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Friday, June 6, 2008

He's Taking Law Into His Own Hands To Help Broke Homeowners

He's Taking Law Into His Own Hands
To Help Broke Homeowners
By MICHAEL M. PHILLIPS
June 6, 2008

PHILADELPHIA -- Sheriff John Green has spent 37 years in law enforcement. But these days he's best known around town for the law he won't enforce.

With the economy soft and thousands of Philadelphians delinquent on their mortgages, Sheriff Green this spring refused to hold a court-ordered foreclosure auction. His move raised eyebrows on the bench and dropped jaws among lenders and their attorneys, who accuse him of shirking his duty to enforce legal contracts.

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