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03/10/2010
After Delays, KLA Backdating Suit Settles
Former KLA-Tencor Corp. executives have agreed to settle a lawsuit over stock option backdating after four years of torturous litigation, according to a court filing Monday. About $33 million in cash will be paid by the executives and the California company's insurer to KLA, according to lawyers briefed on the settlement, who requested anonymity because details of the deal haven't been made public. The deal has been a long time coming.
N.Y. Appellate Panel Affirms Suit Over Alleged Promise to Pay Client's Fee
An attorney who conveys an alleged agreement to cover the legal costs of another lawyer's client can be held liable for unpaid fees, a unanimous New York appellate court panel ruled Tuesday. The decision allows the firm of DePetris & Bachrach to pursue claims against the Shiboleth law firm and one of its lawyers, Charles B. Manuel, that they had promised that their clients would make good on DePetris & Bachrach's fees.
Panel: Senate Filibuster of Judicial Nominees Not Going Away Soon
Lawmakers have decried the use of the filibuster to block judicial nominations, but anyone frustrated with the process shouldn't expect a quick change, a panel of Senate experts said Tuesday. Makan Delrahim, now a Brownstein Hyatt partner, saw how "brutal" the process can be for nominees while he was a Republican lawyer for the Senate Judiciary Committee during George W. Bush's administration. Said Delrahim, "I have a real problem with the filibuster. I think it eats away at the Senate and the decorum the Senate is known for."
20 Ways to Link Dispersed Legal Departments
With technology, a legal department can speak with a single voice, think with a single mind, and act like a partnership even with lawyers dispersed around the world. Consultant Rees W. Morrison discusses 20 techniques that increase coherence and effectiveness in a spread-out department.
Charges in Dallas Office Shooting Depend on Suspect's Recovery
Dallas police say charges against a former city attorney accused of shooting a father and son inside their financial business are on hold because the accused gunman isn't expected to survive. Police say Robert Mustard shot himself in the head after shooting the others Monday. The 60-year-old was in intensive care Tuesday. Police Sr. Cpl. Kevin Janse says aggravated assault charges won't be filed if Mustard dies.
N.J. High Court Weighs Title Insurer's Liability for Attorney's Theft of Client Funds
The New Jersey Supreme Court is deciding if a title insurer can be held liable for a lawyer's theft of a home buyer's funds if it fails to tell the buyer directly it is not responsible for the lawyer's misdeeds. The case, Lawyers Funds for Client Protection v. Stewart Title Guaranty Co., argued Monday, is being closely watched by the title industry, which could become a deep pocket for fleeced clients if the appeals court ruling below is allowed to stand.
King & Spalding Gets Another Partner From Orrick
Trial lawyer Kenneth Turnbull started at King & Spalding on Tuesday, the fifth partner to join the firm's professional liability and securities litigation practices from Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe since the beginning of February. David Schaefer, global director of communications for Orrick, said that despite the loss of the five partners, the firm still has a 65 lawyer-strong security and litigation enforcement group and "expects another successful year."
Prosecutors to Seek Indictment Against Attorney for Murder of Former Partner's Ex-Wife
Dallas County prosecutors will seek an indictment for murder against plaintiffs attorney Scott Marshall in connection with the Dec. 20, 2009, shooting death of Staci Montgomery, the ex-wife of Marshall's former law partner, Bady Sassin. According to the Dallas County district attorney's office, prosecutors will present the case against Marshall to a grand jury on Friday. Montgomery's death occurred as the two former partners were engaged in a legal battle over the dissolution of their firm.
Charities Sue Over $400 Million Fortune
A Florida lawsuit is a page-turner worthy of a best-seller: A short-term housekeeper employed by a Holocaust survivor in Monaco ends up in control of a $400 million fortune after he dies under "suspicious" circumstances. The lawsuit claims the woman manipulated the widow, who was suffering from dementia, and cheated a number of Israeli charitable, education and research organizations that were the rightful beneficiaries. A defense attorney maintains the suit is fiction, and courts all over the world have agreed.
Filegate Suits Against Clinton White House Finally Dismissed
A D.C. judge has dismissed the Filegate lawsuits, ending a case that bedeviled the Clinton White House. Plaintiffs sued after the administration said it had mistakenly ordered up the FBI files of some 400 Bush I and Reagan officials. Tuesday, Chief Judge Royce Lamberth concluded, "After ... endless depositions, the fictionalized portrayal of this lawsuit and its litigants on television, and innumerable histrionics, this Court is left to conclude that with this lawsuit, to quote Gertrude Stein, 'there's no there there.'"
Indictments Dismissed Against Lawyers Charged in 'Slayer Statute' Case
The Georgia Supreme Court ruled last week that criminal indictments against two lawyers must be dismissed, putting to rest a case that the state's criminal defense bar worried could threaten the livelihoods -- and liberty -- of lawyers whose clients are ultimately convicted. The lawyers were accused of stealing from the estate of a murder victim by accepting legal fees from his wife, who first inherited her husband's estate but ultimately pleaded guilty to a murder-for-hire plot.
TV Producer Admits Attempting Letterman Shakedown
A former television producer pressured by debt and riven by jealousy admitted Tuesday he tried to extract vengeance and money by shaking down David Letterman in a case that bared the late-night icon's affairs with staffers. Robert "Joe" Halderman pleaded guilty to attempted grand larceny, acknowledging he tried to chisel $2 million from Letterman, threatening to destroy the TV host's reputation by airing his workplace dalliances -- using information authorities have said he mined from a former girlfriend's diary.
Despite High Court Skepticism, Advocates Defend Privileges Clause Push
A broad spectrum of scholars and advocacy groups agreed that McDonald v. City of Chicago presented the best -- and possibly the last -- chance to revive the argument that the 14th Amendment's "privileges or immunities" clause was the soundest way to apply individual rights like the Second Amendment right to bear arms to states and localities. And after the entire movement seemed to crash and burn in the space of a dramatic few minutes at the Supreme Court, there has been remarkably little regret or recrimination.
Judge Stirs Up Defense Bar With Comments in Death Penalty Case
A federal judge overseeing a big death penalty case in California has ticked off a cadre of defense lawyers by publicly questioning the need for taxpayer-funded victim outreach. Court-appointed attorneys representing alleged MS-13 gang members are fuming because their funding requests are usually kept private, so prosecutors cannot discern defense litigation strategy. But Judge William Alsup made his comments in a public order, in which the judge solicited the views of both defense lawyers and the government.
Texas Judge Rescinds His Own Order Over Constitutionality of Death Penalty
At a hearing Tuesday, Houston Judge Kevin Fine rescinded his March 4 order in which he granted defendant John E. Green's motion to declare the state's death penalty statute unconstitutional, according to Alan Curry, appellate division chief in the Harris County district attorney's office. Curry says Fine now wants the parties to brief the issue that the judge believes was raised in Green's motion, which is: "Is it OK to execute an innocent person so that we can maintain a death penalty?"
Lawyer Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud
A central New York attorney active in defending women's and gay rights pleaded guilty Monday to a Class E felony tax fraud charge that will result in her disbarment. Bonnie Strunk admitted to fourth-degree criminal tax fraud before Supreme Court Justice John Brunetti in Syracuse. Strunk acknowledged in court that she failed to file a personal income tax return for 2008. Prosecutors contended she owed about $11,700 in taxes.
The 4 People Lawyers Won't Meet in Solo Practice
"You're so lucky you work for yourself; you don't have to work with people like [fill in the blank]." Solo practitioner Paul Schorn hears this often from friends in midsize and large firms, and in his heart, he knows they're right: Part of what makes solo practice worthwhile is getting to avoid some of the people who can drain all the fun out of practicing law. Here are four types of people Schorn is happy not to face on a daily basis, along with the lessons he believes people can learn from them.
No Set Salary Rules Exist for Legal Support Staff
Associate hiring and compensation are perpetually hot topics of discussion for most law firms, but what about those same issues with regard to support staff? There seem to be few hard and fast rules for determining nonlawyer compensation, according to some Pennsylvania firm leaders.
Just a decade ago, China's rise as an economic superpower still seemed uncertain. Back then, the China practice of major international firms was still mainly the province of the Old China Hands -- lawyers who perhaps had a deeper affinity for Chinese language and culture than the practice of law -- who focused on representing foreign companies opening factories and shops in China. But with the country's economic rise, the face of the China practice at international firms has grown increasingly ... Chinese.
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Geoff Williams on Mar 05, 2010 10:30AM
Don't fall for the oldest trick in the book, the advance fee loan scam
Filed under: Fraud
So you're broke, have really lousy credit, and need some cash, but don't worry -- there's a company out there that will give you a loan anyway. It doesn't mind that your credit is bad. In fact, its program is designed for people like you. So don't worry. You've found Financial Sanctuary, at long last.If that's ever the situation you find yourself in -- broke and desperate to pay off some bills but in discussions with a company that can offer you a loan without a credit check -- you're probably falling for the ol' advance fee loan scam.
I spoke to Alison Southwick at the Better Business Bureau earlier this week about online payday lending, and the conversation somehow eventually turned to advance fee scams.
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Jennie L. Phipps on Feb 28, 2010 10:00AM
How to stop phishermen from catching
Filed under: Banks, Technology, Fraud, Identity Theft
It seems like the whole world has gone phishing in the last couple of weeks. Twitter, Facebook - even my own e-mail inbox is full of this crap.Phishing attacks that insert viruses and other malware, steal account numbers and otherwise try to cause users financial harm are on the rise, says Brian Yoder, vice president of engineering for CyberDefender, whose business is providing internet security to consumers and small businesses.
Yoder says the attackers used to be pimply faced 14-year-olds trying to prove how smart they were, but today's phisherman is a full-fledged crook, probably based in an Eastern European country and expert at avoiding or paying off law enforcement.
As anybody who spends more than a few minutes online knows, these guys send out millions of phishing e-mails a day. If only 1% of the people who receive them respond and get taken for even a few bucks, these crooks do well.
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Josh Smith on Feb 25, 2010 08:00AM
Paying at the pump could cost extra thanks to skimmers
Filed under: Technology, Fraud, Credit Cards, In the News
We've all heard of crooks installing skimmers on ATM machines to steal debit card information, including pin numbers, but a new scheme has been uncovered that is much harder to detect and it happens at a place you might equate with highway robbery -- the gas pump. Reports have come in from across the country of debit card skimmers inside gas pumps that record your debit card number, including PIN, and send it wirelessly to a crook who then makes a fake card and helps himself to your money.Unlike similar skimming attacks at ATMs, these types of scams are much harder to detect because there is no additional part attached to the outside of the gas pump. Instead, criminals actually open the machine and install a skimmer with a secondary keypad and then close it up and wait for the information to roll in.
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Charles Feldman on Feb 23, 2010 01:30PM
Buyer beware: Mortgage modification 'audits' can be huge ripoff
Filed under: Real Estate, Fraud, Mortgages
So-called "forensic audits" are often nothing more than con games bilking distressed homeowners out of money they certainly can't afford to just toss away. One high-ranking California law enforcement official is trying to steer people away from them.
Former California governor, turned current California attorney general, and soon expected to announce he wants again to be California governor, Jerry Brown, is pointing out to all who will listen that some of the home modification firms that charge upfront fees to, among other things, verify that lenders are in compliance with all sorts of regulations,actually never end up giving you any information that could be used by you as leverage to get a mortgage modification.
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Tom Barlow on Feb 18, 2010 02:30PM
Filed under: Fraud
I'm the new owner of a pirated copy of Lost, Season 5.Not intentionally. When I bid for it on eBay, I believed that it was the real deal. Only when it arrived did I realize that I'd been duped. Fortunately, the seller seems willing to return all of my money, and eBay offers a money-back guarantee when deals go bad.
The experience has been instructive, though. It gave me the chance to compare an authentic product to a fake.
While pirated versions of real movies and TV are sometimes very slick, this one looks like it was done by a guy working night shift at the copy shop, using the cheapest materials and copiers short on toner. The production looks nothing like the original. The printing is sloppy and broken, the packaging primitive. Subtitles in a number of Southeastern Asia languages is another clue. The eBay ad claimed it was the Region 1 (U.S., Canada) version. Not.
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Tom Barlow on Feb 18, 2010 02:00PM
Several years ago, my bicycling friends were delighted to discover E&J Gallo's Red Bicyclette Pinot Noir, bearing a cute label showing a rider and his dog. Unfortunately, the drinking experience was not delightful in many cases, as 20% of the 18 million bottles of fake Pinot produced by French fraudsters was sold in the U.S. under this label by an unknowing Gallo. This week, the 12 perpetrators were sentenced in a French court to petite suspended sentences and fines, in Euros, ranging from the equivalent of a modeste $2,035 to a more considérable $244,000.In the old days, such an insult to the French wine business might have resulted in a trip to the gallows, if not the guillotine. In my opinion, they should at least be forced to drink nothing but this plonk for the rest of their lives.
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Josh Smith on Feb 17, 2010 04:30PM
FTC, state attorneys general crack down on work-at-home and other job scams
Filed under: Career, Fraud, Consumer Ally
The Federal Trade Commission and Ohio Attorney General Rob Cordray announced a crack down on the growing number of work at home and job search scams aimed at exploiting job seekers. A sweep, known as "Operation Bottom Dollar," has already resulted in 44 criminal actions at the federal level and 18 at the state level. Settlements have been reached with four other companies, including Job Safety USA (charges were brought against the company in Maryland), Career Hotline, Inc. (charges were brought against the company in Tampa, Fla.), Penbrook Productions (doing business in Irvine, California) and International Marketing (charges were brought against the company in Puerto Rico).
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Mitch Lipka on Feb 16, 2010 03:45PM
Recession-related scams still hot; phony checks top the list of recent report
Filed under: Fraud, Recession, Consumer Ally
Scams targeting those who can least afford to be ripped off continue to be among the most prevalent frauds committed, according to the National Consumer League's just released 2009 Fraud Center report.Topping the list are phony check scams, which now make up more than 42 percent of all complaints. Scammers send worthless checks to the victim as a payment -- typically for some sort of business opportunity, sweepstakes winnings or a good being sold -- under the premise that the victim send part of the expected proceeds back to them (before they figure out the check is going to bounce, of course). When the bank later determines the check is no good, the person who cashed it ends up being on the hook.
"Consumers are looking for ways to supplement their income or learn new skills," NCL Executive Director Sally Greenberg said in a statement accompanying the report. "Unfortunately, fraudsters know this all too well and they target vulnerable consumers with business opportunity or scholarship-related scams."
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Geoff Williams on Feb 16, 2010 02:30PM
A cautionary tale of a guy who was only trying to pay a bill
A friend of mine just recently became a victim of identity theft. So naturally, as someone who writes about banking issues, I've decided to turn his story into a cautionary tale.My 64-year-old friend, a former neighbor, is retired and living in Los Angeles. I won't tell you his name because he's an extremely private guy and he doesn't want his name used. He's also in the beginning stages of Lou Gehrig's disease, commonly known as ALS. In other words, this guy has enough problems without me publicizing his name. But for the sake of the story, let's call him "Chuck."
Last week, Chuck discovered that a withdrawal of $143 had been made from his checking account. He thought that was odd because he'd had no bill for $143. So he contacted the bank, where the teller, at first, seemed to think that somehow another account had been opened up with the exact same account number as my friend. The teller said he'd look into things but that the money appeared to be a human error.
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Beau Brendler on Feb 16, 2010 06:00AM
Scan of LinkedIn shows online diploma mill credentials still in widespread use
Filed under: Fraud, School, Consumer Ally
We recently wrote about how to watch out for bogus online degree programs. Now we're going to have a little fun. In the list below, we have linked the names of each of these bogus ivory towers to one of a number of sources saying it's a diploma or degree mill, or unaccredited: - Almeda University
- Amstead University
- Belford University (you can remind yourself about Belford from the last column)
- Bennington University (not to be confused with Bennington College)
- Rochville University
- St. Regis University
- Williamstown University
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Sarah Gilbert on Feb 13, 2010 10:00AM
Street justice meets those who mess with LA bicyclists' ride
Filed under: Transportation, Fraud
With more people getting to where they need to go via pedal-power, bike thefts have suddenly become a higher-profile crime.Two Catholic high school students have a different story than the one told by the bike messengers. The teenagers say 20 men on bicycles robbed them -- took their backpacks, cell phones, and clothes -- and left them in their underwear. The bike messengers have a different take; there weren't nearly 20 of them, and they were simply giving the boys a comeuppance for participating in the rising wave of Los Angeles bike thefts -- up 29% in 2009 to almost 2,000 reported robberies.
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Josh Smith on Feb 12, 2010 04:00PM
Scammers use Better Business Bureau's name for fake lotto
Filed under: Fraud, Identity Theft
The story is true, but the names have been changed to defraud the innocent. It may sound like the start of an episode of Dragnet, but it's the true story of how scammers were able to con an elderly man out of $80,000 and many more out of their hard earned money. According to a warning from the Better Business Bureau, which was also reported by MSNBC, scammers used the Better Business Bureau name -- and the names of actual BBB employees -- to trick consumers into wiring money to claim their lottery winnings.When the individuals wired their "processing" fee to the lottery officials they immediately lost their money and worse, gained a reputation among scammers as a person who could be conned. A reformed scammer recently told the Scam Detectives Website that responding to an email or paying any amount of money would place you on a list for additional scams ranging from similar lottery and advance fee fraud to scams that claim they can recover your money ... for a small processing fee of course.
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Lita Epstein on Feb 12, 2010 03:00PM
Don't get caught up in a discount health scam
Filed under: Insurance, Fraud, Identity Theft, Insurance - Health Insurance
As millions of people lose their employer-based health insurance after being laid off, they seek desperately to find affordable health coverage. Unfortunately many people get caught up in discount heath schemes rather than real health insurance coverage.California is taking the lead on cracking down on these discount health and dental plan frauds with a plan to seek new licensing regulations. Right now in California, consumers have lodged complaints against more than 150 unlicensed discount health and dental plans over the last four years. State regulators want to rein in these plans that officials say frequently overstate benefits, offer little if any savings and promise access to doctors who aren't part of the system.
Not all discount plans are bad. California state officials identified two major health insurers with units in California, for instance, that have not been the subject of any consumer complaints to state regulators. The two -- Vital Savings, a product of Aetna, and OptumHealth Allies, an arm of UnitedHealth Group -- do not offer insurance but provide access to discount services to thousands of members.
So considering a discount plan is not necessarily a bad thing, but be sure you understand the difference. Discount plans are not health insurance. They only offer a discount if you use the physicians or other medical facilities that are part of the plan. One of the biggest problems I've found with these discount cards is that most physicians do not accept the plan and that a list of physicians provided by the plan often is not up to date. If you can't afford health insurance and are considering a discount plan instead, get a list of providers and call them those you may want to use to be sure they recognize and still accept the plan before you sign up.
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Katie Rogers on Feb 12, 2010 11:30AM
Money College: Avoid e-scammers on your next Internet marketplace adventure
Filed under: Money College, Fraud
Ah, the Internet: We'd be hard-pressed to name another invention that made our day-to-day lives easier, especially when it comes to exchanging goods, services and money without having to uncomfortably interact with anyone on the other end of the deal. And when you're a starving student, online haggling begins to feel like a fine art form as you explore a virtually endless sea of empty apartments, lightly used textbooks and part-time jobs just beyond our fingertips.Unfortunately, the art of dealing with strangers online is never really one you can master, and that's probably a good thing. Case-in-point: Just last week, I was trying to sell an old iPod on eBay. The 'pod sold, and I was told by eBay to send it to an address in the United Arab Emirates. No problem, I thought, until I received a message shortly after from the site's control center advising me the buyer's account had been compromised.
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Mitch Lipka on Feb 12, 2010 11:20AM
Infomercial king Kevin Trudeau held in contempt of court
Filed under: Make Money Fast, Fraud, Consumer Ally
Kevin Trudeau, the star of late night long-form TV ads promoting his own books filled with questionable claims, will be the first one to tell you of his contempt for the government and courts that have tried to rein him in.The normally cocky and unapologetic pitchman with a large and loyal following left U.S. District Court in Chicago with his tail between his legs after being held in criminal contempt of court. Trudeau tapped into the raw energy of those who cling to his words like the gospel and asked them to email notes of support for him to Judge Robert Gettleman. The judge got the message as hundreds upon hundreds of emails filled his inbox -- still pouring in even as Trudeau stepped into the courtroom.
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Jean Chatzky on Feb 10, 2010 12:15PM
Identity fraud: Can your credit report keep you safe?
Filed under: Banks, Credit, Fraud, Credit Reports
Have you ever gotten one of those letters from your employer, creditor, municipality or school that includes the words "your data has been compromised?" It's usually followed - I know from experience - by a sinking feeling in the pit of your stomach. New data from Javelin Strategies shows that's one of those gut instincts you'd do well to listen to.No surprise that 2009 - plagued by a tough financial scenario all around - showed a pretty sharp uptick in identity fraud. According to the study, you had a one in 20 chance of being a victim, an 11% increase from a year ago.
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Tom Barlow on Jan 29, 2010 11:30AM
7 principles behind being scammed
Filed under: Fraud, Identity Theft
The Madoff debacle has many of us wondering just how so many sharp people made such a tragic mistake. A pair of researchers from the University of Cambridge's Computer Loboratory recently released a report that explains just how we fall victim to scams like Madoff's: three-card monte, the ring reward rip-off, the money machine scam, and the shop phone call swindle. The key? Those darned inconvenient human emotions.
In their paper, Frank Stajano and Paul Wilson broke our vulnerabilities into seven principles:
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Tom Barlow on Jan 28, 2010 09:30AM
24's Kiefer Sutherland roped into $869,000 scam by line of bull
Filed under: Fraud, Celebs & Money
I could see how the typical Hollywood star might be duped in a cattle investment scam, but Kiefer Sutherland? The man probably knows cows better than any other actor, since he's spent many a weekend chasing and roping them from horseback. Unfortunately, this familiarity might have helped make him the perfect patsy for reputed scam artist Michael Wayne Carr. TMZ reports Carr has been charged with bilking Sutherland out of $869,000 in a cattle investment swindle.
Apparently Carr promised to deliver a windfall by buying Mexican cattle and importing them to the U.S., but all he really delivered was a load of bull. He's now charged with grand theft, embezzlement and other crimes.
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Mitch Lipka on Jan 26, 2010 03:30PM
Scam targets Haitians in U.S. trying to help family members
Filed under: Fraud, Consumer Ally
Haitians living in the U.S. are being targeted by a scam that convinces them to pay money with the promise of getting their relatives to this country, the Embassy of Haiti and the Greater Washington Haiti Relief Committee announced.Potential victims are contacted by phone or with fliers passed around in Haitian communities. They are told that if they wire $500, in return they will receive a package of documents and a confirmation number permitting them to go to the devastated island nation and bring five relatives to the U.S.
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Mitch Lipka on Jan 25, 2010 12:30PM
How those with less money get preyed upon
Filed under: Budgets, Debt, Fraud, Consumer Ally, Credit Cards
It is an unfortunate truth that those who can least afford to lose money are often targeted by businesses (and scams) intent on taking advantage of their weak position.The folks at Mint.com put together an excellent graphic presentation of how lower income people get caught up in difficult situations and pay dearly called "The Shaft: How Companies Prey on the Poor." The raw deals users get with payday loans, "repair" credit cards and renting to own are detailed by the artist behind WallStats.com.
See it here. Be patient, the image is large and, depending on your browser, you might have to click on it to expand it for viewing.
It's a good primer on the perils of doing business with those who cater to those with lower incomes and the credit-challenged.
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Legal blow for controversial Andaman tourist resort
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Mar 10, 2010 02:40AM
Gurkha activists' fury over British minister's attack on cause campaigner Joanna Lumley
British Defence Minister Kevan Jones came under fire after accusing Gurkha campaigner Joanna Lumley of "deathly silence" over the allegations that war veterans hoping to settle in UK are being forced to pay hundreds of pounds for legal advice in Nepal.
Mar 10, 2010 01:00AM
Lahore High Court rejects Lakhvi's aquittal plea
The Lahore High Court (LHC) has rejected the Lashkar-e-Taiba's operation chief Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi's acquittal plea sustaining the order of the trial court.
Mar 09, 2010 10:30PM
Myanmar election law bars Aung San Suu Kyi from polls
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Mar 09, 2010 01:50PM
First same-sex marriages conducted in Washington
The first gay couples to take advantage of a law that allows same-sex couples to marry in Washington gave their 'I dos' Tuesday.
Mar 10, 2010 09:01AM
Supreme Court To Consider Legality Of Lawsuits Against Vaccine Makers
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Mar 10, 2010 08:44AM
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Mar 10, 2010 08:36AM
Chester City Wound Up By High Court
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Mar 10, 2010 08:29AM
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Mar 10, 2010 08:26AM
Legal hiring looking brighter in Q2
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Mar 10, 2010 08:25AM
Judge criticises Hayes' 'total lack of remorse'
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Mar 10, 2010 08:25AM
Lewis B. Freeman exected to plead guilty
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Mar 10, 2010 08:25AM
Latham & Watkins adds energy attorneys
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Legal hiring looking brighter in Q2
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Mar 10, 2010 08:25AM
Legal hiring looking brighter in Q2
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Mar 10, 2010 08:20AM
North Dakota attorney general discussing Minnesota carbon regulations
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Mar 10, 2010 08:19AM
Reference Attorney Funding Approved
The county's law library allows attorneys, staff and residents access to law reference and case books. As public use has risen so has the burden on library staff and court coordinators who attempt to ...
Mar 10, 2010 08:04AM
Conviction vacated for Mass. man who ran over duck
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. – A judge has overturned the verdict against a Massachusetts man convicted of running over a duck walking her ducklings across a mall parking lot, and prosecutors say they wil...
Mar 10, 2010 08:04AM
Kansas City school board to vote on closures
It's not the schools, or the teachers, it's the parents and home lives these children are coming from. I am a licensed reading specialist who travels the midwest consulting with schools about ...
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JURIST - Paper Chase
Mar 10, 2010 09:43AM
Jay Carmella on 2010-03-10T11:32:56.170-05:00
Iran court begins trial of prison officials charged with murdering detainees
Jaclyn Belczyk on 2010-03-10T11:43:31.245-05:00
International lawyers urge UN to condemn detention of missing China rights advocate
Jaclyn Belczyk on 2010-03-09T16:30:57.409-05:00
Jaclyn Belczyk on 2010-03-09T15:57:52.477-05:00
Megan McKee on 2010-03-09T15:24:20.521-05:00
Haley Wojdowski on 2010-03-09T15:01:00.380-05:00
Megan McKee on 2010-03-09T14:39:04.868-05:00
Thailand government approves use of strict security law ahead of protests
Haley Wojdowski on 2010-03-09T13:47:22.934-05:00
Utah governor signs bill criminalizing attempted illegal abortions
Jaclyn Belczyk on 2010-03-09T10:46:06.764-05:00
Nigeria urged to prosecute those responsible for recent ethnic violence
Jaclyn Belczyk on 2010-03-09T10:21:54.855-05:00
Sri Lanka parliament votes to extend state of emergency until after elections
Jaclyn Belczyk on 2010-03-08T17:16:25.059-05:00
India lawmakers weigh bill to reserve parliamentary seats for women
Jaclyn Belczyk on 2010-03-08T16:18:43.507-05:00
Haiti judge orders release of US missionary charged with kidnapping
Jaclyn Belczyk on 2010-03-08T15:30:28.196-05:00
Steve Dotterer on 2010-03-08T15:47:47.980-05:00
Jaclyn Belczyk on 2010-03-08T14:49:31.451-05:00
Steve Dotterer on 2010-03-08T15:04:13.606-05:00
Jaclyn Belczyk on 2010-03-08T13:19:19.745-05:00
Ximena Marinero on 2010-03-08T13:43:23.570-05:00
Jaclyn Belczyk on 2010-03-08T11:37:49.435-05:00
Supreme Court rules pretrial motion time not excluded under Speedy Trial Act
Ximena Marinero on 2010-03-08T12:00:42.967-05:00
Malaysia appeals court rules opposition leader's removal from office constitutional