During the Home Defenders League’s Week of Action, after 27 struggling homeowners and victims of Wall Street’s gambling were arrested at the Department of Justice, these seven homeowners were arrested and charged with “unlawful entry” for blocking the entrances to Covington & Burling, a prestigious firm that represents big banks such as JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America. Both Attorney General Eric Holder and top prosecutor at the Department of Justice Criminal Division Lanny Breuer called the firm home before heading to top posts at the Department of Justice. Breuer has since headed back to Covington to defend the banks he neglected to prosecute. Breuer’s salary next year? A cool $4 million. The Covington Seven – Deborah Castillo, Liane Gale, Mildred Garrison-Obi, Sherry Hernandez, Cammy Depew, Deborah Annie Quain and Carolyn Barrett – are all women who have had their lives turned upside down by the mortgage crisis, and have found this is their last resort to shine a light on the practices that have put millions of Americans out of their homes and left many more struggling.
Posted on: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 22:53:02 +0000
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