Ex-Marine Facing Foreclosure Refusing to Leave Home

[ellisonz]

Arturo de los Santos led a demonstration at the downtown L.A. headquarters of mortgage giant Freddie Mac (PHOTO: ACCE / February 16, 2012)

Arturo de los Santos was cited by police at the West Coast headquarters of Freddie Mac last week.
KTLA News

9:08 a.m. PST, February 21, 2012
LOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- An ex-Marine in danger of losing his home is supposed to turn over the keys to his mortgage company on Tuesday, but he's refusing to leave.

Arturo de los Santos is taking a stand against Freddie Mac and JP Morgan Chase, who are preparing to evict him and his family.

"They were helping me on a loan modification and they sold the house," de los Santos told KTLA. "That was wrong."

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Supporters from the 'Occupy' movement have pitched tents on the front lawn.

More: http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-arturo-de-los-santos,0,7175975.story

[Common Sense Party]

1. There's no such thing as an ex-Marine.

I hope he keeps fighting them.

[Remember Me]

3. That's interesting. There's also no such thing as a loan modification.

They tell you you can make lower payments, string you along for 10 months or a year while they're "reviewing" your application, then come back and tell you, Oops, your application has been denied and now you're even more behind.

They MIGHT do loan modifications if you don't have any equity built up, but if there's equity, the bank wants that.

[AnotherMcIntosh]

4. Sure there is.

[Common Sense Party]

5. Not according to the Marine Corps.

[AnotherMcIntosh]

7. Wrong

The official web site for the Marine Corps is found at http://www.marines.mil/Pages/Default.aspx

Many men have been proud to call themselves and others that they have known in the Corps as ex-Marines.

The phrase ex-marine is one that is commonly used in the military history books.

The denial of the use of that phrase is commonly made by stupid civilian wannabes.

If you want to be a Marine, sign up. Your mother will be proud of you.

[Common Sense Party]

8. If I don't respond to name calling and other insults...

No such thing as an ex-Marine. Once a Marine, always a Marine.

[PDJane]

2. I hope he wins. He should.

And the people who are ignoring the laws should be in jail.

[mailman82]

6. There are no ex Marines!

Just sayin!

[ohheckyeah]

9. It's good to see that

resistance is still going on.

[ellisonz]

10. There have been a couple of these in Southern California...

...in the last few months. I don't know about other areas. I think it is a very good tactic and the local news covers it in a positive manner!

[pinboy3niner]

11. Occupy groups and others protested at 2 homes--including Art's--in early December

DUer Fire Walk With Me posted an OP with details and photos (and I added more photos in Post #24) here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x2439266#2443416

[ellisonz]

12. Well done!

I think this is a very effective protest tactic. Also, whoever got those "We Are the 99%" signs printed rocks.