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The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission's report concludes that ineffective regulators and big banks were the primary causes of the financial meltdown. Next stop: Government and class action lawsuits to recoup some of what we all lost, and (please please please) criminal charges against the worst offenders too.

If law school tuition can cost more than $150,000 and the legal services profession lost 17,200 jobs between July 2009 and 2010, is investing in a law degree still worth the expense? Actually, yes, according to three legal education experts who spoke to Money College about law school financial aid....

Among the most startling pieces of testimony in the Novartis sex discrimination trial was an account of woman's rape by a man connected to her boss. More shocking was the company's alleged response. Even in a case the law says must be decided on dry statistics, such devastatingly emotional testimony is likely to color the verdict.

Federal prosecutors are conducting a criminal investigation into whether Goldman Sachs or its employees committed securities fraud in connection with mortgage trading, The Wall Street Journal reports. The Manhattan U.S. Attorney's Office is heading the preliminary investigation.

Banks will charge a shameful $38.5 billion in overdraft fees to the American public this year, and most of them are the ones who can least afford it -- the working poor and the unemployed who are constantly juggling utility bills and can barely afford groceries. Congressional Democrats are finally...

Someone needs to remind R. Allen Stanford that he isn't rich any more. Getting ready to stand trial for a variety of hefty charges, he wanted a strong attorney, particularly Robert Luskin, the Washington-based legal guru who represented Karl Rove. Instead, he's been appointed a federal public...

A "rogue" ISP that recruited and hosted known distributors of child pornography, spam and phishing attacks was ordered shut down by a judge at the request of the Federal Trade Commission. In its 35-page memorandum supporting the request for a restraining order, FTC lawyers noted a criminal probe...

Most criminals know that the best way to successfully commit a crime is to allow their victims to remain comfortable. The very worst criminals are the ones who look harmless and blend in with their surroundings. While taking advantage of these basic criminal principals, an increasing number of...

When we think of ID theft, what usually comes to mind is some computer hacker gaining access to your credit card or bank account information online and then spending all your money. That's certainly something to look out for, but there are several other ways that creative crooks are stealing...

With scrap metal prices going the same direction as the price of gas at the pump it's no wonder that thefts of metal have been trending up as well. Recently a disturbing trend has shown up in cities across the U.S. where manhole covers are being stolen and sold for scrap! This rash of heavy metal...