More Folks are On the Net Talking about the Illinois Funeral Scandal
Recently there have been other bloggers and writers who have been blogging|writing about the Illinois Funeral Directors Association on the Web. If you google Illinois Funeral Directors Association your funeral guy’s blogs come up as the main blogs on the subject. The reason for that is that yours truly was the only one blogging on the subject between March 1st 2008 and February 1st 2009.
Here Are a few Recent Blogs from other folks.
Illinois Review On the Senator Burris Subpoena- Illinois Review. April 11th 2009
“The plaintiffs, who are suing the IFDA for alleged mismanagement, say they want to know why Burris allowed the group to manage the trust, and they want records of his lobbying activities.
Yet another scandal brewing around Illinois’ newest junior senator…one that might not be so easy to bury.”
From KatesBolyston Publications on the web- May 14th 2009
“The association wrote down the value of its trust $59 million last fall and was stripped of its license as trustee. Merrill Lynch Trust Co. now serves as trustee, and one of its former advisers, Edward Schainker, has been accused by the secretary of state’s office with failing to tell how the association’s funds were invested. The association itself and many of its past and former executives, including NFDA Secretary Randall Earl, are being sued in multiple lawsuits.”
IFDA PROBLEMS GROW « Ashes to Ashes.. May 18th 2009
By far the best blog out there on the Illinois Funeral Directors Association is Deathcarelaw.com
The Illinois Funeral Directors Association has been ordered by the Comptroller of the State of Illinois to repay the underfunded pre need fund in Illinois some ten million dollars. This figure is the approximate amount the the IFDA took ..
Final Exit Strategies: Opposite Day in IL Politics and Death Industry-May 18th 2009
This seems to be the game being played in IL as it relates to the fraud, misrepresentation and politics surrounding the Illinois Funeral Directors Association Trust (“the trust”), the investment vehicle used to “protect” the funds of IL …
Remember That Whole Thing About Burris Being a …. Poor Comptroller? –May 19th 2009-ArchPundit
I covered Burris’ crappy record as a Comptroller back in late April. What I missed was that he has been subpeonaed by the Funeral Director’s Association
By far the best blog on the Illinois Funeral Directors Association preneed scandal is not a Your Funeral Guy Blog. It is deathcarelaw.com
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