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Brian J Sunderland Oregon
The Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) is alerting approximately 50 flood victims in Gary,
Hammond, Highland, Griffith and Munster, Indiana that a laptop containing their
personal information has been stolen from a housing inspector's car.

The
laptop stored Social Security numbers, dates of birth, addresses, phone numbers
and other personal information of people who had applied for federal disaster
assistance. Hopefully filing for bankruptcy will not be necessary for any of
these individuals in the aftermath of a federal disaster.
Idaho National
Laboratory Employees at Risk of Identity Theft

Idaho's Congressional
Delegation has announced a potential identity theft threat that could affect
59,000 present and former employees of the Idaho National Laboratory at Idaho
Falls.

An encoded disc that contained the employees' personal data has
been either lost or stolen while in transit via United Parcel Service (UPS). The
original packaging, which was shipped from New York to Maryland, was damaged and
the disc is still missing.

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West Virginia Payday Loan
Company Agrees to Discontinue Illegal Debt Collection

Advance America
and affiliates agreed to a settlement with the West Virginia Attorney Generals
office. Complaints against Advance America ranged from coercive payment
collection techniques involving threats of criminal charges to calling third
parties and making in person visits to consumer's homes. Since payday lending is
not actually allowed in West Virginia, the branch offices are operated in
surrounding states such as Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

The
payday lender agreed to immediately stop engaging in these types illegal
collection practices. The attorney general Darrell McGraw is satisfied with the
agreement and expects Advance America to now comply with its own policies and
procedures that are in place to insure compliance with West Virginia law.

You can discharge (wipe out) debts for federal income taxes in Chapter 7
bankruptcy only if all of these five conditions are true:

1. The taxes
are income taxes. Taxes other than income, such as payroll taxes, Trust Fund
Recovery Penalty or fraud penalties, can never be eliminated in bankruptcy.

2. You did not commit fraud or willful evasion. You did not file a
fraudulent tax return or otherwise willfully attempt to evade paying taxes, such
as using a false Social Security number on your tax return.
3. You pass the
three-year rule. The tax return was originally due at least three years before
you file for bankruptcy.
4. You pass the two-year rule. You actually filed
the tax return at least two years before filing the bankruptcy -- having the IRS
file a substitute return for you doesn't count unless you agreed to and signed
the substitute return.
5. You pass the 240-day rule. The income tax debt was
assessed by the IRS at least 240 days before you file your bankruptcy petition,
or has not yet been assessed.

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Sunderland Oregon Helping consumers filing bankruptcy is our area of
expertise. The firm's bankruptcy attorneys only handle Chapter 7 and Chapter 13
bankruptcy cases. So clients know their work is being handled by some of the
most experienced bankruptcy attorneys in.

Our bankruptcy lawyers can
give you the immediate debt protection you need now plus help you find the best
path to a financially stable future. The right choice in legal help today can
make a major difference as you begin to build for a better tomorrow.

Required Credit and Budget Counseling for Bankruptcy

Under the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection
Act of 2005 individual debtors who file bankruptcy on or after October 17, 2005,
must undergo credit counseling within six months before they file bankruptcy.

Consumer Credit and Budget Counseling is aproved to issue
certificates in compliance with the Bankruptcy Code. Approval does not endorse
or assure the quality of an Agency’s services.

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