Tax relief program
Mason City Globe GazetteMarch 31, 2012
The FTC says, “The truth is that most taxpayers don't qualify for the programs these fraudsters hawk, their companies don't settle the tax debt, and in many cases don't even send the necessary paperwork to the IRS requesting participation in the ...more »
Mississippi casino closes abruptly pending foreclosure
Las Vegas Review - JournalMarch 31, 2012
The closing came three days after Bally's Gaming Inc. canceled a foreclosure sale in an attempt to settle a $3 million debt it says owner Delta Investments and Development owes for equipment and remodeling loans. Mark Starkweather, the attorney for ...more »
Wadwhani & Shanfield Now Offers Living Trust Services to Protect Your Estate
PR Leap (press release)March 31, 2012
Although many a bankruptcy lawyer Sherman Oaks will suggest that the two fields of law are completely unrelated, this is not true. Bankruptcy and living trust services both focus on the ability of individuals to protect their assets when facing ...more »
Mass. man sentenced in RI abduction
Boston GlobeMarch 31, 2012
... in prison on Friday on charges that he and a cohort kidnapped a college classmate from his luxury Providence apartment, stuffed him in a bag, and drove him across state lines as part of a plot to steal his $80000 Porsche to settle gambling debts.more »
Argyle fans' boost for firms
This is PlymouthMarch 31, 2012
The Herald reported yesterday on how dozens of local firms were receiving a measly debt settlement of less than 1p in the pound as part of the deal that allowed the Pilgrims to survive. Among those on the multi-million-pound list of unsecured creditors ...more »
High River Gold Reports 2011 Results
MarketWatch (press release)March 31, 2012
High River Gold Mines Ltd. (TOR:CA:HRG) ("High River" or the "Company") today reported its financial results and operational highlights for the year ended December 31, 2011. The Consolidated Financial Statements and related Notes along with the ...more »
Oregon Court of Appeals says consumers with unpaid credit-card debt aren't off ...
OregonLive.comMarch 31, 2012
Oregonians with old credit-card debt may have thought the coast was clear when years passed and the lawyers didn't come knocking, but the Oregon Court of Appeals says not so fast. In three rulings this month, the higher court said that debt collectors...more »
Western Wind Energy Reports Financial Results for the Year Ended December 31, 2011
MarketWatch (press release)March 30, 2012
The cash grant will be from a US Federal Government program to encourage renewable energy development through a 30% cash grant in lieu of tax credits, paid by the US Department of Energy, and is part of the American Recovery Re-Investment Act ("ARRA").more »
Obama Plans Overhaul of Student-Loan Debt Collector Practices
BloombergMarch 30, 2012
The US Education Department, which hires private collectors, said today it would mandate that the companies use a standard form to gather debtors' income and expenses. If borrowers protest, they would be offered an income-based formula, ...more »
Comstock Homebuilding Companies, Inc. Reports Results for Three and Twelve ...
MarketWatch (press release)March 30, 2012
The Company anticipates development to commence in mid-2012 and unit sales to commence in the second half of 2012. -- During 2011, the Company continued to monetize existing inventory at the Eclipse condominium project, where it settled 17 units ...more »
Man sentenced to 1 year in RI Porsche kidnapping
Boston HeraldMarch 30, 2012
... was sentenced today to a year in prison for kidnapping a college classmate from his luxury Providence apartment, stuffing him in a bag and driving him across state lines as part of a plot to steal his $80000 Porsche to settle gambling debts.more »
Another Home Run for the Walloping Wealthy
Huffington Post (blog)March 30, 2012
Out of that $2.15 billion, McCourt will have to pay off the $706 million in debt that his widely derided incompetence and greed saddled on the Dodgers. After that debt settlement, analysts estimate, he'll walk away with a clean $1 billion.more »
Harrisburg Receiver Resigns After Calling for Finance Probes
San Francisco ChronicleMarch 30, 2012
"Bankruptcy is imminent," Miller said by telephone. "No one can make this work." The city is barred by state law from seeking bankruptcy protection until July. A federal judge cited that fact in rejecting an attempt to file for Chapter 9 proceedings by ...more »
Man sentenced to 1 year in RI Porsche kidnapping
The Associated PressMarch 30, 2012
The men plotted to steal the Porsche so they could resell it to pay off debts that Cui owed to a Chinese gambling syndicate, said Assistant US Attorney Gerard B. Sullivan. He has said the plot was mostly Cui's idea and was in the works for several ...more »
Fitch Downgrades Manatee County School Bd (Florida) COPs to 'A'; Outlook ...
MarketWatch (press release)March 30, 2012
The district also received $34.7 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding in fiscal 2011, which included $9.1 million in Education Jobs Bill money and $10.5 million in earmarked revenues for specific programs.more »
