Apparently the fine (I could be more honest and forthright about how such a payment should be characterized) that it takes to resolve allegations of widespread wrongdoing, destruction of civil rights and due process, flagrant disregard of court rules and procedures and outright disregard for the Rule of Law is a mere $2 million dollars.
That’s the fine that the law firm Steven Baum recently agreed to pay, the same amount foreclosure mill in Florida Marshall Watson recently agreed to pay to Florida’s Attorney General.
Paltry fines like are no kind of a deterrent. They’re not even really so much as a bump in the road….
It’s beyond disgusting or tragic or treasonous….it’s beyond diabolical and frankly is in the category of biblical. Biblical in the sense that it’s just more evidence of a full scale breakdown of our country. We’ve gone past the point where the foundation is cracked or crumbling…the whole structure has sunk into a pit of darkness, deceit and evil.
Here in Florida, as usual, the unspeakable nature of the things moves way past absurd….I mean, what words or commentary can be used to comment on a Chief Judge moving directly from the bench and into a job for a notorious Foreclosure Mill, allegedly under an alleged “investigation”, allegedly? How can it get more mind boggling than that?
Former Broward Chief Judge Victor Tobin moderated a panel on the state of foreclosures in the courts. Tobin resigned from the bench in May to work for the Law Offices of Marshall C. Watson, which paid $2 million to settle a state attorney general’s investigation into its foreclosure practices this year. Tobin said he wouldn’t call his new job “fun,” but said it was a natural evolution.
“My job is to oversee the operation as best I can,” he said. “That was my job in the courthouse also.”
How can people have any confidence in any level of government when this occurs and it’s not even questioned? Can we slip any further into truly Kafkaesque/Orwellian/StarChamber reality?
Huh? A former Chief Judge now working deeper in the belly of the beast moderates a panel on Fraudclosure that includes current judges…Florida is clearly on one of the lower levels of the descent into hell. More on that here: Palm Beach Post
But, I digress. That’s old news. Long forgotten, no one cares anymore. Move along, nothing here to see. I was going to talk about Halloween. Oh, our beloved national holiday Halloween.
Halloween is not a holiday, it’s a powerful and timely reminder of what a monstrously evil country we have become. Halloween is a celebration and glorification of the occult, of the devil, of evil. And the celebration has been elevated in recent years in this country into a national holiday. And why not? It’s kind of an accurate expression of our current national identity….
If you’re not already disgusted by what you see happening in the ugly space that is Fraudclosure, Please read the article in today’s New York Times to see how one Fraudclosure firm chooses to glorify their segment and unique contribution into this national tragedy…
Next, read a little bit about the teensy weensy fine paid:
The agreement between the Baum firm and the U.S. attorney’s office resolves an investigation into Baum’s mortgage foreclosure-related practices, specifically whether the firm, on behalf of its lender clients, filed misleading pleadings, affidavits and mortgage assignments in state and federal courts in New York, the U.S. attorney’s office said.
“In mortgage foreclosure proceedings, there are no excuses for sloppy practices that could lead to someone mistakenly losing their home,” Bharara said. “Homeowners facing foreclosure cannot afford to have faulty paperwork or inadequate evidence submitted.” The agreement will help “minimize that risk,” he said.
