Bank of America Grifters Not in Prison-Veteran Goes to Jail For 25 Dollars

[kairos12]

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/doj-announces-1665-billion-settlement-bank-america
snip:

The Justice Department has not singled out or punished any individuals for wrongdoing in the settlements. Holder said the civil settlements do not preclude criminal prosecution of the banks, but the Justice Department has not publicly taken any such actions so far

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https://www.aclu.org/blog/criminal-law-reform/wtf-our-tax-dollars-are-being-spent-jail-vet-being-poor
snip:

If Mr. Papa had been able to pay the first $50 installment toward his debt on the spot, he would have been able to walk out of court. But he only had $25 on him. Mr. Papa told the judge he would get his first paycheck in a week. He pleaded not to be thrown in jail for falling a mere $25 short: "I tried really hard to get this job, and I'd really like to keep it," he said.

I think we can all pretty much agree that helping a vet find stable employment after service overseas is a right thing to do, something our laws and regulations should help to achieve, not disrupt. Well, here's what happened instead: Mr. Papa found a job, but because of a judge's decision to jail him for $25, he lost it.

Instead of letting him go to work, the judge ordered Mr. Papa to serve 22 days in jail for nonpayment of his fines and fees...

The state of America. Grifters don't even need a get out of jail free card because they never go to jail. To the Veteran-welcome back to the Kleptocracy you put your life on the line for.

[Octafish]

1. Geithner sacrificed homeowners to “foam the runway” for the banks

Is great phrase:

Neil Barofsky, the former special inspector general for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, has published a new book, “Bailout: An Inside Account of How Washington Abandoned Main Street While Rescuing Wall Street.” It presents a damning indictment of the Obama administration’s execution of the TARP program generally, and of HAMP in particular.
…
By delaying millions of foreclosures, HAMP gave bailed-out banks more time to absorb housing-related losses while other parts of Obama’s bailout plan repaired holes in the banks’ balance sheets. According to Barofsky, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner even had a term for it. HAMP borrowers would “foam the runway” for the distressed banks looking for a safe landing. It is nice to know what Geithner really thinks of those Americans who were busy losing their homes in hard times.

CONTINUED w VIDEO and links and more letters...

http://washingtonexaminer.com/video-geithner-sacrificed-homeowners-to-foam-the-runway-for-the-banks/article/2502982

Most importantly: Thanks for the heads-up on Mr. Papa, kairos12. In the USA, the amount of Justice is directly variable with the thickness of one's wallet. Wish I was in court that day so I could slip him $25 -- if I had it I would, that is.

[kairos12]

7. Information on Wealth Disparity

This month's Mother Jones magazine has a comprehensive graphical display of wealth disparity in the country. Informative, but infuriating.

[SammyWinstonJack]

10. Yabut...THANK GOD IT PASSED!

[mnhtnbb]

2. Was he sent to a for profit prison?

The article doesn't say, but one wonders whether the judge is on a kick back scheme
to keep the local for profit prisons full.

This makes no sense unless somebody is making money off the imprisonment.

[Initech]

3. $17 billion and no one gets punished.

$25 = go directly to jail. Do not pass go.

[truedelphi]

4. Holder, like his boss, works for the banks...

And he also works hard to keep cannabis out of people's hands.

So this is nothing new.

[Sparhawk60]

5. This is So Sad

Forget the morality of jailing a man over $25, let me put it in terms even a hard heart repub should be able to unterstand: "So instead of being gainfully emplyed (and paying taxes), the taxpayesr have to pay to feed and house him for 22 days."

In what world does this make ANY type of cents?


/for-profit prison any one?

[postulater]

6. Money trumps Justice.

Sad.

[magical thyme]

8. It would be useful if they would name the court and the asshole judge that did this

Shedding light on stupid is the first step toward getting rid of it.

[onethatcares]

9. agreed

what kind of fucking idiot is this "judge"???