Parsa law group is a criminal operation with a singular mission: to seek out and prey on vulnerable consumers in foreclosure
And they will destroy anyone or anything that stands in its way. It was successful in shutting down the Bad Biz Finder blog on Friday, July 24.
We would like to present a fellow consumer advocate's perspective of this horrendous disservice to almost 125,000 loyal readers on the blog generated in only 6 months.
We know our blog is called Crimes Against Consumers' but sometimes we like to present news about what we and other consumer advocates go through in the name of protecting consumers and championing causes we find worthy.
Once criminals taste power and its resident fame and fortune, it's nearly impossible for them to be satisfied with anything else. That's why there is such a high recidivism rate in prison. Statistics tell us 88% of prison inmates that serve one year of more return. Prison is not a deterrent. It's like sticking a needle in your arm full of heroin a couple of times and then never picking it up again. Impossible.
What happens to consumer advocates that find and expose the truth and cause criminals to get nervous? They get squashed in ways you could only imagine. Some survive but most don't.
Friday, July 23, was a very sad day for American consumers. WordPress Chief Executive Officer, Toni Schneider, in connection with its corporate attorney, Scott Dettmer of Gunderson Dettmer shut down a blog that dared to expose the seedy underbelly of mortgage modification fraud.
The reason? Parsa Law Group, an alleged 'loan modification litigation specialist' together with its $400/hour blood money Irvine, California attorneys, Burkhalter, Kessler, Goodman and George LLP, obtained a sleazy, underhanded, back door judgment against Bad Biz Finder, a group we consider to be one of the most talented group of investigative researchers and reporters in our field.
Bad Biz Finder wrote about Parsa Law Group and the lies and fraud it perpetrated against consumers in foreclosure. It also reported on about 40 other companies and law firms that followed Parsa's lead. Bad Biz Finder couldn't afford a $400/hour attorney because it doesn't make an income, it's completely self-supporting.
On January 26, Parsa Law Group sued Bad Biz Finder for defamation in the amount of $20 million and sought a preliminary injunction and temporary restraining order preventing Bad Biz Finder from reporting on Parsa Law Group. Judge Franz Miller denied Parsa Law Group's request and stated that Parsa Law Group failed to state a cause of action for defamation.
However, James Parsa, Alton Burkhalter, Daniel Kessler and Eric Goodman had already been sucked into the the rush brought about by intravenous drugs and it had to have more and nothing was going to stop them.
Since April of Parsa Law Group had collected an average of $3500 per client in advanced fees from thousands of consumers in foreclosure. But instead of properly holding the money in client trust funds, it deposited the funds into its firm account. Bad Biz Finder reports that it received an astronomical amount of complaints about Parsa Law Group in comparison to other loan modification scams and most revealed that Parsa Law Group took their money, never provided legal services, and the consumer eventually lost their home.
Consequently, Parsa Law Group had a lot of cash laying around and money gets you into places where you would not ordinarily be allowed.
On June 2 the Orange County Superior Court was handicapped by a power outage and all hearings were postponed. However, Burkhalter et al. Managed to obtain a $605,000 judgment against Bad Biz Finder at a 11:30 A.M. Hearing in front of Judge Franz Miller.
Due to the power failure (that began the day before) Bad Biz Finder's opposition was not considered because it had been fax filed to the Court. Burkhalter had been served days before and denied any knowledge of the document.
Bad Biz Finder filed a Motion to Set Aside the Judgment of $605,000 and Judge Miller, in his Minute Order, agreed that it proved its case on the merits but failed to include certain supporting documents. As such, the Motion was denied on pleadings technicalities, not uncommon with in pro per litigants.
On Wednesday, July 21, Bad Biz Finder posted the contents of the Motion on its blog. The document was filed in Orange County Superior Court and as such, is public record. See it here: http://www.pr-inside.com/parsa-law-group-among-others-use-frivolous-defamation-actions-to-silence-the-truth-about-illegal-loan-modifications-r1405745.htm
On Friday morning, WordPress shut down the entire Bad Biz Finder blog. Since January 13, the blog had attracted more than 125,000 viewers because of its exacting ability to ferret out the facts and stay one step ahead of the heroin-addicted junkies.
Here is just one comment we obtained from Bad Biz Finder that was sent to WordPress CEO, Toni Schneider and its attorney, Scott Dettmer of Gunderson Dettmer:
I am shocked and dismayed that WordPress has shut down the Bad Biz blog, when their only raison d'etre was to expose fraud and prevent additional consumers from becoming victims.
Any person or organization whose main goal is to expose fraud is going to get some heat from the perpetrators of the fraud. That Bad Biz was willing to take the heat, with no monetary or financial gain in it for them, speaks volumes about their integrity and tenacity.
Rather than deactivate their blog, WordPress should be championing their cause and rallying to their defense. Without a voice standing up for what's right, then the crooks and thieves win.
Nicole C
It is with honor and respect that we support Bad Biz Finder in this matter. Let it be known that Bad Biz Finder is at this moment regrouping and won't be down for long because that's what we do in our mission to educate consumers and give them hope for a better day.
Crimes Against Consumers.
At Bad Biz Finder, we don't stand alone. And we are not easily discouraged. There is much work to be done and we will not be intimidated nor defeated by Parsa Law Group.
In the meantime, folks, please stay clear of this evil operation.
Bad Biz Finde
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