120,000 in alleged bribes, but only after another MP was arrested for receiving a related pay-off to clear a protected forest. The move is another blow to the credibility of Indonesia's politicians, with a range of Anti-Corruption Commission investigations revealing bribing MPs remains routine. A senior member of the Islamic-orientated Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), Suswono, said the $120,000 was paid to party members on parliament's commission overseeing forestry, of which he is the deputy chairman. The money came from regional officials, including the Bintan regency, he said. Mr Suswono, whose party rose to prominence on an anti-corruption platform, said all members of his commission should be questioned over t

Rather than prove prior allegations against Senator Obama, of illicit gay sex and illegal drugs, Larry Sinclair has added new allegations, of "other gay lovers" and murder, that Obama was lovers with Donald Young, the murdered gay choir master at the Senator's church and that Larry... has proof.We find this newest accusation from Sinclair about Obama and Donald Young quite interesting. Sinclair never mentioned Donald Young and Obama in his original video on Youtube back in January. Sinclair's original accusations were that in 1999, Larry's limo driver introduced Larry to then State Representative Barack Obama. That Obama allegedly procured cocaine for their use while the two participated in gay sex, one night in the limo, another in an "upscale" Choice motel in Gurnee, Illinois.Now it seem

Amitabh Bachchan has responded to by Raj Thackeray’s Maharashtra Navnirman Sena and the Shiv Sena about his alleged lack of contribution towards Mumbai and Maharashtra.Breaking his silence Bachchan spoke to Mumbai Mirror: “I am not leaving this city and going anywhere. Let them chuck a thousand bottles. Let them burn my effigies and conduct morchas in front of my house. Let them blacken my film posters and stop screening of my films. Let them attack me with stones and laathis or whatever else is there in their arsenal. Let them abuse me in the print and electronic media. Let them implicate me in false cases. I am not budging!”“I am not an outsider by any stretch of imagination. This land is my land as much as it is of every other citizen of our beloved country.

Diddy speaks out on the recent article written by the L.A times discussing his links to Tupac's murder."I've been through so much; hip-hop has been through so much; Biggie's, Tupac's [families] have been through so much," he told MTV News at the Blender Theater on Thursday evening, before a showcase for his newest protégé Janelle Monae. "To rehash the lies and just rumors like that, I didn't understand where that was coming from. I knew that I would never — me and Biggie would never be involved, or even have any knowledge of that. Because if we have knowledge of something, we the type of people that's gonna warn somebody, we're gonna tell somebody. It just really hurt."I think Suge Knight is linked to all this.E.G Radio, ExtravaGangsta Radio,

Is there any political motive behind the allegations leveled by comedian Sivaji Raja's parents against their son?There was talk to this effect among the political and film circles on Tuesday. The suspicion gained strength after Nagababu, brother of Megastar Chiranjeevi and hero Srikanth, a close confidant of Chiru, came in support of Sivaji Raja.According to grapevine, the allegations of Sivaji Raja's parents were the handiwork of a Congress leader in West Godavari district to defame Chiranjeevi and his supporters, even before the latter launches his political party. Sivaji Raja has been a close follower of Chiru and he is defamed, it would automatically reflect on Chiru. There is a suspicion that Sivaji Raja's parents might even drag Chiranjeevi's name into their murky episode.Well, anyth

Anyone trying to sort out the public allegations about FARC's global criminal reach can't be faulted for wondering how to distinguish between information and disinformation. The latest account, out of the Bogota publication, The Spectator (El Espectador) , begs for an early confirmation or discreditation in light of its implications for the globalization of terrorism and crime. The piece alleges that British intelligence found the FARC commander killed in Colombia's cross-border raid on Ecuador last...(read more)

UltimateBet released a press release today concerning allegations that one of its members, “NioNio” may have been cheating in some way while playing on the site. There are also rumors about other players. In a statement that was released on 2+2, UltimateBet talks about the allegations: On January 12, 2008, UltimateBet says it “was alerted to allegations [...]

This story i sick as I expected this story is growing legs and now Chris Stokes has made an official statement..!! The first one was a statement from Chris Stokes publicist. Here is an excerpt: The accusations that Demario "Raz B" Thorton and Ricardo Thorton have made are vehemently false and hold no merit. I have recently stopped financially supporting both individuals along with assisting them with their criminal and legal matters which leads me to believe they are resentful and looking to benefit financially from this. My family is my first priority and the reason why I have been so supportive of them. In bringing these false claims, they have not only slandered me, they have also put me in a position to ensure that the truth is known and I will take all legal routes to protect myself, my family and my four children," said Chris Stokes, CEO of The Ultimate Group It's also quite ironic that these statements were made only 2 weeks after they were denied admittance

Jaw dropping allegations about TUG boss Chris Stokes and Marques Houston are being made by Raz B in video clips posted at YouTube, apparently part of the 'Life After B2K' reality series. Apparently the clips have been taken down and reposted by other

MARQUES HOUSTON, SHAR & CHRIS STOKES EARLIER THIS MONTH For years there has been speculation that Chris Stokes, the man behind B2K and Marques Houston's career, was a child molester. Now former B2K member Raz B and his brother Ricky Romance appear to be confirming that speculation Chris Stokes still manages Marques & Omarion. And here's what Raz B's brother, Ricky Romantic said on the same video, "[Chris Stokes] molested my brother [Raz B] and he molested me ... when I say that, it hurts.": ********************************************************************************** HOUSE OF GLITZ: THIS RIGHT HERE IS SHOCKING...I'M SURE THIS IS NOT THE LAST OF THIS STORY THEY HAVE HIM ON TAPE ADMITTING THAT SOMETHING HAS HAPPEN...(TO B CONTINUED)..!!

Questions continue to be raised regarding Ron Paul’s relationship to white supremacist organizations. Paul has been unable to avoid allegations of racism due to a combination of racist writings in his newsletter under his byline (which he says were written by someone else) and his refusal to return a contribution from Stormfront founder Don Black. While Stormfront has endorsed Paul, there have been conflicting regarding Paul’s relationship to the group. Little Green Footballs has posted a photograph of Paul posing with Don Black (above) at the Values Voters Presidential Debate in Fort Lauderdale on September 17, 2007. This is hardly conclusive as we don’t even know if Paul even knew who he was posing with. My suspicion is that if Paul knew who it was he naively would have still have posed with Black, along with any other supporters requesting a photograph, without this proving any further relationship. Yesterday’s report that Bill White, “Commander&rdquo

The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) failed to prove an insured tried to defraud the corporation by faking the theft of his minivan, and B.C.'s provincial court ordered the public insurer to allow the claim. In Brummitt vs. ICBC, Michael Brummitt filed a claim in June 2005 with ICBC that his 1999 Dodge Caravan was stolen from his driveway. A day or two later, the vehicle was recovered by police; the interior was extensively damaged by a fire that appeared to be deliberately set. The theft occurred only days before the vehicle's insurance was due for renewal. ICBC denied liability, alleging Brummitt took the mini-van or arranged with others to simulate a theft. If a claimant asserts under oath that the vehicle was taken without his or her consent, the claimant does not have to prove that he or she did not participate in the loss, wrote Provincial Court of British Columbia Justice Ross Tweedale. If the insurer alleges the claimant participated in the theft, that is an a

The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) failed to prove an insured tried to defraud the corporation by faking the theft of his minivan, and B.C.'s provincial court ordered the public insurer to allow the claim. In Brummitt vs. ICBC,...

The following entry is reproduced from an article written by Steve Brandt for the Star Tribune. A Minneapolis man sentenced on a federal mortgage fraud charge in 2001 now faces Hennepin County charges involving at least $1.2 million in mortgages that stretched from Bloomington to Blaine. Larry D. Maxwell (pictured below), 52, was charged Monday with 10 counts in the alleged mortgage fraud, including racketeering. Also charged with nine counts of forgery, identity theft and theft by swindle was Realty Executive Advantage Plus Group. The real estate brokerage was operated from Maxwell’s north Minneapolis riverfront condo. Larry Reed, Maxwell’s attorney, said that his client will plead not guilty. “Because Mr. Maxwell made a mistake in the past, they decided to go after him. He hasn’t done anything improper,” said Reed, who represented Maxwell in his federal case and said he had also bought a house from him. The case is the fourth alleged mortgage fra

In the following press release on November 16, 2007, the Office of U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, announced that Harold Stafford, Miles Jackson Black and Jeffrey Dunn Hathcock were indicted by a federal grand jury on Wednesday for conspiracy, wire fraud and bank fraud. In addition, Harold Stafford was charged with money laundering. The fifty-one count indictment alleges that from January 2005 through October 21, 2005, Stafford, Black and Hathcock engaged in a mortgage fraud scheme that involved the purchase of approximately twenty-two luxury homes in Hendersonville and Gallatin by unqualified straw buyers. Stafford, Black and Hathcock caused the submission to mortgage lenders of false mortgage loan applications that overstated the straw buyers’ income, falsely stated that the homes would be the straw buyers’ primary residences, and failed to disclose other recent home purchases by the same straw buyers. If convicted, Stafford, Black and Hathcock each

In the following press release Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett today announced that the Attorney General’s Bureau of Consumer Protection has filed suit against a Pittsburgh area man, along with several of his businesses, accused of orchestrating a multi-million dollar mortgage and real estate scheme in Allegheny, Beaver and Butler counties. Corbett said the 13-count civil complaint was filed on November 15, 2007, in Allegheny County against Easy Realty Solutions Inc., Easy Realty Solutions LLC (doing business as Fieldstone Real Estate Co.) and Guaranteed Results Co., along with James C. Platts (pictured below), the only known employee or officer for these companies.  “Consumers came to Mr. Platts and Easy Realty looking for homes and a piece of the ‘American Dream’,” Corbett said. “Instead, their dreams of home ownership quickly turned into nightmares of inflated prices, undisclosed fees and bogus legal filings, all intended to squ

In the following press release Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown, joined by Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly and New York State Secretary of State Lorraine A. Cortes-Vasquez, today announced the indictment of a Whitestone real estate appraisal company and its chief executive officer for allegedly inflating the value of properties in connection with numerous residential mortgage applications. In a 397-count indictment, D & T National Appraisals, Inc., and its CEO, Donato Odato, 54, of 166-11 Cryders Lane in Whitestone, have been variously charged with second- and third-degree forgery, criminal possession of a forged instrument, first- and second-degree falsifying business records, first- and third-degree identity theft, first-degree scheme to defraud and fifth-degree conspiracy. Odato faces up to seven years in prison if convicted. The corporate defendant faces a fine of up to $10,000 for each felony count conviction or double the amount of the illegal gain. Distric

November 11, 2007 This week’s key word is intrigue as activities behind the scenes perturb and preplex us. The moon in Aquarius makes the challenge aspect to the secretive Sun in Scorpio demanding “hints and allegations” be brought out into the cold light of logic for investigation. Aquarius, indeed, is the sign of the detective, ferreting out the “incidents and accidents” alleged to have occured under cover of night, or while someone wasn’t watching. What are we trying to achieve here? Are we looking for actual wrongdoing or a scapegoat? (more…)

In the following press release Eric Melgren, United States Attorney for the District of Kansas, announced that s ix people were indicted Wednesday on federal charges of taking part in a conspiracy to fraudulently obtain $14 million worth of loans on homes in the Kansas City area. Named in the indictment were Wildor Washington, Jr., 37, Leawood, Kan.; Maurice Ragland, 33, Lee’s Summit, Mo.; Victoria Bennett, 34, Leawood, Kan.; Kara E. Robinson-Franks, 37, Grandview, Mo.; Scott Alexander, 69, Merriam, Kan.; and Terrence Cole, 41, Kansas City, Kan. According to the indictment: Washington owned Heritage Financial Investments, Legacy Enterprises, B&L Custom Development and Liberty Escrow. Through his companies, he prepared fraudulent loan applications submitted to lenders throughout the country including Hamilton Mortgage of Phoenix, Ariz; First Magnus of Overland Park, Kan.; Aegis Funding Corporation of Houston, Texas; National City Mortgage of Dayton, Ohio; Mortgage Solu

Hm… Sweet, it is Ron against Flavio now FIA have summoned Renault to appear at a hearing of FIA World Motor Sport Council: ‘Representatives of the Renault F1 Team have been requested to appear before a hearing of the FIA World Motor Sport Council in Monaco on Thursday, December 6, 2007. ‘The team representatives have been called to answer a charge that between September 2006 and October 2007, in breach of Article 151c of the International Sporting Code, the Renault F1 Team had unauthorised possession of documents and confidential information belonging to Vodafone McLaren Mercedes, including, but not limited to the layout and critical dimensions of the McLaren F1 car, together with details of the McLaren fuelling system, gear assembly, oil cooling system, hydraulic control system and a novel suspension component used by the 2006 and 2007 McLaren F1 cars.’ Back in September when the allegations surfaced for the first time, Flavio Briatore’s response wa

In the following press release Cuyahoga County (Ohio) Prosecutor Bill Mason (pictured left) announced the indictment of George Michaels [who is accused of] obtaining $200,000 in fraudulent building contract loans for two houses worth almost $1 million in North Royalton. The work was never completed, leaving the victims to find another builder to finish construction. The U.S. Postal Inspection Service, a member of the Mortgage Fraud/Predatory Lending Task Force, conducted the investigations with the Prosecutor’s Office. “The pervasive fraud—whether mortgage fraud or theft—-in the real estate market has been one of the big factors in our high foreclosure rate. These thieves are affecting not just our neighborhoods with blight and abandoned houses but our entire economy,” said Prosecutor Bill Mason. “Our county is making a concerted effort to tackle a mortgage industry gone awry, and these indictments add to this chorus of aggressively combating the

In the following press release the FBI in St Louis MO announced that Christopher Rakel was charged in a two-count indictment alleging a far-ranging scheme to defraud banks and other mortgage lenders and money laundering, the announcement was delivered by United States Attorney Catherine L. Hanaway. “Mortgage fraud is, unfortunately, rampant in our community,” said Hanaway. “In addition to the lenders duped in this scheme, the neighborhoods in which these homes are situated must struggle with the vacant and dilapidated housing stock that is the unfortunate by-product of this type of crime. This indictment shows the continuing commitment of my office to fight mortgage fraud through prosecution and aggressive pursuit of restitution for its many victims.” According to the indictment, Rakel, a mortgage broker with Tri-State Mortgage, facilitated the purchase of dozens of fraudulent real estate transactions, primarily in South St. Louis, during 2005 and 2006. Rake

In the following press release Wayne County (MI) Prosecutor Kim Worthy announced that over the course of its first two years investigating property scams, the Wayne County Deed Fraud Task Force has arrested and convicted quite a few bold individuals for ripping off homeowners and mortgage companies, but few have been as bold – or as foolish – as D’Clarence Reynolds, according to Task Force officials. Investigators for the Task Force say Reynolds, 27, who last year had been terminated by the Detroit Police Department in June 2006, allegedly forged the signature of Wayne County Clerk Cathy Garrett on a form that indicated he was still an employee with the city. The letter was dated October 16, 2006, nearly two months after his termination. With that forged document in hand, Reynolds successfully obtained an $80,000 loan from Long Beach Mortgage to purchase a home located at 7389 Warwick in the city of Detroit. “It’s hard to believe that anyone &ndash

In the following press release it was announced that Investigators from the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Real Estate Fraud Prosecution Unit arrested Laura Anderson-Mota, 41, and German Moreno-Ledesma, 43, both of Downey. Felony charges of PC 470, Forgery and PC 115, Filing a False Instrument were filed against Anderson-Mota and Moreno-Ledesma. On March 4, 2005, the victim attempted to purchase a car in the City of South Gate. She soon discovered that her identity had been used to purchase a duplex in the 8900 block of Date Street in the City of Fontana. The victim filed a crime report with the Huntington Park Police Department. The crime report was then forwarded to the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Real Estate Fraud Prosecution Unit. Both Mota and Ledesma were transported and booked at the Sheriff’s West Valley Detention Center, in Rancho Cucamonga on $500,000 bail for each of them. Resources: Press Release

Duane ‘Dog’ Chapman is “not a racist”, according to his eldest son Christopher. Chapman, star of reality programme Dog, The Bounty Hunter, has been embroiled in controversy after he was heard referring to his other son... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

An Assets Scrutiny Committee (ASC) sub-committee probing alleged irregularities in an electrical power cable-laying project related to Bangkok's new Suvarnabhumi international airport has ordered former transport minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit to provide more information by next Wednesday, according to sub-committee chairwoman Jaruvan Maintaka. Khunying Jaruvan said the deadline was set after Mr. Suriya failed to appear before the sub-committee on Thursday (Oct 25) to defend himself regarding charges of alleged corruption in connection with the project. Instead, the former transport minister assigned his personal secretary to carry a letter to the sub-committee saying that he would be willing to testify, but asked to postpone his appearance for 10 days, said Jaruvan. Rejecting the longer postponement, the sub-committee agreed to delay the hearing only until Wednesday (Oct 31), but if Mr. Suriya fails to report at that time the sub-committee would interpret his action as indicating n

A refugee camp is a place that is quite nasty enough as it is, obviously, without the added grief of ridiculous nonsense like "witchcraft" allegations: When 11 refugees fell ill and died within a single week earlier this year at the Dosseye refugee camp in southern Chad, witchcraft allegations swirled through the community and led to cases of assault and arson. In one incident, three siblings died within an hour and Adjara, a widowed mother of eight in the camp, was attacked by 15 others who accused her of cursing the children. ... Josiane Nguerebaye, from UNHCR's community services team, said after the 11 deaths – mostly from diarrhoea, malaria and malnutrition – "other refugees really lost faith in their ability to recover from illnesses and lost faith in modern medicines." Many went exclusively to the traditional healers in the camps for treatment, and if they succumbed to their illnesses it was often explained as witchcraft. "People had stopped drinking the well water

In the following press release Hennepin County Prosecutor Mike Freeman announced that on Thursday evening (October 4, 2007), Edward Boler (Minneapolis) and Susan Newell (Minneapolis), both pictured below, were taken into the custody for their alleged involvement in a mortgage fraud scheme that was uncovered through a fire at one of the properties (5715 Knox Avenue, Brooklyn Center). Both defendants have posted bonds. The fire, January 7, 2007 at a residential home (5715 Knox Avenue, Brooklyn Center) was determined to be an arson fire. Through further investigating by the Minnesota State Fire Marshal’s Office, the Hennepin County Sheriff’s office and the Office of the Hennepin County Attorney, investigators uncovered a racketeering and real estate fraud scheme involving Boler and Newell. Through the scheme, Newell is accused of recruiting “straw buyers” to buy several homes, above the appraised value of the homes. The difference between the real value of the h

In the following press release Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown (pictured left) announced that a suspended Richmond Hill attorney and a licensed Queens Village real estate broker have been charged with selling the house out from under an elderly Jamaica, Queens, man who had been hospitalized after suffering a stroke and then repeatedly flipping the property to drive up the price. The suspended attorney is also charged in a separate real estate fraud scheme in which he fraudulently obtained the Queens house of a U.S. Army sergeant serving overseas. District Attorney Brown said, “The defendants are accused of participating in a carefully orchestrated real estate scheme that netted them hundreds of thousands of dollars in mortgage loan proceeds and involved everything from ‘straw’ buyers and ‘show’ checks to keep the unsuspecting homeowners from learning the truth – that their houses were being stolen right out from under them.” The D

R. Alexander Acosta, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida announced that a joint federal-state investigation, spearheaded by the Internal Revenue Service and the Broward County Sheriff’s Office, culminated in a 70-count indictment, unsealed today, charging 15 defendants in a wide-ranging mortgage fraud scheme. This scheme yielded 12 fraudulent loans, totaling approximately $8,300,000. According to the Indictment, defendants Henry Quintero-Lopez and Lazaro Villalba orchestrated a scheme through which they located properties for sale in the Southwest Ranches area of Broward county. Quintero-Lopez and Villalba would offer the owners full asking price for the properties, and then inflate the contract purchase price submitted to the lender to allow their companies, New World International and D& H Investments of South Florida, to receive as a “fee” moneys in excess of the true purchase price. To execute their scheme, Quintero-Lopez and Villalba

North Korea vigorously denied having sold nuclear weapons to Syria or had any involvement in nuclear programs with that nation. Their nuclear envoy, Kim Kye Gwan claimed “the matter is fabricated so you can ask the lunatics to explain it.” He charged America turned its back when allies like India or Israel engaged in nuclear activities but came down strong on any nuclear programs by nations it disliked. Syria also denied any nuclear engagement with North Korea and indicated it had no interest in attending the upcoming fall conference dealing with Israel and Palestinians. A spokesperson for the Syrian government noted, “we have no interest in going just to have our photos taken.” He said his government did not believe there was any serious interest in dealing with the Palestinian issue. One thing is for certain, the Syrian spokesperson will never get a job in the Bush administration if he doesn’t want to take advantage of photo-op opportunities. But, Syria

MOUNT OLIVET -- Parents dropped off their children or busses arrived in time for the morning bell at Deming School, earlier this week. The only thing unusual was the presence of a few news media members hovering near the driveway.Following a Lexington news broadcast on Sept. 7, about rumored and alleged misconduct by a female teacher, residents may have been loosely talking about rumors, but kept tight lipped when asked for comments or factual information."All I have heard is the rumors. I don't know the teacher. If the rumors were true, then something should be done," said one woman walking her daughters to class.What has recently been verified by school officials is this: Crystal Wells, a Deming math teacher, has been disciplined by the school for what Superintendent Chuck Brown called "bad judgment" in text message communications between Wells and a teenage boy at the school.In a Ledger Independent interview with Brown earlier last week, he declined comments on the accusations of i

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In the following press release Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman said that mortgage scams “hurt” the community and that’s why he supports the charges against three people and three companies in connection with a mortgage scam allegedly operating out of the Chaska and Chanhassen area. Freeman, along with prosecutors Emery Adoradio and Tom Fabel, partnered with the Minnesota Financial CrimesTask Force Commander Chris Omodt to announce the charges and search warrants issued for Scott Rosenlund of 10Spring Homes, Shinon Lindberg of 10Spring Homes and Celeste Skaar of New Day Capital. The scam allegedly used the good credit rating of individuals coupled with phony annual salaries and employment histories to be approved for bank loans to purchase parcels of land at inflated prices. The difference between the ‘actual’ price of the parcel and the inflated price was allegedly taken by 10Springs and used as kickbacks. The three suspects are charged with rac

In the following FBI press release it was announced that Special Agents from the FBI’s Jackson Division, MS, have arrested a mortgage broker indicted on mail and wire fraud charges. FBI Agents, along with officers from the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department and the Madison Police Department arrested BRYAN “BO” BARRY, 38, of 521 Camelia Trails, Brandon, Mississippi. BARRY was indicted on a two count indictment in August by a federal grand jury. The first count charged him with violating Title 18, United States Code, Section 1343 (wire fraud). BARRY was also charged in a second count with violating Title 18, United States Code, Section 371 (conspiracy). “Mortgage fraud is not a victimless crime”, said Stephen F. Gomez, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the FBI in Mississippi. “The fraud affects property values, causes property tax increases and makes it harder for legitimate homeowners to sell their property.” BARRY worked as a mortga

In a press release United States Attorney Scott N. Schools announced that Renato Gonzales Quiazon, of Hayward was arrested on felony fraud charges arising from a loan kickback scheme. Yesterday, a federal grand jury indicted Renato Gonzales Quiazon, of Hayward, CA, with 11 counts of wire fraud, 12 counts of money laundering and four counts of filing false tax returns. These charges are the result of an investigation by the Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation. According to the indictment, Mr. Quiazon is alleged to have devised a scheme to fraudulently obtain payments of loan kickbacks, commissions and cash outs/extraneous line items from borrowers’ escrow accounts. Beginning about January 2000 through October 2004, the defendant was employed as a loan officer with New Century Mortgage, located in Emeryville, CA. During this time, Mr. Quiazon entered into an agreement with an independent mortgage broker to use his name and broker’s license on loans that the de

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In the following press release from Columbus, OH it was announced that a federal grand jury here has returned a 68-count indictment charging nine people with conspiracy, tax evasion, wire fraud, bank fraud and money laundering for their roles in a mortgage fraud scheme that involved more than 500 pieces of property and more than $25 million in mortgage loans in the central Ohio area between 2003 and 2006. Gregory G. Lockhart, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, Jose A. Gonzalez, Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation, and J. Mark Batts, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced the indictment returned late yesterday. The indictment alleges that the defendants conspired to exaggerate the value of real estate properties in and around Columbus, Ohio, both to lending institutions and to prospective purchasers. The prospective buyers had been recruited largely because of their relative ignorance re

In the following press release the New Jersey State Attorney General’s Office and the Division of Consumer Affairs have filed suit against a Gloucester County businessman who allegedly collected tens of thousands of dollars in surplus funds that homeowners otherwise would have received for a small fee after their homes were sold in foreclosure. The state’s two-count complaint against Samuel E. Goodwin, III is the first action filed under the state’s Consumer Fraud Act to address deceptive practices in the area of surplus funds recovery. Goodwin allegedly charged homeowners 15% to 65% of the total surplus funds to which they were legally entitled by misleading the homeowners into believing that the process to recover the funds was complicated and could not be filed by the homeowners on their own. Surplus funds are the monies remaining after the foreclosure sale takes place and mortgage, tax and other legal obligations have been paid. Homeowners in foreclosure can c

In a press release Gregory A. White, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, announced that a grand jury sitting in Cleveland, Ohio, returned an eleven-count superseding indictment against Darryl G. Moore, Leon S. Heard and Steven I. Helfgott, charging them with one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud, wire fraud, and securities fraud; one count of securities fraud; one count of wire fraud; one count of money laundering; and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering resulting from defrauding investors in an extensive “Ponzi” scheme. Moore and Heard, along with Mark C. Olds, Robert E. McNair, Avis D. Scott, Lee A. Granger, and Craig M. Duncan were also charged with a conspiracy to commit mortgage fraud, wire fraud, and interstate transportation of stolen property (ITSP) in connection with a scheme to defraud mortgage companies. Heard is also charged with bank fraud in connection with his false application and statements in obtaining his reside

“The professionals who handle my income declarations have assured me that they respected the rules, as I have always asked them to do,” the 28-year-old Yamaha rider said on Italian television. “My conscience is clean. This story will be over very soon”. Last week, Italy’s tax agency said it was examining possible tax evasion on undeclared revenues [...]

In the following press release MICHAEL J. GARCIA, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and MARK J. MERSHON, Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced today the arrests of Michael Hershkowitz and Ivy Woolf-Turk in connection with an elaborate scheme to defraud approximately 70 individuals of over $27 million. As alleged in the Complaint filed in Manhattan federal court:HERSHKOWITZ and WOOLF-TURK, working through a Manhattan real estate development company, The Kingsland Group, Inc., and related entities (collectively, “The Kingsland Group”), fraudulently induced approximately 70 individuals (the “Investor Victims”) to loan them, in the aggregate, over $27 million, purportedly to fund the renovation of approximately sixteen multi-family apartment buildings located in upper Manhattan. As part of the fraud, HERSHKOWITZ and WOOLF-TURK falsely represented that the

In the following July 19, 2007 press release the United States Attorney for the District of Kansas announced that a grand jury had indicted Steve C. Middleton, 46, Overland Park, Kan., and Jared Minor, 36, Belton, Mo., who are charged with one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, four counts of bank fraud, three counts of money laundering and one count of criminal contempt of court. According to the indictment: Doing business as Somerset Homes, Middleton obtained loans and built homes in the greater Kansas City area. Minor was a construction contractor who worked with Middleton. As a result of fraud, Middleton received more than $1 million from Bank of the Prairie. On May 17, 2006, Middleton was indicted in another federal case. His co-defendants were F. Jeffrey Miller, Todd Earnshaw, Brian Rouse, Angela Parenza, Elizabeth Hessel, James Moser, and Lanny Ross. Middleton was released on bond after agreeing to comply with the court’s order prohibiting him from engaging in i

On June 6, 2007 an indictment was filed in the Helena Division of the Montana District Court accusing Scott William Hilgers and Todd Jeremy Rice of a scheme to defraud mortgage lenders. Hilger was a mortgage broker working for Tri-West Mortgage in Helena, Montana and he is alleged to have falsified income and other details to enable Price to obtain 4 mortgage loans (see below) that he would not normally have qualified for and falsely represented that Price would occupy all four properties. The four mortgages totaled $686,000. The properties mentioned in the indictment are: 350 Woodson Rd., Helena, Montana 1560 Gallatin Ave., Helena, Montana 1306-1308 Poplar St., Helena. Montana 8560 Applegate Drive, Helena, Montana. Both men were arraigned on June 28, 2007 when they entered not guilty pleas. Their trials are set to proceed on August 13, 20007. Resources: Indictment

I’m sure by now you’ve all heard about Michael Vicks dog fighting case (its now made its way to the US Senate) but I’m not going to judge the brotha, yea it was a stupid move and I’m sure the brotha is slapping himself as we speak. What I’am going to talk about is good ol’ Bill, the most, biased, racist, not to mention prejudice man on TV. Bill might as well blame Big Boi and his Pitbull breeding business for advocating this… But since he associates Hip-Hop with all of the woes in America (and all African Americans), this was almost inevitably coming. I’m almost positive Bill told this “Humane of Animal Fighting for the Humane Society Manager” exactly what to say when asked, and exactly who to blame before they went on air. This entire segment was scripted. [watch] Related PostsMichael Eric Dyson gets help from Jay-Z & Nas for his latest book “Know What I Mean”Bill O’reilly responds to Snoop Dogg&rsquo

In the following press release the Florida Department of Law Enforcement announced that a  three-year joint investigation by the Tampa Police Department (TPD), Hillsborough County Consumer Protection Agency (HCCPA), Pinellas County Department of Justice and Consumer Services (PCDJCS), Florida Attorney General’s Office of Statewide Prosecution (OSWP), and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) has led to the arrests of five defendants charged with racketeering, conspiracy to commit racketeering, obtaining of a mortgage by false representation, and second-degree grand theft by fraudulently obtaining mortgages in the names of victims solicited for home improvement projects and for obtaining fraudulent loans on their own personal properties.  The individuals arrested include Scott Almeida, Orson Benn, Adrienne White, Frank Giffone, and Samuel Green.  “The allegations brought against these individuals are unspeakable. To prey on the hopes and dreams

In the following press release U.S. Attorney David L. Huber of the Western District of Kentucky announced that a federal grand jury in Louisville returned an indictment against Edward “Ted” House, of Louisville, Kentucky; Nathan Frisbie, of Louisville, Kentucky; Khaliad Raheem, a/k/a Dwayne Cross, of Louisville, Kentucky; and Jerry Crenshaw, of Louisville, Kentucky, with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud.The Indictment alleges that between January 1, 2000, and May 30, 2003, House, Frisbie, Raheem, and Crenshaw conspired with one another to defraud two residential mortgage lenders. The indictment identifies 24 separate fraudulent loan transactions, totaling approximately $1.5 million, in which the named defendants participated. The defendants defrauded the mortgage lenders through various means. Generally, they provided the lenders with false borrower background information in order to fraudulently induce the funding of individual loans. The defendants would pro

In the following May 1, 2007 press release Thomas A. Marino, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, announced that a Kingston man was arrested Monday by agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Kingston Police on a federal charge of mail fraud related to making false and fraudulent mortgage and loan appraisals during a four-year time period. Marino stated that Richard Woods, age 51, was charged in an indictment returned by a federal grand jury on March 20, 2007, with using the mail to further a scheme in which false real estate appraisals were used to qualify customers for inflated mortgages. The indictment states that Woods provided false real estate appraisals to Four Star Mortgage Services, First Advantage Financial Corporation, and other companies during 1999-2003. Woods’ charge stems from a lengthy investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Marino noted that if Woods is convicted of the mail fraud charge, he faces a possible maxim

In the following press release Michael J. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts announced that a man and two women were charged today in federal court with Conspiracy and Identity Fraud for fraudulently obtaining mortgage financing in connection with the fictitious sale of a Dorchester residence that they did not own.United States Attorney Michael J. Sullivan, Warren T. Bamford, was joined in the announcement by Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigations New England Field Division, Daniel Conley, Suffolk County District Attorney, Joanne Yarbrough, Acting Inspector in Charge of the U.S. Postal Inspection Services, Douglas A. Bricker, Special Agent in Charge of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation - Boston Field Office, Steven Ricciardi, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Secret Service, Colonel Mark Delaney, Superintendent of the Massachusetts State Police and Edward Davis, Boston Police Commissioner.ANDRE LAMERIQUE, age

In the following press release New Jersey U.S. Attorney Christopher J. Christie and State Attorney General Anne Milgram announced that former Newark Mayor Sharpe James was charged in an Indictment today with using city-issued credit cards to spend lavishly on himself, eight female companions and others during personal trips and vacations to such places as Martha’s Vineyard, Rio de Janeiro, the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico,. The Indictment also charges James in a second fraud against the citizens of Newark in which he allegedly facilitated and approved the drastically cut-rate sale of city-owned land to Tamika Riley, one of his companions, who fraudulently reaped hundreds of thousands of dollars from the sales. She too is charged with this fraud in the Indictment. Following the Indictment’s return, James, 71, surrendered voluntarily to Special Agents of the FBI and was scheduled to make an initial appearance in federal court. Riley, 38, was arrested by the FBI and was