Federal legal aid vulnerable to fraud, questions of conflicts and intimidation

By John Solomon

U.S. Assistant Attorney General Tony West hailed Maryland’s Legal Aid Bureau with a rousing speech a few weeks ago that equated the nonprofi

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"… olitical, but to do what is right,” the Justice Department’s top civil attorney boasted May 20 at an annual awards celebration in which the group rented o …"

"… ons about the quality of its grant-making decisions, interference with its attorneys and conflicts of interest even as it doles out nearly a half-billion doll …"

"… released report that LSC senior management for years intimidated its staff attorneys, interfering with their “ability — and ethical obligation — to prov …"

"… biography states that she worked at the Maryland Legal Aid Bureau as chief attorney in its Montgomery County office before joining LSC in the mid-1990s. Sarje …"

Billionaire Clinton pal finally gets waiver from U.S. no-fly list

By John Solomon

The United States has issued a written apology to a jet-setting billionaire businessman and philanthropist with close ties to former Preside

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"… ple entangled in the enhanced screening for the no-fly list?Ben Wizner, an attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union, said his group is working with sev …"

Medicare can’t identify top prescribers of addictive drugs

By The Center for Public Integrity and Joe Eaton

Medicare doesn't know if all the prescriptions it is paying for are being written by real doctors, says a new inspector general's report....

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"… h care fraud. He is currently serving a 37-month sentence.According to his attorney, Rodriguez was simply a homeless person serving as a straw man for more or …"

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The appraisal bubble

By Joe Eaton

In 2004, years before plummeting real estate values turned Fort Myers, Florida, into a top five foreclosure capital, appraiser Mike Tipton f

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"… rs who moved in at the height of the boom are particularly vulnerable, and attorneys say their struggle provides fertile ground for civil litigation.“I defi …"

"… this realize there are some bad actors out there,” said Steve Berman, an attorney in Seattle.In October, Berman’s firm, Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro, filed …"

Outsiders target Indian land for risky business

By Joe Eaton

Outsiders target Indian land for risky business

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"… lls. The Barona band has denied responsibility. At the Pala reservation in North San Diego County, developers are building a 12-track, 240-acre motocross and off-road racin …"

Residents and developers battle to a draw in Bucks County

By Joe Eaton

Residents and developers battle to a draw in Bucks County

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"… district is unreasonable, excessive, and invalid,” said Rob Gundlach, an attorney who represents the developers. “There is a balancing act when it comes t …"

"… cum, but that it must be sustainable growth.Eco-Bucks hired a Bucks County attorney to represent the group in township hearings. It also plans to pay for nati …"

"… x if he thought he could put a couple of condos on it,” Patt said of the attorney, reflecting the bitterness surrounding the battle.One evening in March, Pa …"

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The 'curative challenge'

By Joe Eaton

The curative challenge

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"… rmland.Land planners, township government officials, and the developer’s attorneys say the villain in the battle over Buckingham Springs is the same — the …"

"… is indeed the case, said Marc Kaplin, a Montgomery County, Pennsylvania., attorney who has represented developers in curative challenges since the 1970s. Fig …"

"… ed how many zoning challenges developers filed against municipalities. But attorneys, local government officials, and land-use professionals agree that rural …"

"… asy cases to fight became far grayer, said John VanLuvanee, a Bucks County attorney who has fought zoning challenges for developers since the 1970s. Case in p …"

In Volcker Rule debate, all sides get say -- but what will the regulators hear?

By Jeremy Borden

In the Dodd-Frank law's sprawling package of financial reforms, the Volcker rule stands out as one of few measures with the potential to tak

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"… ouse always wins,” many submitters wrote.An American Bankers Association attorney, on the other side, sought to limit the scope of the Volcker rule. The ABA …"

Will Washington pull the plug on HAMP?

By Michael Hudson

The future of the Obama administration’s troubled $30 billion initiative to bail out beleaguered homeowners is on the line. ...

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"… r homeowners, I think is just irresponsible,” said Rebekah Cook-Mack, an attorney with the Foreclosure Prevention Project at South Brooklyn Legal Services, …"

"… any potential benefits.”Cook-Mack, who oversees a list-serv for consumer attorneys fighting to win mortgage modifications for their clients, argues that for …"

Claims of high-pressure sales, fraud at odds with Quicken Loans’ straight-shooting image

By Michael Hudson

Quicken Loans, the giant mortgage lender founded by Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert, goes on trial Tuesday in Detroit to face allegati

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"… Quicken did their share, and they hurt a lot of people,” Jim Bordas, an attorney who sued Quicken in the West Virginia fraud case, contends.Quicken denies …"

"… ay, Quicken describes them as the product of “parasitic” plaintiffs’ attorneys who specialize in filing “meritless claims in an effort to coerce settl …"

"… for Quicken in the earliest period covered by the cases. The plaintiffs’ attorneys won’t start putting evidence on the record in the cases involving more …"

"… from overtime laws.To undercut this line of reasoning, the ex-employees’ attorneys have argued that the company’s loan consultants aren’t trained to pro …"

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