Archive for July 25th, 2011

PRONOUN MYSTERY: ‘We Plan To Go After Akerman [Senterfitt] Next,’ AdSurfDaily Member Writes; No Immediate Comment From Law Firm That Represented Andy Bowdoin

PRONOUN MYSTERY: 'We Plan To Go After Akerman [Senterfitt] Next,' AdSurfDaily Member Writes; No Immediate Comment From Law Firm That Represented Andy Bowdoin

UPDATED 3:59 P.M. EDT (U.S.A.) An email attributed to an AdSurfDaily member claims “We are now playing offense” and “We plan to go after Akerman Senifit (sic) next.” Why the pronoun “we” was used was not immediately clear. Also unclear is why Akerman Senterfitt has been identified as a prospective target of litigation and what, […]

Washington State Man Sentenced To 25 Years In ‘Foreclosure Relief’ Scam; Judge Calls Jeff McGrue ‘Heartless’; FBI Says He Issued Nonexistent ‘Bonded Promissory Notes’ Purportedly Drawn On U.S. Treasury To Fleece Lenders And People ‘At The End Of Their Rope’

Washington State Man Sentenced To 25 Years In 'Foreclosure Relief' Scam; Judge Calls Jeff McGrue 'Heartless'; FBI Says He Issued Nonexistent 'Bonded Promissory Notes' Purportedly Drawn On U.S. Treasury To Fleece Lenders And People 'At The End Of Their Rope'

A Washington state man who ran a foreclosure-rescue scam by telling victims he could save their homes gathered more than $1 million from people “at the end of their rope” and tried to bilk lenders out of at least $55 million, federal prosecutors and the FBI said. Jeff McGrue, 51, of Tacoma, targeted California borrowers. […]