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    December 8, 2011

    John Farahi: Iranian Bernie Madoff? Feds Say $20 Million of L.A. Persian Jews' Money Lost

    yunguyen666​A Bel Air Estates man whose investment fraud allegedly cost $20 million in losses was indicted by a federal grand jury this week. And since these alleged, mini-Madoffs are getting titles in the news based on ethnicity, we'll call this suspect a potential Iranian Bernie Madoff. Ind ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2011

    Cocaine Flows Through L.A. Despite Drug War, Border Beef Up

    Max Sparber​If the celebrity nightlife scene seems as giddy as ever and your favorite party girl remains quite chatty, you know why: Cocaine is economical and plentiful in these here parts. And despite a build up of more than 40,000 of agents along the U.S.-Mexico border, bloody Latin America ... More >>

  • News

    January 13, 2011

    Stop Making Payments to Win Loan Modification?

    JPMorgan Chase customer finds himself in loan mod hell for following bank's suggestion

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2010

    Day In Shockers: UC Berkeley Makes You Liberal, Fox News Makes You Dumb

    College OTRWatchin' some C-Span from our Berkeley-ass van​Great. Now liberals at UC Berkeley have sta-thith-tics to drop into their rants on the intolerable ignorance of middle-Americans who shop at Wal-Mart and jerk off to Sarah Palin, like they aren't guilty of the same: A new study proves ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2010

    Rep. Maxine Waters' Ethics Charges Spelled Out

    ​ The House ethics committee spelled out its case against against Rep. Maxine Waters, the legendary congresswoman who represents south L.A., The Washington Post reports. As expected, the case alleges Waters "improperly exerted" influence over Treasury Department officials when she sought ban ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2010

    Maxine Waters' Grandson At Heart Of New Ethics Allegations

    Maxine Waters​Rep. Maxine Waters' grandson, Mikael Moore, worked on legislation to help OneUnited Bank, according to new allegations in the House Ethics report issued today.Waters, D-Los Angeles, has been under fire for more than a year for helping to arrange a meeting between OneUnited representa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2010

    Rep. Maxine Waters Roundup: Jon Stewart, The New Republic, KCRW

    ​ Rep. Maxine Waters, who faces an ethics trial after arranging a meeting between Treasury Department officials and a bank in which her husband owned a lot of stock, continues to hit back hard against her accusers in the Office of Congressional Ethics. Waters, who represents South L.A., said s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2009

    Maxine in Hot Waters Over Bank Conflict

    L.A. Observed's business writer Mark Lacter does a fine job pulling together choice quotes from the Wall Street Journal and N.Y. Times on L.A. Congresswoman Maxine Waters' ties to OneUnited Bank. Until a few years ago she was an investor and her husband was once a director of the Boston-based bank, ... More >>

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