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Nope, Angelo Mozilo won't be serving time, no matter what the evidence shows. In fact, he won't even face a trial. Wondering how the most convictable CEO among the titans who brought down the financial system is getting off so easy? The answer lies in the revolving door between Wall Street and its "regulators."
Debtors prisons were federally abolished in the United States in the 1800's, yet in certain states, they seem to be making a comeback. Out of Minnesota come disturbing reports of Americans being thrown in jail due to outstanding bills -- sometimes for as little as $85. The Star-Tribune of...
Infomercial king Kevin Trudeau held in contempt of court
1:20PM 2/12/2010
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...
Captive audience: Florida jail is latest to sell ad space
5:30PM 10/09/2009
Reaching a captive audience has long been a top priority for advertisers. After all, what better way is there to promote a product than right before a movie, when ticket buyers are settling in for two hours, or on a subway placard facing seat-bound commuters? Yet, a recent plan to sell advertising...
Disgraced Texas financier R. Allen Stanford was beaten up in jail and needed to be hospitalized over the weekend, according to several media sources.
After being treated for minor injuries, Stanford was returned to the Joe Corley Detention Facility in Conroe, Texas, on Sunday.
Whatever you do, don't call it easy money. Newly freed prisoners in Texas are being compensated richly for their travails, thanks to a new law in the state, which leads the nation in freeing wrongly-convicted inmates.
Under the new law, which took effect this week, Texas exonerees will receive...
Calling it "murder on your taste buds" and "lethal," jail inmates in Florida are making and selling jailhouse fire hot sauce to the public as a way to add some spice to their food and add a little revenue to the inmate canteen."It packs more heat than the heat," is one line used in a commercial for...
Prison no longer NYC's cheapest room, part of nationwide trend
10:30AM 8/06/2009
It used to be that you could get three meals a day and a roof over your head, as long as you committed a felony. Well, the days of being paid to pound out license plates are coming to a close. Now, any cash you make in the joint goes back to the joint. Local governments across the United States...
Ruth Madoff unburdens her soul. Does everybody feel better now?
2:00PM 6/30/2009
Yesterday, following Bernie Madoff's sentencing hearing, his wife Ruth Madoff released a statement in which she tried to firmly separate herself from her husband. "Like everyone else, I feel betrayed and confused," Mrs. Madoff wrote, claiming that she had no prior knowledge of her husband's...
It's not likely your grandchild is in a Canadian jail
9:00AM 6/20/2009
Grandparents from coast to coast are getting shaken down and being conned into believing their grandchildren are being held in a Canadian jail and need cash to make bail. As unlikely as this scam might seem, it just keeps coming back -- something that happens when people pay up.The Attorney...
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