| Chase Bank Accuses Florida Law Firms of Running Debt-Relief Scam
Chase Bank USA is suing two Coral Springs, Fla., attorneys specializing in reducing consumer debt and South Florida affiliates, claiming they are engaging in blatantly illegal and fraudulent practices. The federal suit filed Friday in Wilmington, Del., accuses Hess Kennedy Chartered, lawyer Laura Hess, Edward Kennedy, affiliated companies and others of using "an unlawful debt elimination scheme" relying on lawsuits challenging valid credit card charges. Attorney Jeffrey Campos of Coral Springs and the Legal Debt Center, which has the same Coral Springs address and suite number as Hess' law firm, also are named as defendants. In addition, attorneys general in Florida, North Carolina and West Virginia are looking into Hess Kennedy's operations, and the Florida Bar has moved to suspend Hess' license.
So much for a quiet family dinner
Assault on a peace officer, attempting to take a weapon from a peace officer and resisting arrest, 4817 N.W. Stallings Drive, Kinfolks. As Precinct 3 constable, Roger Dudley, was having dinner with his family, a man walked in and began arguing with Kinfolk employees. The man, Elmer Christopher Woodard, 28, of 1317 FM 843, saw Dudley's constable car and demanded to know who he was. When he identified himself, Woodard went over and began arguing with him, the report said. NPD was called and once officers arrived, a fight broke out between Woodard and the officers, when he attempted to take one of the officer's weapons, according to the report. The constable received an injury to his hand during the scuffle, and Woodard was arrested. ——— Felon in possession of a firearm and possession of a controlled substance, 2800 block of Pearl Street.
Study finds high levels of stain-resistance ingredient in Conasauga ...
DALTON, Ga. — Five years after federal regulators began seeking changes in the makeup of a chemical used to produce carpet stain repellent, researchers have found “staggeringly high" amounts of the EPA advisory board-labeled “likely carcinogen" in the Conasauga River. Former University of Georgia professor Aaron Fisk, who oversaw a graduate student study measuring amounts of the chemical in rivers in 2006 and 2007, said levels of perfluorooctanoic acid and its compounds in the Conasauga were among the highest ever measured in water at a nonspill location. “These levels are staggeringly high," he said. “Nobody should be eating fish in that Loopers Bend area." .
Drip wastewater disposal gains favor
Marin County has a pending update to its septic-system policy that would add subsurface drip to its list of allowed alternative systems.
Since April, Napa County has approved some 50 subsurface drip systems, with more than half installed so far, according to Sheldon Sapoznik, who oversees septic systems for the county Environmental Management Department.
The majority of plan submittals for alternative systems have disposal to subsurface drip, he said. Its a big shift. We had a half-dozen submitted with one site plan resubmitted so they would have subsurface drip.
Many of the Napa County projects are rural homes, but some are wineries. For example, a subsurface drip system was designed to handle process wastewater from Whitehall Lane Winery near St.
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The victim was identified as Jeremiah Jackson, 27, of West Des Moines.
The suspect, Aaron Hanke, 24, of Des Moines, was charged with first-degree burglary, willful injury and obstruction of emergency communications.
Text message is evidence in vandalism case
Rachel Dell complained to Des Moines police several times recently that an ex-boyfriend was vandalizing her property and causing a number of problems for her.
She said she has a no-contact order against James Pratt, 28, of Pleasant Hill. She said Pratt had been bragging about "getting away with everything in the past." Pratt was in the Polk County Jail Tuesday, charged with second-degree burglary, two counts of violation of a no-contact order and criminal mischief.
Hain faces damaging "sleaze" probe in donations scandal
However the scale of the under-reporting caused astonishment among MPs and triggered calls for him to consider his position. Shadow work and pensions secretary Chris Grayling said that it had shown "breathtaking incompetence". However allies today sought to rally round the beleaguered minister, insisting that it was a "perfectly innocent oversight". Labour MP Martin Linton, who was part of Mr Hain's campaign team, said it was not "a big deal" and that such things could "happen very easily in politics". "Anyone who has worked with Peter Hain... would know that it could only be what he says it is - a perfectly innocent oversight - and he is very sorry for it," he told the BBC Radio 4 Today programme. He said the money involved was "a fairly modest amount", comparing it with the 260 million dollars (£133m)spent by US President George Bush on the Republican primary elections in 2004.
Brickyard Box Lunches are Back!
The Food & Beverage Department of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is accepting orders for the Brickyard Box Lunch, a satisfying meal to enjoy on Race Day at the track. Fans may place orders for the Indianapolis 500, Allstate 400 at the Brickyard and Red Bull Indianapolis GP and pick up their lunch on Race Day at IMS. Brickyard Box Lunches come with a freshly made sandwich or chef salad, and a delicious fried chicken breast, chips, fresh apple, baked beans, cookie, condiments and a choice of two beverages that will keep fans satisfied until the end of the race. There are four box lunch options available: 'Ham and cheese sandwich 'Turkey and cheese sandwich 'Italian sub sandwich 'Speedway special chef salad with ranch dressing The cost of a Brickyard Box Lunch is $14.95 each.
How Teach First is transforming a London school
Two of her tutor group wander over to chat. "She’s my favourite teacher," confides Amy, 12. Davies tells the pair an anecdote about how one pupil had inquired whether she had a boyfriend. When she said yes, he asked, "‘Does he beat you up, Miss? It looks like it – you have big bags under your eyes’." She laughs – it must be all that late-night marking. .
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