One hour and $260 can get you phony green card, soc. security and driver’s license

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It’s a passport to trouble — and it can be bought for just $260 on the streets of Jackson Heights, Queens.

In just one hour, The Post was able to buy a phony green card, Social Security card and New York state driver’s license from a stranger on a corner — all of which could serve as a gateway to obtain legitimate IDs.

The cards are frighteningly real — convincing enough to fool creditors, potential employers and security at buildings and even the airport.

Experts said the biggest fear is that these IDs are being bought by people who slipped past border crossings.

“You get that legitimate ID, and this one goes away,” said John Cutter, retired NYPD deputy chief of the Intelligence Division, as he tossed the fake Social Security card in the air.

STATE SEN. WANTS FAKE-ID PEDDLERS TO GET JAIL TIME

“The next thing you know, you’re legit even though you never came across the border legally, nobody really knows who you are, you’ve never paid taxes, but now you’re a legitimate citizen, and now you start your history. read more

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Ground Zero Mosque Developer Accused of Fraud by Allstate (via Creeping Sharia)

Allstate Accuses ‘Ground Zero Mosque’ Developer of No-Fault Fraud Scheme.

At least the third insurance company to do so, via Insurance News – Allstate Accuses 'Ground Zero Mosque' Developer of No-Fault Fraud Scheme. Allstate has become the latest insurance company to accuse Hisham Elzanaty, one of the money men behind the so-called Ground Zero mosque development, of orchestrating a "highly developed and sophisticated kickback scheme" that allegedly reaped more than $5 million for Elzanaty and others. State Farm and Gei … Read More

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Racketeering Class Action Filed on Behalf of Foreclosed New York State Homeowners

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New York, NY: On August 17, 2010, a Federal Class Action Complaint was filed on behalf of tens of thousands of New York State homeowners who lost their homes to an alleged foreclosure fraud orchestrated for years by a New York “foreclosure mill” attorney and major mortgage companies.

The case is filed in the US District Court, Eastern District of New York, entitled “Connie Campbell against Steven Baum, MERSCORP, Inc, et al.”, Case #10CV3800. It alleges RICO civil racketeering, RESPA, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act violations and that homeowners paid inflated foreclosure and other fees fictionalized by Mr. Baum who profited from the scheme since 2005.

The action seeks to return tens of thousands of foreclosed homes to their owners or the values thereof and hundreds of millions in punitive damages against Mr. Baum, MERSCORP and HSBC.

The alleged foreclosure scheme was discovered by lawyer Susan Chana Lask, after her client lost her 1.7 Million Dollar Brooklyn Caroll Gardens Brownstone home to a $190,000 mortgage foreclosure filed by attorney Steven Baum for HSBC. The foreclosure court filings were false as filed in HSBC v. Cncepcion Campbell, et al, New York Supreme Court, Kings County, Index #20393/07 .

Racketeering Class Action Filed on Behalf of Foreclosed New York State Homeowners.

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Ex-Clinton fundraiser gets 12 years in prison

NEW YORK – A wealthy Manhattan investment banker who was once a top fundraiser for Hillary Rodham Clinton and other big-name Democrats has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for bank fraud.

Hassan Nemazee (hah-SAHN’ nah-MAH’-zee) was sentenced Thursday in federal court in Manhattan.

Ex-Clinton fundraiser gets 12 years in prison – Yahoo! News.

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The New York Times Obama and Israel A New Low for the Paper of Record

If one needs any more proof of the animus towards Israel coming from the editors of The New York Times, look no further than today’s editorial — which marks a new low for the paper. Perhaps they were merely lazy and decided to plagiarize editorials appearing regularly in the pages of The Nation. Or perhaps they just realize that most of their readers don’t subscribe to the official publication of the far Left, and need to get the message out on their own.

via Ron Radosh » The New York Times, Obama, and Israel: A New Low for the Paper of Record.

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