Miscellaneous

• FBI: Beware of Loan Modification Scams

  Paul Kiesel | October 28, 2008 4:08 PM | 28 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  According to the Justice Department, San Joaquin Valley has been a hotbed for foreclosure modification scams, as cities like Stockton, Modesto and Merced top the foreclosure rankings among cities...

• Cardinal Mahony Claims "The Archdiocese Today is Safe For Children"

  Paul Kiesel | February 20, 2009 7:34 PM | 21 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  Cardinal Roger Mahony believes that hundreds of years of sexual abuse, that has taken place throughout various Catholic orders, is all behind us now. What evidence supports his assertion? Just...

• Cardinal Mahony's Effort to Block Iraq War Veteran's Sexual Abuse Claim

  Paul Kiesel | February 27, 2009 7:49 PM | 19 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  Below is a story that details Los Angeles Archbishop Roger Mahony acting in typical Cardinal Mahony fashion: As a suppresser of truth and a promoter of impostures and mistruths. From Los Angeles...

• Cardinal(s) Wrong

  Paul Kiesel | April 08, 2009 6:30 PM | 15 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  Cardinal George is wrong on his stance of Obama addressing this year's graduating class at Notre Dame University. Ten priests in the Roman Catholic order that helps run the University of Notre Dame...

• Fresno Diocese Continues to Let "Accused" Child Molester Work with Children

  Paul Kiesel | March 19, 2009 7:20 PM | 12 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  A little over two years ago, a Fresno jury found Father Eric Swearingen guilty (9-3) of molesting a former altar boy, however, Bishop John J. Steinbock has continued to allow this man to work with...

• Rick Santorum and Bishop Steinbock: "Secular" Society is to Blame for Rampant Clergy Sexual Abuse

  Paul Kiesel | March 20, 2009 7:24 PM | 11 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  These two guys, former Republican senator Rick Santorum and Bishop John T. Steinbock, claim that society, in particular secular or liberal society, is to blame for all of the recent sex abuse...

• Ernest Nelson Found Guilty in UCLA Body-Parts Program Scandal

  Paul Kiesel | May 14, 2009 3:53 PM | 10 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  SEE BOLD CAPS FOR EDITORIAL COMMENTS From the Los Angeles Times: A businessman accused of selling body parts from corpses donated to UCLA medical school in a scandal that tarnished the reputation...

• If You Have an Option ARM Loan with FDIC IndyMac, Read This!

  Paul Kiesel | October 10, 2008 9:47 PM | 10 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  Any Californian who has a Pay Option ARM loan from IndyMac (now FDIC IndyMac) that was originated between 2004 and 2007 and has faced or will be facing an interest rate reset (ballooned monthly...

• The Mormon Church Should Be Less Concerned with HBO's "Big Love" and More Concerned with Sex-Abuse Statute of Limitations

  Paul Kiesel | March 11, 2009 7:47 PM | 9 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  Since Monday, there have been several articles circulating online reporting how offended the Mormon Church is by an upcoming episode of HBO's Big Love. In the episode, a sacred ritual ceremony will...

• California's Ticking Option ARM Time Bomb

  Paul Kiesel | August 19, 2008 3:29 PM | 9 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  "Optimists, look away now." This is the first sentence of a very brief article in last week's The Economist. The subhead reads "A nasty mortgage product promises yet more misery," and the title of...