Update: Must-read by Chris Hedges

“And the real crime committed is not the crime of speaking out or defying the rules, but the crime of exposing the charade.”

Foreclosures: Just the beginning

“It has been reported that $13.5 trillion of potential fraud is going uninvestigated and unprosecuted. This settlement is a travesty of justice and a total rip-off of America.”

Settlement deal finalized: Who governs?

Margot on the scene: Wells Fargo meets with occupiers

Margot Paez of Insightoutnews.org was on the scene yesterday when occupiers met with Wells Fargo representatives. Cheryl Aichele, Carlos Marroquin, Mark Lipman and others attended the undefined meet-up which is chronicled here:

Banks v. 99%: Rampant fraud

“More worrying is that the kinds of problems that Mr. Lavalle flagged so long ago, and that Fannie apparently ignored, have evicted people from their homes through improper or fraudulent foreclosures.”