Only color a con man sees is green (Everett Herald)

Story date: 2007-10-14 12:12:32
Added on: 2007-10-14 14:00:18

Mortgage scheme preys on blacks who are blinded by promises of wealth. Watching my grandmother, Big Mama, struggle to make ends meet, I came to understand the desire that many people have in finding a way to build wealth.


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