The U.S. Justice Department says a crackdown on mortgage fraud has led to over 500 arrests nationwide in schemes to take advantage of the struggling housing market. In one case, the Feds broke up a fraud ring in Detroit that recruited over 100 accomplices to obtain nearly $100 million in mortgages for ghost properties. In all, the various cases that were targeted from coast to coast netted $2.3 billion for the scammers. Source Link
A national survey says most Americans support that new controversial Arizona law that gives police the power to check the residency status of suspected illegal immigrants. But the Washington Post-ABC News poll also shows that most who were surveyed support a program to give illegal immigrants the opportunity to earn legal documentation. More than 8 out of 10 also think the National Guard should be used to patrol the U.S.-Mexico border to keep out illegal immigrants. Source Link
If you were asked to name Michael Jackson's most popular song, what would you "Say, Say, Say"? Billboard Magazine says Jackson's 1983 duet by that name with former Beatle Paul McCartney outlasted "Billy Jean" and the Jackson Five hit "I'll Be There" to rank as the King of Pop's most successful song on the music charts. Billboard is looking back on the Jackson legacy as the world prepares to mark the one-year anniversary of the singer's death. Source Link
A national survey says most Americans support that new controversial Arizona law that gives police the power to check the residency status of suspected illegal immigrants. But the Washington Post-ABC News poll also shows that most who were surveyed support a program to give illegal immigrants the opportunity to earn legal documentation. More than 8 out of 10 also think the National Guard should be used to patrol the U.S.-Mexico border to keep out illegal immigrants. Source Link
If you were asked to name Michael Jackson's most popular song, what would you "Say, Say, Say"? Billboard Magazine says Jackson's 1983 duet by that name with former Beatle Paul McCartney outlasted "Billy Jean" and the Jackson Five hit "I'll Be There" to rank as the King of Pop's most successful song on the music charts. Billboard is looking back on the Jackson legacy as the world prepares to mark the one-year anniversary of the singer's death. Source Link
