- Bruce Bierhans | October 03, 2010 10:00 AM | Cape Cod, MA
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Miscellaneous
This morning, Sarah Shemkus (a very good financial writer) writes a headline piece in the CC Times entitled Downturn brings rise in financial crime. Were Sarah following this blog, she would know...
- Bruce Bierhans | January 18, 2010 10:45 AM | Eastern Massachusetts, MA
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Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
I am well aware that in the eyes of many people, lawyers reside at the lower end of the food chain. However, for 28 years, I have loved being a lawyer. The reason is that I know that lawyers can...
- Bruce Bierhans | January 18, 2010 10:31 AM | Cape Cod, MA
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Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
I am well aware that in the eyes of many people, lawyers reside at the lower end of the food chain. However, for 28 years, I have loved being a lawyer. The reason is that I know that lawyers can...
- Bruce Bierhans | December 16, 2009 4:54 PM | Eastern Massachusetts, MA
Category:
Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
I've written here often regarding financial scams being perpetrated upon seniors on Cape Cod and elsewhere. We are still attempting to resolve the Harwich Community Center case I've discussed, and...
- Bruce Bierhans | November 02, 2009 5:10 PM | Eastern Massachusetts, MA
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Miscellaneous
Speaking of FINRA...FINRA has issued an alert to warn the public about an auction rate securites phishing scam. The scam attempts to take advantage of individuals who, unfortunately, have already...
- Bruce Bierhans | October 09, 2009 4:39 PM | Cape Cod, MA
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Miscellaneous
What a surprise! An article in todays SanFran Chronicle reports that reverse mortgages have the potential to spawn another subprime-style financial crisis. This, according to a report released by...
- Bruce Bierhans | October 09, 2009 4:37 PM | Eastern Massachusetts, MA
Category:
Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
What a surprise! An article in todays SanFran Chronicle reports that reverse mortgages have the potential to spawn another subprime-style financial crisis. This, according to a report released by...
- Bruce Bierhans | April 21, 2009 12:54 PM | Eastern Massachusetts, MA
Category:
Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
A very busy two weeks in and out of court has kept this erstwhile blogger off the Internet. However, while cleaning up the desk and catching up on this nice Friday, I was surprised to see how much I...
- Olivier Kozlowski | March 25, 2009 9:51 AM | Eastern Massachusetts, MA
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Miscellaneous
You're trying to figure out how to make next month's mortgage payment. You heard something on the news about government help, but you don't know what's been passed and if you qualify. Meanwhile, you...
- Bruce Bierhans | June 27, 2008 3:05 PM | Eastern Massachusetts, MA
Category:
Miscellaneous
Today, The Massachusetts AG, Martha Coakley indicted a number of individuals in yet another mortgage scam scheme. Apparently, these individuals, employees of a number of banks, engaged in "income...