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The New Directions in Regulation seminar series, organized and hosted by the Regulatory Policy Program, represents the preeminent forum in the country for engaging scholars and practitioners in an exploration of emerging trends in regulation. Since 1998, we have held more than 100 seminars, led by leading scholars from Harvard and around the world. The typical seminar brings together a diverse audience of thirty to forty participants from academia, business, and government. Many papers presented in the seminar are available in our working paper series.
Seminars this spring will focus on financial regulation and benefit-cost analysis
Thursday, February 23
11:45am-1:00pm, Bell Hall
Reviving Regulatory Reform
Christopher DeMuth, Distinguished Fellow, Hudson Institute
Abstract:The regulatory reform movement, which ran approximately from 1975 through 1985, was intellectually robust and philosophically broad-based, and it achieved significant victories in practical politics. The policy landscape looks very different today. Federal regulation has been growing dramatically (even price controls are making a comeback), and the political debates appear highly partisan. But in fact the recent growth of regulation has been bipartisan (it was at least as pronounced under George W. Bush as it has been under Barack Obama). This lecture will diagnose the causes of regulatory growth and evaluate the leading reform proposals currently being considered. It will compare today's central policy issues with those than animated the old regulatory reform movement, and argue that the earlier era produced important insights that could usefully be applied today.
Bio: Christopher DeMuth was a lecturer at the Kennedy School and director of the Harvard Faculty Project on Regulation in 1976–1981. He was thereafter administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs in the Office of Management and Budget (the position currently held by Cass Sunstein of the Harvard Law School) in 1981–1984. He was president of the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research in 1986–2008 and is currently a distinguished fellow at the Hudson Institute. His papers on regulation and other subjects are posted at www.christopherdemuth.com.
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Thursday, March 1
11:45am-1:00pm, Bell Hall
Regulating the Shadow Banking System
Andrew Metrick, Michael H. Jordan Professor of Finance and Management, Yale School of Management
Paper: Regulating the Shadow Banking System by Gary Gorton and Andrew Metrick
Abstract: The "shadow" banking system played a major role in the financial crisis, but was not a central focus of the recent Dodd-Frank Law and thus remains largely unregulated. This paper proposes principles for the regulation of shadow banking and describes a specific proposal to implement those principles.
Bio: Andrew Metrick joined the Yale School of Management in 2008 as a Professor of Finance. He previously held faculty positions in the finance department at Wharton and the economics department at Harvard. In 2009-2010, he was on leave from Yale working for the Council of Economic Advisers in Washington. Professor Metrick's current research and teaching is focused on financial stability, including the regulation of systemic risk, the activities of complex financial institutions, and the causes and consequences of the financial crisis of 2007-9. His past work has been in financial intermediation more generally, with a focus on investment management and corporate governance.
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Thursday, March 8
11:45am-1:00pm, Bell Hall
Regulation, Unemployment, and Cost-Benefit Analysis
Eric Posner, Kirkland & Ellis Professor of Law, University of Chicago
Paper: Regulation, Unemployment, and Cost-Benefit Analysis by Jonathan S. Masur and Eric A. Posner
Abstract:Regulatory agencies take account of the potential unemployment effects of proposed regulations in an ad hoc, theoretically incorrect way. Current practice is to conduct job-loss or feasibility analysis, under which the agency predicts the unemployment effects of a proposed regulation, and then declines to regulate (or weakens the proposed regulation) if the unemployment effects exceed an unarticulated threshold. Agencies do not reveal the threshold, do not explain why certain unemployment effects are excessive, and do not explain how they compare unemployment effects and the net benefits of the regulation. Many agencies also predict unemployment effects incorrectly. The proper approach is for agencies to incorporate unemployment effects into cost-benefit analysis by predicting the amount of unemployment that a regulation will cause and monetizing that amount. Recent economic studies suggest that monetized cost of unemployment is significant, possibly more than $100,000 per worker. If agencies used this figure, there could be significant consequences for a wide variety of regulations.
Bio: Eric Posner is Kirkland and Ellis Professor of Law, University of Chicago. He writes about contract law, international law, constitutional law, and administrative law. His books include Economic Foundations of International Law (with Alan Sykes) (Harvard, forthcoming); Contract Law and Theory (Aspen, 2011); The Executive Unbound: After the Madisonian Republic (with Adrian Vermeule) (Oxford, 2011); Climate Change Justice (with David Weisbach) (Princeton, 2010); The Perils of Global Legalism (Chicago, 2009); Terror in the Balance: Security, Liberty and the Courts (with Adrian Vermeule) (Oxford, 2007); New Foundations of Cost-Benefit Analysis (with Matthew Adler) (Harvard, 2006); The Limits of International Law (with Jack Goldsmith) (Oxford, 2005); Law and Social Norms (Harvard, 2000); Chicago Lectures in Law and Economics (editor) (Foundation, 2000); Cost-Benefit Analysis: Legal, Economic, and Philosophical Perspectives (editor, with Matthew Adler) (University of Chicago, 2001). He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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Tuesday, March 20 (Please note different day of the week and location)
11:45am-1:00pm, Nye A, 5th Floor, Taubman Building
Stressed Out: Macroprudential Principles for Stress Testing
Anil Kashyap, Edward Eagle Brown Professor of Economics and Finance,
University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Paper: Stressed Out: Macroprudential Principles for Stress Testing by David Greenlaw, Anil K. Kashyap, Kermit Schoenholtz, and Hyun Song Shin
Bio: Anil K Kashyap is the Edward Eagle Brown Professor of Economics and Finance at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. His research focuses on banking, business cycles, financial regulation, and monetary policy. His research has won him numerous awards, including a Sloan Research Fellowship, the Nikkei Prize for Excellent Books in Economic Sciences, and a Senior Houblon-Norman Fellowship from the Bank of England.
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Thursday, April 5
11:45am-1:00pm, Bell Hall
On the Quality of Economic Analysis at Independent Financial Regulatory Agencies
Randall Lutter, Visiting Scholar, Resources for the Future
Paper: On the Economic Analysis of Regulations at Independent Regulatory Commissions by Arthur Fraas and Randall Lutter
Bio: Randall Lutter joined RFF in 2010 after more than 20 years of senior experience in the management and evaluation of programs regulating health, safety and environmental risks, having served in three different federal agencies for four presidents, including service as the chief economist and deputy commissioner for policy at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. His current research interests include the quality of economic analysis of regulations, efficient air pollution regulation in the presence of non-convexities and uncertainty, and the performance of government agencies responding to outbreaks of foodborne illness.
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Thursday, April 12
11:45am-1:00pm, Bell Hall
Financial Regulatory Reform: Innovation in Regulatory Design and Implementation
Diana Farrell, Director, McKinsey Center for Government
Abstract:Following the financial crisis and the ensuing Great Recession, revamping the financial regulatory regime (within political realities) was an imperative. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (DFA), designed by the Administration and passed in July of 2010, was one of President Obama's signature legislative successes. In this session, we will explore the context for framing financial regulation, approaches to and discussions of critical tradeoffs in modernizing oversight of the system, new regulatory tools and challenges facing regulators in implementation.
Bio: Diana Farrell has rejoined McKinsey & Company as a Director after holding the post of Deputy Director of the National Economic Council and Deputy Assistant to the President on Economic Policy at the White House. Among other leadership responsibilities across the Firm's public and private sector practices, she will lead the newly formed McKinsey Center for Government.
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Here's another 11th hour retransmission consent agreement — not a moment too soon for Sinclair, which has its hands full with its new station acquisition deals. The broadcaster recently told DirecTV customers that "it does not appear" they'd be successful in extending their carriage deal which expires tonight. But Sinclair now says it has "a short-term extension of its existing agreement" that will "allow the parties to enter into a formal agreement." DirecTV also says that Sinclair's 87 stations in 47 markets will air "without interruption as the companies continue working toward a new agreement." A breakdown could have hit Fox especially hard: 24 of Sinclair's stations are Fox affiliates and another 19 offer Fox-owned MyTV shows. The company also has 12 ABC stations, 16 CW, 11 CBS, 3 NBC, 1 Azteca and 1 Independent affiliate. They didn't disclose any financial terms, but DirecTV said this month that Sinclair wanted it to to pay "more than twice as much for the same programs that remain available completely free of charge over the air and online." In August Sinclair and Dish went to the wire in a retransmission dispute, but reached a deal before the stations went dark. DirecTV accounts for about 21% of the more than 27M households that Sinclair reaches.
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This is the sort of 'corporate' behavior that engenders unwise governmental regulation and interference.
Demanding $$ for retransmission of TV broadcasts that are offered 'free' to the public is simply misguided greed. Weighing the factors evidences that the broadcasters obtain a substantial number of viewers which in turn allows them to increase the fees paid by their advertisers … reasonable accommodation allows viewers and the cable and satellite companies to mutually benefit.
All the parties to these deals are better served by cooperation than they would be by FCC regulation … and frankly, it wouldn't be difficult for government legislators and bureaucrats to ensnare this whole mess into the nation's foolish and costly regulatory scheme. Don't give them the opportunity!

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Wilson SmarTech III DT 60db Repeater Kit (463105) Now Available - FCC Approved
In anticipation of the upcoming FCC changes*, which will require cellular amplifiers to meet certain criteria (including only being sold in kits) and to be registered with the cell provider, Wilson Electronics has released a new FCC-approved version of their popular DT (desktop) amplifier kit: the SmarTech III DT 60db Repeater Kit (463105). With 60db gain, the new DT is able to provide boosted voice and 3G signal to a slightly larger area than the original model - up to 1,000 square feet. Like the original model, the 463105 utilizes RG6 cabling, which makes it a popular choice for users who prefer to use standard RG6 cabling instead of the thicker LMR400 cabling used by most amplifier kits.
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GM meetings stoke Hot Stove
But not all is lost. Baseball officials discussed a number of pertinent issues, and will continue to talk about deals and meet with agents until they check out of their $455-a-night rooms and go home. As everyone pointed out, Key Biscayne simply laid the foundation for an active Hot Stove experience at the winter meetings in Anaheim in December.
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Montana high schools ranked in top tier on national lists
BOZEMAN, Mont. - Bozeman High beat more than 20,000 other schools in the country to make the America's Most Challenging High Schools list.
The list ranks schools by an "index score," made up of different factors- like the number of college-level tests a school gives, divided by the number of students who graduate.
We stopped by BHS around lunch time to ask kids what they think.
"There's a lot of opportunities at this school... just a bunch of clubs and sports teams, and academically its really challenging," said freshman Sky Gould.
Others like Olivia Lingan said "our music department is really great." Her friend, Karlee Judd agrees. "They support everything- they support the arts and the music, and all the academics."
In addition to Bozeman, Stevensville High School in the Bitterroot made the list. Bozeman places at number 1,052 and Stevensville at 1,286.
In a separate publication from Newsweek and The Daily Beast, Bozeman and Manhattan High Schools ranked in the top 2,000.
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WA State Lt. Gov. wants to make amends for 120-year-old lynchingBreaking News
In 1884, a vigilante mob of more than 100 men from Washington Territory rode into Canada, abducted an Indian boy of the Sto:lo tribe and hanged him from a tree. The boy, Louie Sam, had been accused of killing a shopkeeper in Nooksack, in what is now Whatcom County.
Now, more than a century later, Washington Lt. Gov. Brad Owen says there is convincing evidence the boy had nothing to do with killing and was framed.
Owen plans to ask the Legislature next month to pass a "healing" resolution acknowledging Louie Sam's innocence and decrying the lynching. He also wants to pursue other gestures to make amends with the boy's descendants.
"From everything I've seen, there was a definite injustice done to this young man," Owen told The Seattle Times.
But he does not plan to push for a formal apology from Washington state.
"I find it difficult to go back and apologize for something that happened over 100 years ago when Washington wasn't a state and you don't have all the details," Owen said.
Owen first learned about Louie Sam in September, while attending a Government House reception in Victoria, B.C. Owen's counterpart, British Columbia Lt. Gov. Iona Campagnolo, recounted the lynching in a speech. She said it is a mere footnote of history to some but "is as alive today with the Sto:lo people of the Fraser River as it was when it occurred."
Campagnolo asked Owen to join her in urging both the B.C. and Washington state governments to apologize to the Sto:lo. Owen responded by letter to say his office would look into the matter.
Owen's staff has enlisted two historians, one of them Keith Thor Carlson from the University of Saskatchewan, to help with wording a proposed legislative resolution.
Carlson, a former historian for the Sto:lo Nation, has researched the Louie Sam case for more than a decade and is writing a book about the saga. Using government archives, Carlson has reconstructed in remarkable detail the events leading up to the lynching and the futile efforts by British Columbia to bring the mob leaders to justice.
Carlson's research has been made into a documentary, "The Lynching of Louie Sam," that is making the film-festival circuit.
Carlson said he thinks both governments share in the blame for not clearing Louie Sam's name and pursuing his killers. Lt. Gov. Owen agrees.
"The politics of the day was just more powerful than this incredible injustice," Owen said. "They didn't put a value on this young life."
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ray paune - 1/7/2006
If it was one of my ancestors...I would get over it and make my own way in the world and not depend on someone else to provide for me. Too many females make noise when it is not needed and only causes killers to go free and rapists to rape again. Justice should be firm and swift. Not the mushy justice of today.
Lorraine Paul - 1/7/2006
There cannot be a price put on justice!
Connie Finnegan - 1/3/2006
I'm sure if it was one of your ancestors you would be feeling the same way. It was a tragic thing that happened and deserves an apology.
ray paune - 1/1/2006
why go into rhetoric about something that happened 120 years ago! This politician should be voted out of office for not thinking clearly and wasting the taxpayers monies.
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Ouattara complains of cash leaving Ivorian central bank
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DAKAR, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Ivorian presidential claimant Alassane Ouattara complained on Friday of "daily" withdrawals from the country's account at the regional central bank despite international efforts to freeze out his rival Laurent Gbagbo.
West Africa's central bank last month noted world-wide recognition of Ouattara as Ivory Coast's legitimate president and said only appointed members of the "legitimate government" could access funds held with it by the top cocoa grower.
Although it fell short of openly recognising Ouattara as president, the decision was seen as a key step in pressuring Gbagbo to cede power in a power struggle after a Nov. 28 election left both men claiming to have won.
"We have the figures, daily withdrawals from Ivory Coast's account," Toikeusse Mabri, Ouattara's minister for planning and development, told reporters after meeting the governor of the bank at its headquarters in Dakar.
Mabri said he would give details of the amounts withdrawn later in the day but Ivory Coast's reserves at the bank, known as the BCEAO, are around $3 billion.
Mabri added that employees at the bank, which is headed by an Ivorian seen as an ally of Gbabgo's, were being intimidated by security forces deployed at their offices. Continued...


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Gallery: Citrus Walk in Downtown Covina
COVINA - The much-anticipated Citrus Walk apartments in downtown Covina are getting closer to completion, with the majority of the condominiums built and storefronts already attracting interested retailers.
And city officials are hoping the new mixed-use project, being developed by the Olson Company, will help recapture what was popular more than a century ago.
"Downtown is downtown and if you go back historically, downtown was mixed use," Mayor Kevin Stapleton said. "You'd have a shoe store and any number of businesses and people lived closer to their business and this gives us the opportunity to try to recapture that."
The Olson Company, a Seal Beach-based developer, last year began building the 2.16-acre housing community, which consists of 49 townhomes and two retail buildings.
The apartments are aimed at young professionals and first-time buyers who are looking for something new, fresh and innovative and are attracted to the affordable home prices, which start in the mid $300,000s.
The complex is about a block away from the Covina Metrolink station, across the street from City Hall, overlooks the Citrus Avenue downtown area and is adjacent to the new Heritage Plaza park.
"It's back to the future almost having a live/work environment, having people living in the downtown area and relying on public transit," City Manager Daryl Parrish said. "It's an East Coast model that was popular 100 years ago, a place to shop and do business, and now it's becoming a place to live once again."
Embracing the model and revitalization of the downtown area has turned out well for the developer.
According to the Citrus Walk website, only one townhome is left on the market.
"It's a beautiful building," Parrish said. "It's kind of a showcase of our downtown and has a real nice look to it."
The majority of the townhomes are three stories and are between 1,500 and 1,600 square feet. There are also two-story flats above the retail storefronts that will face Citrus Avenue.
While there are no commitments yet for the boutique retail shops, there has been interest from various businesses, city officials said.
"We really want something that fits in with the downtown environment and the existing uses that are surrounding it," Parrish said.
Examples include clothing stores, jewelry shops and small restaurants.
"I'm hopeful to try to look for new ways to create energy and activity in the downtown," Stapleton said.
In the meantime, city officials say that they expect more mixed-used projects around Covina.
"We do believe there will be additional mixed-use projects coming later to some vacant properties in the downtown area," Parrish said. "Now, these projects are becoming popular once again. We'll see it all over the country again where downtowns are being revitalized."


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Glorious 12 pop-up to pair whisky and game
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society has teamed up with The Wild Game Co. on a Glorious 12 pop-up restaurant due to open in east London next month.
Taking place at exhibition space Studio 2 in Shoreditch from 11-13 September, the pop-up will pair seasonal wild game with a dozen rare single cask whiskies.
The studio will be transformed to evoke the feeling of dining in the Scottish countryside. Among the game available on the menu will be woodcock, hare, partridge and wild boar, all of which will be served in tapas-sized dishes designed for sharing.
Dishes include grouse, toasted brioche, roasted and puréed fig; roe deer striploin with frites, béarnaise and rowan jelly; and partridge with butterbeans and chorizo.
"When it comes to game, our aim is to take people on journey of discovery so they can explore these seasonal meats, which are so often overlooked yet available on our doorsteps," said Andy Waugh, founder of The Wild Game Co.
"There's no better time than now to eat game as it's just come into season and pairing wild game with different types of whisky offers a new flavour experience," he added.
The pop-up will offer two ticketed sittings each night, at 6:45pm and 8:45pm, though the bar will also be open to walk-ins throughout the three days.
Each night a guest speaker will give a talk, with wild food expert Thom Hunt, who appeared in Channel 4's Three Hungry Boys, advising diners on how to forage in the wild on the 11th then teaching the basics of butchering small game on the 12th.
Game specialist Ru Emslie meanwhile, will talk guests through how to smoke meat and fish at home on the 13th. Tickets cost £29 and include four tapas dishes and whisky pairings.


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At the end of February 2009 I received my income tax check. It was highly welcomed because I had lost my job of three years with no money to hold onto the 2008 Chevy Aveo I had purchased just months prior. With this check I would be able to continue to search for a new job because I would finally have a car again! So I thought. I asked around and my friends began to help me look. My son's father referred me to S&S Automotive. The owner Scott Smith stated he could sell me a car for under $1,000. Right away I did my due dilligence by checking the BBB (bbb.org).
There were no negative reports. I also check the Rip-Off reports and found nothing there either! I was ready to talk to Scott. I called Scott SMith and we set up arrangements for a test drive of the car. He fully disclosed that the car was a 1994 car, but I told him as long as this car could last me to my 2010 income tax check I would be OK. I went into this deal KNOWING the car was approx. 15 years old.
Scott was very professional and courteous. He was the kind of man that had this aire of confidence and style that would put you at ease. I would not be convinced until we arrived at S&S Automotive. The shop was very clean with a nice professional office. The structure is right behind the Ford Auto Dealers on Euclid Avenue in Wickliffe. I met Scott's wife. She is really personable so I said to myself. "I'm ready to deal now!"
We went to the car. Very clean interior. Not bad for a 15 year old GM Regal Grand sport 2-door! The car started up and was quiet. Scott told me he has been fixing cars for 22 years. We drove a square mile. No unusual noises, clicks, nothing. For $950 I felt as as long as this car could hold up from March 2009 to February 2010, the $950 I would pay Scott, it would be well worth it. It was not to be.
3 weeks after purchasing the car, the car skidded out of control heading west on Rockside Road in Beford Heights Ohio. The reason: I was on my way to a job interview dry-run. I wanted to know where the job interview location would be ahead of time so that I could be there on time. I was on my way to Independence, Ohio (44131) heading West on rockside road when the car skidded out of control. My 13 year old son was in the car with me at the time! I was only driving 15mph because I was coming onto Rockside road from a side street. It was a nice day. I had come off I-271 south onto Rockside road when all of this occured.
The Bedford Heights police pulled up behind me after the swerve. Hey it was Friday afternoon. They didn't know what to think! The officer did a quick inspection and stated it was possibly a tie-rod or something. I called Scott!
Scott Smith arrived 1/2 hour after the police pulled behind me (in the middle of rockside road). He promptly towed the car and stated he would have the car up and running by the next day. I called the next day (Saturday) no answer. I called him on his cell. He stated he would have the car up and running by Monday.
I called Monday. He stated I needed an arm for the tire on the back left driver side. The cost of the part was $110 by his estimate. I told him I was not paying anything. I stated and reiterated to him that I didn't have a job. I had already spent $950 for the car the tags, the downpayment on the insurance for the car; the $172 muffler I had put in. He continue to blow off what I said and continue to state that the repair would cost me $400. I told him I was not putting another $400 into a $950 car. I contacted the BBB in Cleveland to file my first complaint.
A gentleman by the name of Barry (BBB) handled the complaint. At this point he stated that S&S Automotive would not return his calls because they were not members of the BBB. When they finally did answer, it was already June2009! They stated that they wanted to fix the car for a total of $325 which included a towing fee that Scott never mentioned when he picked up the car, nor did he mention at the time I contacted him to complain about the back tire.
BBB eventually closed the file. I then decided to just pick the car up by a mechanic of my choosing. After finding someone to pick up the car, I was told that S&S Automotive would not release the car to him. I called and then they stated they could not find the key to the car. At that time I told the mechanic to pick the car up without a key to worry about a key later.
He then stated that they ignored his request to pick up the car while he was personally standing there! He then stated he would be back to pick the car up the following day. I called Scott , the owner again. He then asked to repair the car again. I refused.
My mechanic picked up the car and took it to a garage on the westside of Cleveland. I then received a disturbing call from the mechanic that the car was destroyed!!!
This report was posted on Ripoff Report on 12/03/2009 02:09 PM and is a permanent record located here: http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/ss-automotive/cleveland-ohio-44092/ss-automotive-ss-auto-single-mom-predatory-tactics-cleveland-ohio-533133. The posting time indicated is Arizona local time. Arizona does not observe daylight savings so the post time may be Mountain or Pacific depending on the time of year.
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#1 Author of original report
SUBMITTED: Monday, February 01, 2010POSTED: Monday, February 01, 2010
Scott Smith of S&S Automotive (Wickliffe, OH) is beyond SHOWING BAD FAITH WITH CONSUMERS. Scott Smith's activities border on CRIMINAL! After reading the excerpts of this complaint that has been filed, I noticed a familiar theme.
S&S Automotive strips parts off their customer's cars. Remember they stripped my car of its entire FUEL SYSTEM so it comes as no surprise when you read the excerpts from the complaint filed on 1/4/2010 below:
Consumer: I WITHHELD THE NAME FOR CONSUMER PRIVACY
Purchase Date 1/01/2009 [I purchased a car on 3/27/2009] Total Price $1,357.00 "...Consumer brought this vehicle into supplier [S&S Automotive] about 1 1/2 years ago...Supplier said they wouldn't charge him any storage fees...supplier has been promising they'd return the car for months, but now they're saying it needs more work...on 1/15/10-he went to look at the car yesterday and saw it was still not done and they have been pulling parts off of it. He wants the car back together...consumer requests supplier release his car and refund his money."
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#2 Author of original report
SUBMITTED: Wednesday, January 27, 2010POSTED: Wednesday, January 27, 2010
I went back to the Ohio Attorney Generals Office website to check the status of my complaint; to see if the website had been updated and found another complaint against Scott Smith dba S&S Automotive. This brings the talley up to 6 complaints total of which 5 complaint statuses are on state level.
The new complaint has been filed as of 1/4/2010 so my intention of proving Mr. Scott (dba S&S Automotive) as having a history of derailing consumers is proving to be very TRUE.
I also found some interesting CIVIL COURT CASES (WILLOUGHBY, OHIO-LAKE COUNTY) REGARDING Mr. Scott of S&S AUTOMOTIVE. A few of these civil cases show that Mr. Scott also has some serious trouble with paying his bills. Defrauding creditors and consumers seems to be the order of the day for Mr. Scott Smith. But back to the facts.
By Mrs. Scott's wife, Joan Smith's own admission in a letter dated to the Ohio Attorney General, she revealed the gas tank had been removed by Mr. Scott's employee and placed into the trunk of the car. My question at this point is: Why hadn't the gas tank been placed back onto the car once I told Mr. Scott that I could not have the car repaired? My next question is: Why did Mr. Scott and his "porter" (as Mrs. Joan Smith so eloquently put it) remove the gas tank, fuel pump and other pertinent components of the car; then Mr. Scott NOT DISCLOSE THIS INFORMATION AT THE TIME OF THE PICKUP?
Next question: Why was this information only disclosed to the mechanic after a phone call was placed to S&S Autmotive and not before?
Next question: Why was this "admission" only revealed after a letter was received from the Ohio Attorney General's office? (but not disclosed or "admitted" when responding to a letter received from the BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU)
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#3 Author of original report
SUBMITTED: Monday, January 25, 2010POSTED: Monday, January 25, 2010
Here is an update from RICHARD CORDRAY OHIO ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
"Dear (my name here):
I have been corresponding with the above-named [S&S Automotive Center] supplier requesting a response to the allegations made in your complaint. As you can tell from the enclosed letter, the supplier is not willing to offer an adjustment. I am unable to take further action to resolve your complaint through our dispute resolution program.
Dispute resolution is a process designed to assist both parties to a dispute in reaching a mutually satisfactory resolution. It involves compromise, and when a supplier is unwilling to compromise, our program doesn't work...Limitations of law, staff and time prevent us from taking further action in every unresolved complaint.
A variety of civil remedies may be available to you should you decide to pursue this matter....although we cannot guarantee the business will participate.
I regret I cannot be of further assistance to yo in this matter...
Respectfully submitted,
RICHARD CORDRAY, Attorney General of Ohio, Mary Ann Patter; Consumer Proctection Specialist; Consumer Protection Section " [located in Columbus, Ohio]
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#4 Author of original report
SUBMITTED: Monday, January 11, 2010POSTED: Monday, January 11, 2010
I have reviewed some of the Ohio Attorney Office complaints received regarding S&S Automotive. In each case, S&S Automotive has REFUSED to make good on ANY OF THE COMPLAINTS that have been filed!
Most of the complaints have that FAMILIAR RING TO THEM. For example A gentleman from Cleveland, Ohio (will remain nameless due to his right to privacy) purchased a vehicle from S&S Automotive AFTER I FILED MY COMPLAINT with the BBB (www.bbb.org) unbeknownst to myself. The total purchase price was $2,500 (will not name the make and model of the car due to complaintant's right to privacy). This gentleman then proceeded to drive the car.
ONCE AGAIN THE COMPLAINTANT'S CAR MALFUNCTIONED and the complaintant finds that this car had a SALVAGED TITLE. Now I researched this information and found out that a car with a salvaged title means the car had either been in a wreck or had flood damage. This information MUST BE DISCLOSED to any buyer YET S&S AUTOMOTIVE (WICKLIFFE, OHIO) did not DISCLOSED SAID INFORMATION TO THE BUYER.
This shows that S&S Automotive CONTINUES TO DEFRAUD AND DERAIL BUYERS!
S&S Automotive and their owner Scott Smith has a REPUTATION for not MAKING GOOD WITH COMPLAINTS AS MY COMPLAINT IS STILL PENDING THEIR COMMENTS ACCORDING TO THE OHIO ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE.
This is all I have and I will continue to find out MORE as new developments occur.
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#5 Author of original report
SUBMITTED: Monday, December 28, 2009POSTED: Monday, December 28, 2009
Thanks for responding to my rip-off report!
This is actually NOT THE CASE OF BUYER BEWARE. In fact this car was a great running car. This dispute is not over BUYING the car. The dispute is over REPAIRING the car. I bought the car back on March 27, 2009.
The car was "down" on Apr. 23, 2009. I was told the car would be repaired and running the next day. When I called to pick up the car, the date was pushed back over and over until I stated I wanted my money back. The owner insisted he'd fixed the car as soon as the part came in. The part came a week later, now the story changed to part + $300 labor. I wanted to pay for the $110 part but I refused to pay the $300 labor. After owning the car for only three weeks.
I filed my first complaint against the owner in May 2009 because he refused to fix the car after he stated he would fix the car. Once the BBB (http://www.bbb.org) closed the case, he stated he would hold the car intil I could get it towed off the property.
Once I called to inform the owner the car would be towed, he asked me one more time to fix the car. I stated that no I already found someone else to fix the car.
It was during this last phone conversation that the owner stated, "oh ok." Next thing I know the car was gutted out and stripped of its entire FUEL SYSTEM AND BATTERY, BATTERY CABLES, and other stuff. These systems have nothing to do with a back tire. So the owner needs to come up with a better story than, "check the trunk, the gas tank may be in there."
So no this is not an issue of 'LET THE BUYER BEWARE'.
I want you to check out the damage this owner did to my car while in his custody. It's also on this report.
I am so glad you had a chance to read my report. Your comment is greatly appreciated.
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#6 Consumer Comment
SUBMITTED: Wednesday, December 23, 2009POSTED: Wednesday, December 23, 2009
I feel for your situation I really do, after 911 we lost everything now we are being laid off again both my wife and I but I would never think a 15 year old car would come with a lifetime warranty and never break.
I think they call it caveat emptor(buyer beware) since you got an armchair attorney manual
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#7 Author of original report
SUBMITTED: Wednesday, December 23, 2009POSTED: Wednesday, December 23, 2009
I have the total damages tallied up for the damage to my car while in the custody of Scott Smith of S&S Automotive.
Most of the damage to my car ocurred when the gas tank and fuel pump were "stripped" from the car. However Scott Smith disclosed to the BBB (http://bbb.org) back in August (2009) that the only damage that my car sustained was a roken "arm" that would cost me $110. (Documented with the BBB) PLUS labor for a total of $325 (He told me it would cost $400).
In my initial report, I stated that the car was destroyed and made totally NOPERABLE. Here are the details of the damage and what it cost to get the car back running again:
1 [illegible] module $65
1 battery $50
1 interlink arm $80 (Scott Smith quoted $110)
1 fuel tank (used) $90
1 fuel pump $130
1 pump "can't read" $9.50
1 box of fuel wires: $10
Labor: $350
Accessories: $20 (fuel)
Here'ss what the mechanic had to say about what he witnessed when the
car initially arrived at his shop:
"Car arrived with fuel tank missing, battery gone, "ISP"(?) [illegible] Module, + [illegible] fuses all gone. Had no fuel pump; fule tank wires were also cut off."
I remember how upset the mechanic was when he called to inform me of the damage done to the car. In fact he was so upset that it was HE who stated I should seek legal recourse!
He has also taken many photos of the damage. I sent my email address to him today (12/23/09). I should have some photos of the damage soon.
Now how could Scott Smith NOT FILE A DAMAGE REPORT with the Wickliffe, Ohio police department. If vandalism occurred at his shop, it appears he was not worried enough to contact the police. He didn't even contact me to notify me of such horrific damage done to my car. In fact when the mechanic contacted Scott about the damage, Scott Smith emphatically replied, "check the trunk, maybe the fuel tank is inside there." The mechanic stated that he felt as if this was an "insult to his intelligence" especially considering he is a professional and knows when "foul play" has occurred.
Ok. This is the latest update to my report. I am not ANGRY. I am more disappointed in how this whole situation has ESCALATED when not at all necessary.
At this time I am seeking $950 + $172 (Rainbow Muffler + lifetime warranty) + $34.00 (compensation due me for the two weeks I had to catch the bus while Scott Smith played mind games with me and the BBB)+ $1030.86 (to make the car operable again) to get the justice I seek.
If I incur legal fees for legal consultation, THAT WILL BE EVEN MORE MONEY Scott Smith will owe me! So far this is not the case.I have MORE THAN ENOUGH INFORMATION FROM THE RIP OFF REVENGE BOOK I PURCHASED LAST WEEK.
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#8 Author of original report
SUBMITTED: Friday, December 18, 2009POSTED: Friday, December 18, 2009
There are now a total of 5 registered complaints against S&S Automotive out in Wickliffe, Ohio. They can be found at http://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov
Complaint #241802 filed 10/7/2003
Complaint #314767 filed 8/7/2006
Complaint # 591710 (MINES!) filed 12/9/2009 PENDING
Complaint # 594560 (NEW COMPLAINT!) filed 12/14/2009 PENDING
I bought Ed's RIPOFF REVENGE (ret. $21.95) and I am learning to gather
pertinent information regarding my personal complaint against Scott Smith
the Owner.
I find the latest complaint particularly interesting because they are also
disputing a "used vehicle sale". The PROBLEM AREA of the report is stating there is a dispute over the issuance of a title for the car. So I'm trying to get more information as I type my updated report.
My complaint is unique in which the owner chose to show "bad faith" in two
areas: (1) "failure to deliver" and also (2)"failure to disclose damage" done to my car while left in his custody.
So far the RipOff Revenge manual is well worth its weight in gold because I am only BEGINNING to understand how to obtain the justice I seek for being not only RIPPED OFF, but also how the Owner just brushed my complaint (even after BBB agreed to arbritrate on our behalf) aside like a finished bag of chips.
If there are more complaints out there against S&S Automotive (Wickliffe, OHIO) please come forward. There is so much power and strength in NUMBERS.
Thank you!
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#9 Author of original report
SUBMITTED: Wednesday, December 09, 2009POSTED: Wednesday, December 09, 2009
Thanks for finding me report and commenting on it. I didn't think ANYBODY would see my report considering how fast the report got moved past the first 15 pages of the website.
I want to say that I got MORE THAN what I paid for! That's the thing about it. For $950 the car was QUIET, good on GAS! I found a really good deal! The problem didn't start with the repair the problem started AFTER I STATED I WOULD HAVE SOMEONE ELSE FIX THE CAR.
If the car was truly vandalized like Scott claimed, why hadn't he notified me? I had my phone number and my cell phone number. He didn't file any claims with the Wickliffe, Ohio police NOTHING. In fact when the mechanic came to pick up to car, Scott acted as if he didn't even know he still had the car (according to the mechanic), Next Scott claimed he lost the car keys to the car. I finally called Scott to see what what going on and he only asked if he could repair the car. This was 2 weeks ago.
He could have stated something had happened to the car when he talked to my mechanic and also when I contacted him personally 2 weeks. Nope! Instead, He only asked to repair the car. When I refused, Scott only stated. "oh ok. Alright then." Then the mechanic called me to state that the car had been picked up.
When the mechanic started to work on the car, the car didn't stop so the mechanic put it on the lift. This is when he noticed the gas tank was missing. He called Scott who told him to "check the trunk of the car" When the mechanic called Scott to state that the gas tank was NOT IN THE TRUNK, Scott then stated that the car must have been vandalized.
Next the mechanic discovered harness wires and other wires had been cut.
No this is definitely FOUL PLAY. THAT CAR WAS HEAVEN SENT.
I just don't understand why a man would risk his otherwise GREAT REPUTATION AND GOOD NAME OVER A $950 1994 Regal.
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#10 Consumer Comment
SUBMITTED: Tuesday, December 08, 2009POSTED: Tuesday, December 08, 2009
I have a couple of questions as well. How many miles were on this car? The car is very old and the "arms" your speaking about, are they control arms? The cost for the part was $110, and the labor was the rest? How many hours of labor to install?
Taking into consideration it is a a $950 car the old cliche comes to mind, "You get what you pay for". Now don't get me wrong, I do not mean to insult you in any way. I can empathize on your situation for certain. I am trying to understand how "Scott" was to repair the car as a condition of your purchase? Or where you intending to return the car for a full refund? Do you think that perhaps the car was sold to you knowing it was possibly dangerous? Anything can break at anytime, especially on a used car. Was a carfax pulled on the car before purchase?
I feel for you my dear, I do. Being a single mom, looking for work in this area is beyond rough. I admire your perserverance, and respect the steps you took to ensure you were't making a mistake in buying the car.
You actually did everything right, except maybe have another unbiased, third party mechanic look over the car, which costs just a couple of bucks.
I did have my car repaired at S&S few years back, a simple repair. A thermostat I think it was, and water pump. They actually forgot to put the internal parts of the therostat back in and almost screwed up the car worse than it was. I agree the establishment isn't the most reputable.
But perhaps your "demands" (for lack of better word) where a little much. Scott, if the man had a soul, would of offered to repair the car, and let you pay over time as your situation bettered. He should of made it right.
Now at the end of the story we hear the car is totally disabled? What happened, what was wrong with it. Who did it? Was a police report filed?
From one mom to a next, I apologize for your troubles. and wish you the very best of luck. All car dealers aren't bad folks..really we are not. We are hard working, stressed out parents just like you.
Good luck my friend~
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#11 Author of original report
SUBMITTED: Monday, December 07, 2009POSTED: Monday, December 07, 2009
This whole situation with S&S Automotive is so bizarre. I know I cannot be the ONLY PERSON that has been scammed by Scott Smith. There must be other victims particularly single-moms out there because of the way Scott chose to destroy an otherwise car that was in EXCELLENT CONDITION for a 1994 car!
Scott denies all liability for a car left in his custody. He volunteered to keep the car in his custody because he knew I didn't have a job to get the car repaired. However as soon as I did find somebody to pick the car up, Scott asked to repair the car again.
I refused. next thing I know my mechanic stated the car was gutted out. The Gas tank had been removed and wires were cut from under the hood. The mechanic of my choice is taking pictures of the damage to the car.
If the car had truly been vandalized like Scott claims, why hadn't I been notified? Why did Scott fail to file a damage report with Wickliffe (OHIO) City police? Why didn't he disclose this information to my mechanic at the time of the pickup?
There are so many questions that are left unanswered, but the car is totally disabled.
How could a car that only needed a back tire rod fixed suddenly be gutted out and disabled? Shame on you Scott. Shame on you.
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"He scares the living daylights out of me," said Mr. Chaffetz, who said that Mr. Gingrich's work for Freddie Mac and run-in with the House Ethics Committee made him an electoral liability. "Nobody wants to be on the ballot with Newt Gingrich. Having him on the top of the ticket could lose the House for us."
As Washington Wire has reported, Romney supporter Rep. Connie Mack (R., Fla.) has frequently turned up at Gingrich rallies to criticize the former House speaker. A Romney campaign aide said several other Florida Republicans are doing the same on behalf of Mr. Romney.
Mr. Gingrich hit back at Mr. Romney's surrogates strategy, telling reporters after his speech that he wouldn't consider sending his people to Mr. Romney's events because "he doesn't say anything worth rebutting."
"I'd be delighted for Romney to personally come to one of my events," Mr. Gingrich added. "If you notice … everything which is negative, he does by hiring people. He's used the idea of hiring people, almost as much as he's used to the idea of firing people."


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Criminal mischief
Police said that between 10 p.m. Friday and 4 a.m. Saturday, someone sliced three tires on a vehicle parked in a lot in the 500 block of Gompers Avenue.
DUI arrest
At 2:09 a.m. Sunday, Indiana police stopped Matthew Dugan, 21, of Albion, N.Y., for driving erratically along the 600 block of Church Street.
Dugan was arrested and placed in the Indiana County Jail to be arraigned on a charge of DUI, according to police.
Public drunkenness
Indiana police said Ronald Murphy, 23, of Erie, was intoxicated at 10:15 p.m. Saturday along the 900 block of Oakland Avenue.
Murphy was arrested for public drunkenness and placed in the Indiana County Jail.
Marijuana possession
Paul Hoover III, 20, of Lutz, Fla., was stopped at 9:03 p.m. Friday for a traffic violation along the 900 block of Wayne Avenue.
Indiana police said Hoover had marijuana and drug paraphernalia in his possession and was arrested.
He was charged with possession of a small amount of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and a summary traffic offense and was lodged in the Indiana County Jail.
Christopher Reeves, 23, of Galeton, was cited with harassment after police said he taunted a worker and tried to instigate a fight in an apartment at 280 S. Seventh St. at 8:09 a.m. Jan. 31. The worker was in the apartment repairing a sprinkler system when the incident occurred, police said.
Disorderly conduct
Allen Homan III, 19, of Harrisburg, was cited by IUP police for disorderly conduct at 11:16 p.m. Feb. 3.
Police said there were repeated complaints about the noise coming from Holman's room in Stephenson Hall along Maple Street.
State police at Indiana are investigating a burglary at the residence of Ralph Corrado, 5 Short St., Starford.
Police said someone entered Corrado's home Feb. 1 and stole a wood chest containing prescription medications.
Attempted identity theft
State police at Indiana said a 70-year-old male from Martin Road, who was not identified by investigators, was the victim of an attempted identity theft Jan. 26.
Police said someone requested information about the victim online to obtain a loan or insurance in the victim's name.
State police at Indiana charged Dennis Smith, 66, of Indiana, with DUI. Police said Smith was driving west on Route 422 near Lions Health Camp Road at 9:23 p.m. Dec. 31 when his vehicle crossed into the eastbound lane and nearly struck another vehicle.
Criminal mischief
A pickup truck and a car were damaged by what may have been shots fired from a BB gun Jan. 30 or 31, according to state police at Indiana.
The vehicles were damaged while parked at 504 Dogwood Road.
Police did not identify the owners of the vehicles.
Obscene material
State police at Punxsutawney said text messages and photos, containing obscene material and sexual images, were sent to John Callender, 64, and Bethany Grasha, 31, both of Punxsutawney.
Police said the materials were sent Jan. 26 through Jan. 30. Police released no additional information.


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Mountain Loan Centers1272 N. State Street Orem, Utah USA
Mountain Loan Centers Deception is their game Orem Utah
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Mountain loan centers sounded like a great deal compared to the other sub prime payday loan centers who cater to people in difficult circumstances. Their interest rate and payments are lower than most others. Just don't be late! Their interest becomes astronomical when you are late. They are however upfront about that.
The part I didn't think much about at the time was the due date. Their due date is every 14 days instead of every 15 days like most places. I'm paid every 15 days which means that each pay cycle my due date became 1 day further from my pay day. When you live paycheck to paycheck it is difficult to budget money to pay bills in advance. I made my first several payments on time, but soon found it impossible to pay ontime. Then I started paying about $500 interest plus late fee payments every 2 weeks.
Needless to say I could no longer afford to pay them. My original loan was $2500. I paid them more than $1500 in interest payments before I could no longer afford it. They then sued me for almost $8000 and garnished my wages 25%. 5 months later, I'm almost finished paying them, but not before I've become several months late on my child support, and rent. There have been several times that I couldnt even buy food. They have made my and my families life h**l. In all, I will have paid them almost $9500 on a $2500 loan. They have litteraly made out like bandits!
My advise, AVOID them like the plague!
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