Miscellaneous

• FBI: Beware of Loan Modification Scams

  Paul Kiesel | October 28, 2008 4:08 PM | 28 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  According to the Justice Department, San Joaquin Valley has been a hotbed for foreclosure modification scams, as cities like Stockton, Modesto and Merced top the foreclosure rankings among cities...

• Medi-Vac Helicopter Crashes in Northern California Killing Three

  Todd Slaughter | November 16, 2009 1:05 PM | 0 CommentsRedding, CA

  LASSEN COUNTY, Calif. - A medical helicopter stationed in Susanville crashed 15 miles north of Reno at approximately 2:01 am Saturday morning. A mayday report was heard just prior to loss of...

• Message to Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann: Leave Gov. Kathleen Sebelius Alone

  Paul Kiesel | March 10, 2009 4:15 PM | 4 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City has been spewing his vile opinions in regards to President Obama's selection of Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius as the Health and Human Services...

• The Subprime Mess and Phil Gramm: An Experiment in Deregulation

  Paul Kiesel | June 24, 2008 4:12 PM | 9 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  In 1933, a few years following the stock market crash, Congress passes the Glass-Steagall Act, in hopes that regulating banks will help prevent market instability, particularly amongst Wall Street...

• Recall Announced After Bacteria Found in Vick's Nasal Spray

  Rick Patterson | November 20, 2009 8:00 AM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  Procter & Gamble is recalling Vicks Sinex nasal spray in the United States, Britain and Germany after finding it contained bacteria, the company said. Procter & Gamble said it announced the...

• Pacific Law Center Accused of Unethical Activity

  Randy Walton | November 26, 2007 1:29 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  If you listen to Padres games, or watch them on television, you're very familiar with the commercials of the Pacific Law Center. Heck, if you live in San Diego and have eyes or ears you know of this law firm, whose ads can be found all over San Diego County in phone books, newspapers, the radio, and television. Allegations are now surfacing that the law firm was not keeping the promises it makes...

• Funeral Home Negligence: CA Mortician Loses License

  Laura Blatt | May 17, 2007 12:32 AM | 0 CommentsNovato, CA

  A mortician's license was indefinitely suspended for improperly storing bodies, allowing them to decay in a warehouse without proper refrigeration. Anthony Villeggiante is co-owner of Abby Chapel of the Redwoods in Rohnert Park, California. The mortuary has now been shut down. When state inspectors checked the warehouse in March, they found nine bodies. A swamp cooler and baby powder did nothing...

• Settlement Reached in Case of Michigan Body Dumped in Landfill

  Clayton Kent | June 22, 2009 6:12 PM | 0 CommentsNovato, CA

  If losing a family member was not already traumatic enough, imagine the nightmare of having the body of your loved one disappear from the funeral home you have entrusted with the remains. Worse yet,...

• If You Have an Option ARM Loan with FDIC IndyMac, Read This!

  Paul Kiesel | October 10, 2008 9:47 PM | 10 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  Any Californian who has a Pay Option ARM loan from IndyMac (now FDIC IndyMac) that was originated between 2004 and 2007 and has faced or will be facing an interest rate reset (ballooned monthly...

• Investigations Prompted by Failure to Comply with Stop Order, Obtain Workers Compensation Insurance

  James Cool | January 17, 2009 8:45 PM | 0 CommentsVentura, CA

  Sections 3550-3553 of the California Labor code require that employers have workers compensation insurance, which pays benefits to s matter. Last week, California Labor Commissioner Angela...