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chucalaca t1_jbpgg31 wrote
Reply to comment by gtobiast13 in Lasell University Student Steals $547,000 in Credit Card Scam by mass1080
I work for a cc processor, we had a guy put 40k on his business card at a strip club in Arizona, claimed he was drugged, but without a police report he was stuck with the charges
El_Grande_Bonero t1_jbpgef2 wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Black couple settles lawsuit claiming their home appraisal was lowballed due to bias by eastbayted
I have worked in real estate for nearly a decade and have been involved in over 1000 transactions and I never seen an appraiser lowball a property by 25%. I had one deal where the appraiser was about 10% low. But appraisers don’t work for the bank and have no say in how much money is loaned.
The appraiser here did not follow accepted best practices and while we are not privy to the specifics it seems with the settlement that there must have been some evidence that it was based on race.
InsuranceToTheRescue t1_jbpf548 wrote
Reply to comment by jschubart in Tennessee governor OKs bill to cut Nashville council in half by Hrekires
We should just institute the Wyoming Rule and be done with it. Reapportion House seats and increase their number so that each district has, as close as possible, the same number of reps per capita as the smallest constituent state.
So, for example, Wyoming's at large district has 578,803 people, making it the least populated state. The last census, under this rule, would have increased the number of House reps and reapportioned them all to each state so that, as best as possible, each rep is representing about 578,803 people.
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Reply to comment by Nanderson423 in Black couple settles lawsuit claiming their home appraisal was lowballed due to bias by eastbayted
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calguy1955 t1_jbpeenw wrote
Reply to comment by sherm39 in Black couple settles lawsuit claiming their home appraisal was lowballed due to bias by eastbayted
The settlement agreement may prevent disclosure.
QuietRock t1_jbpe5to wrote
Reply to comment by DontTazeMehBr0 in Tennessee governor OKs bill to cut Nashville council in half by Hrekires
We saw something similar in Arizona. The republican legislature tried to strip local governments, specifically charter cities, of their autonomy. This would allow the state GOP to impose its will upon locals, regardless of local wishes. Another attempt by the GOP to usurp and consolidate power.
Nanderson423 t1_jbpdlv0 wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Black couple settles lawsuit claiming their home appraisal was lowballed due to bias by eastbayted
You have seen a house get appraised at 2/3 of it's actual value?
AfraidStill2348 t1_jbpd2re wrote
Reply to comment by GlowUpper in Black couple settles lawsuit claiming their home appraisal was lowballed due to bias by eastbayted
It's like they added an ethnicity variable
GlowUpper t1_jbpcli3 wrote
Reply to comment by DrummerGuy06 in Black couple settles lawsuit claiming their home appraisal was lowballed due to bias by eastbayted
I was about to be skeptical since they used a different appraiser but 1.5 million is not something you chalk up to human error. A number like that is deliberate.
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ShimmyZmizz t1_jbpayur wrote
Reply to comment by Owain451 in Lasell University Student Steals $547,000 in Credit Card Scam by mass1080
I once worked with someone who was caught processing returns to a prepaid debit card for transactions that other customers did. So if a customer spent $500 on a transaction, a week or so later my coworker would process a return as if that customer came in and asked for everything to be refunded to a prepaid card that was not used in the original transaction.
This person got caught partially because she was not just doing returns the way my coworker did, she was also increasing the prices of the items being returned, which is so incredibly blatantly fraudulent and traceable.
safely_beyond_redemp t1_jbp9jhy wrote
Reply to comment by gregspresso6 in Black couple settles lawsuit claiming their home appraisal was lowballed due to bias by eastbayted
The reason is that you won't fix institutional racism by making an example of one older woman who probably is representative of the majority rather than the minority. Add an apology, a little training, a fat payout and an option for the racist company to brush it under the rug and you've got yourself a settlement.
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Reply to comment by DrummerGuy06 in Black couple settles lawsuit claiming their home appraisal was lowballed due to bias by eastbayted
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Rhodog1234 t1_jbp8kib wrote
Reply to comment by Currywurst_Is_Life in Lasell University Student Steals $547,000 in Credit Card Scam by mass1080
She'll be a congressman in 6 years
NostalgiaJunkie t1_jbp882x wrote
Reply to comment by chicol1090 in Lasell University Student Steals $547,000 in Credit Card Scam by mass1080
>motion picture film
Ugh... we're not in the 1950's, dude.
Sebin7 t1_jbp7i6o wrote
Great, now she's ready for politics.
Zerole00 t1_jbp6jfp wrote
Reply to comment by chicol1090 in Lasell University Student Steals $547,000 in Credit Card Scam by mass1080
I rewatched the scenes as an adult and yeah, the math didn't pass the smell check lol
jschubart t1_jbp5zt9 wrote
Reply to comment by InsuranceToTheRescue in Tennessee governor OKs bill to cut Nashville council in half by Hrekires
The House should be much bigger.
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Reply to comment by _neutral_person in Lasell University Student Steals $547,000 in Credit Card Scam by mass1080
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bubba160 t1_jbp5gis wrote
Worth it. I have student loans totaling a tenth of that ant it took 10 years to repay. I hope she gets out quickly.
Bitter_Director1231 t1_jbp3pwm wrote
And the Lt. Governor of TN that puts out anti LGBTQ laws, is too busy cruising social media looking for gay men.
Responsible-Still839 t1_jbp3fxw wrote
This kid has a bright future as a GOP member of the house.
_neutral_person t1_jbp2ul7 wrote
Reply to comment by gtobiast13 in Lasell University Student Steals $547,000 in Credit Card Scam by mass1080
> If they woulda kept it in believable amounts, didn’t flash the money around, and kept it off their own personal cards they might have gotten away with it.
The article clearly states the 1 million dollar charge is what got her busted. Considering she went into super felony territory I wonder what her long term game plan was? College and a normal life was over. IRS would eventually question how someone with a 20k income bought a Tesla. Should've bought a house in another country and left.
Jussbait t1_jbpgkd6 wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Black couple settles lawsuit claiming their home appraisal was lowballed due to bias by eastbayted
First time speaking out about it? Reckon you got links of your posts championing this cause. We need more like you to help us randos who don't know any better