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Bank Exec Who 'Just Moved Into' Foreclosed $12M Beach Home Loses House and Job

Sep 14, 2009
By Martha Neil & Unidentified Blogger

A senior vice president responsible for commercial foreclosures at Wells Fargo & Co. has lost her job after being accused of making personal use of an $12 million bank-owned beachfront California home over the summer.

The owners of the Malibu Colony home had to turn it over to the bank after losing money in Bernard Madoff's record-breaking Ponzi scheme. Neighbors said Cheronda Guyton used the home over the summer, and reported that guests arrived by yacht at a party there. Wells Fargo said an internal investigation showed that Guyton violated bank policies and has been terminated, but didn't explain what the claimed violation was, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Guyton could not be reached by the newspaper for comment but said through a spokesperson that if she could be reached she had no comment. The spokesperson refused to identify herself through her own spokesperson, who identified herself as an employee of 'Rent a Spokesperson, Inc.,' which has no listed phone number but reportedly does business from a P.O. Box in Tijuana, Mexico.

Dumb California Couple Go On National TV To Describe How They Made a Living By Shoplifting

CA couple who admitted shoplifting on TV charged

Sep 14 2009


A Southern California couple who went on national television to brag about making $100,000 shoplifting toys and selling their loot on eBay has pleaded not guilty to federal conspiracy charges in San Diego.

A federal grand jury indictment unsealed Monday says authorities seized more than 500 boxes of stolen toys when they raided Laura and Matthew Eaton's home in San Marcos with a search warrant in March.

Might not be the actual couple but charged with something. Substitute for the real perps.

The couple was arrested Friday and faces at least 27 months in prison if convicted of conspiracy to transport stolen property.

The Eatons appeared on the "Dr. Phil" show and said they supported their three toddlers by shoplifting for six years.

The woman, speaking on condition of imbecility, said the couple did not realize they still could be charged with a crime if they publicly admitted it and no longer had the stolen property. "We've come clean and the money is all gone so why the big deal?" she told a reporter.

A federal public defender says both parents have gotten jobs since the March raid and the family is living with Laura Eaton's parents.

Respectful, Pretty Prison Officer Trashed By Male Co-workers

'Pretty' prison officer wins case


A former prison officer who said she was forced out of her job after being bullied because she was pretty has won her case for unfair dismissal.

Amitjo Kajla, 22, said she suffered the abuse at Brinsford Young Offenders' Institution near Wolverhampton.

Her tribunal heard how former dumbos questioned her behaviour with male inmates and suggested she rejected advice about the dress code.

The tribunal has now issued a written judgement backing her claims.

Ms Kajla, who lives in Wolverhampton, also won claims for age and sex discrimination against HM Prison Service (HMPS).

The hearing in Birmingham in July heard Ms Kajla describe how she had been effectively sacked by Brinsford in April 2008 despite having no problems in her previous job at Shrewsbury prison.

'Weak woman'

The written judgement said the tribunal accepted that under the circumstances, the treatment Ms Kajla was subjected to amounted to unfair dismissal.

In a statement, Ms Kajla said: "All I ever did was try to uphold the HMPS purpose statement, which clearly states that their duty is to 'look after prisoners with humanity' and I sought to apply that in my work by treating prisoners with respect.

"However, one officer didn't like my way of working, which was counter to the macho approach he favoured.

"I was seen as a weak woman who could be bullied."

A spokesman for the Prison Service, speaking on condition of not knowing anything about the case, said the Service was "disappointed" by the tribunal's findings and said it would study them "carefully".

The spokesman added: "The Prison Service takes all allegations of sexual harassment very seriously."

A hearing will be held in early November to determine how much compensation Ms Kajla should receive.

Teaching Ethics the Hard Way

Angela Simpson, 33, was indicted, but it hardly matters because she calmly confessed the whole murder on camera to Phoenix's KTVK-TV, patiently setting out her reasoning. She stabbed the wheelchair-confined man 50 times, pulled some teeth, beat him with a tire iron, drove a nail into his head, then partially dismembered the body and placef explosive in the mouth to explode the head. (Bonus: She did it all in front of a mirror so he would see as much of it as he could. We wonder if the man had enough time to see his own head explode before blacking out.) Reason? She wanted to improve the ethical standards of her neighborhood for her "family" and the "children." The man was a snitch, and that's what snitches deserve. Child molesters, too, but mainly snitches.

When reporters sought to interview the victim, a hospital spokeswoman, who spoke only on condition of inadvertent proximity, told reporters it was a polioy of the hospital not to permit the questioning of any deceased bodies. Information obtained from a corpse's atatement is not admissible in court and is considered hearsay because the decedent was not available for cross-examination. The condition of this victim made it especially difficult to expect any verbal responses to questions. KTVK-TV

Winston Outraces Internet

Carrier Pigeon Faster Than The Internet


September 10, 2009

In a bizarre turn of events a South African Internet carrier, ISP Telkom resorted to some ancient technology when it was unable to deliver a large data file from Pietermaritzburg to Durban in a timely manner. Instead, it was forced to rely on an 11-month-old carrier pigeon named Winston to deliver the file. Counting Winston's travel time and a download of the file, the transfer took about 2 hours. The Internet transfer, sent earlier, was only four percent complete after 2 hours!

The fact that Winston made the 50-mile delivery faster than the local ISP suggests it's a good idea to invest in a few carrier pigeons if you plan to do any serious IT business in South Africa. Winston deserves a large bonus.

Cops Don't Know About It Or Ignore U.S. Constitution - Charge Man With Free Speech

Man cited for speaking in public under 1887 local ordinance

Sep 11 2009
Winona, Minn.

A man was cited for speaking (cursing) in public under a local law created back in 1887. Police said a 19-year-old man was cited Wednesday after he yelled obscenities at officers who had earlier given him a ticket for underage drinking. Officers said they could hear the man cursing at them from a block away. Several neighbors said they also heard the shouting.

Police normally issue disorderly conduct tickets in similar situations, but Deputy Police Chief Tom Williams said officers use discretion to choose the most appropriate charge.

Violating Winona's obscenity law is a misdemeanor, with a maximum penalty of 90 days in jail and a $1,000 fine.

The poor schmuck arrested by the hick cops probably doesn't know it either, or the judge who will sentence him, and he probably will have to pay a fine and do some jail time, but his arrest is unlawful and the law unenforceable.

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Information from: Winona Daily News, http://www.winonadailynews.com

Woman Goes Postal Over Change Dispute

Cops: Woman pummels clerk after dispute over $20 bill

Sep 11 2009


Delaware State Police said a woman punched a gas station clerk in the face and held scissors to his throat in a dispute over how much money she had given him. The clerk at the Country Farms on West Newport Pike told police that a 26-year-old woman asked for $20 of gas, but only gave him a $1 bill. The clerk said the woman, certain that she had given him a $20 bill, screamed at him when he refused to give her $20.

Then police said the woman stormed behind the counter, punched the clerk in the face and held scissors to his throat. At that point, recalling an old school yard trick, he yelled King's X and cried uncle, while giving the woman two $10 bills.

Confused, the woman told the clerk she was not related to him and to stop calling her uncle.

As the woman drove away, police said she found the $20 bill in her purse and returned to the gas station, to apologize. Instead, police said she was arrested and charged with offensive touching and aggravated menacing. The clerk declined to press charges on condition the woman would go home with him when he got off work. She sized the young, well-muscled clerk up for a couple of seconds and agreed to the proposition.