Soon-to-be disbarred attorney arrested for loan mod scam

[Judge Roy Bean]

http://www.metnews.com/articles/2010/dien012510.htm

Beginning in March 2008, the defendants allegedly defrauded hundreds of victims by offering loan modification services in exchange for advance payment.

[notorial dissent]

Maybe he and Kurt can share a cell and Kurt will finally get his latest dazzling bit of brilliance before the appeals court, or not!!!!!!!

[Judge Roy Bean]

If this is an indication of the state of affairs in the state of California, things are worse than I would have believed.

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[The Operative]

If this is an indication of the state of affairs in the state of California, things are worse than I would have believed.

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/100/story/82 ... ni_popular

Yes, that is pretty bad. I am always amazed at how many people, even those who normally earn significantly more than average, live just within or beyond their means. Any significant downturn and they are in financial trouble.

One of the comments provided my new favorite lawyer joke..."[N]ot all lawyers are evil. It's just that 99% of them make the rest look bad."

[Pottapaug1938]

People like these are part of the reason why I left the legal profession. These slimeballs are out to grab all they can, as quickly as they can, for as long as they can; and they don't care about justice or doing the right thing, as long as their bottom line is fattened as much as possible.

[LaVidaRoja]

Despite mandatory ethics training and testing, some people will knowingly violate the principals because they are betting that enforcement is stretched too thin to catch them