Originaly by Associated Press: SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — A lawyer at the center of a $2.5 million kickback scheme involving a pair of corrupt judges and hundreds of juvenile criminal cases pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday. Robert Powell, 49, pleaded guilty to concealing a felony and being an accessory...

Originaly by HARRY R. WEBER: Federal prosecutors in North Carolina filed criminal fraud conspiracy charges against Beazer Homes USA on Wednesday, but they agreed to dismiss the case if the company complies with an agreement accepting responsibility for certain wrongdoing and pays millions to victims. In...

Originly by Kirsten Grind: When her Edmonds condo went on the market, Mindy Moore thought she had managed to avoid foreclosure. Moore listed the home in Edmonds for about $30,000 less than she owed on the mortgage. She thought the “short sale” agreement signed with the bank meant the bank would absorb...

Originaly by Julie Bykowicz: City’s lawsuit advancing against Wells Fargo at stake Having heard what he called a “test run” of Baltimore’s discriminatory lending claim against Wells Fargo on Monday, a federal judge said he will rule within days on whether the civil case can proceed...