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Mortgage Fraud
Cross Examination – California’s Top Cop Takes the Stand
(Source: SCPR) – Today, AirTalk kicks off a new, semi-regular series with California’s top law enforcement official, Kamala Harris. It’s been about six months since Harris, a career prosecutor who served two terms as San Francisco’s District Attorney, was sworn [...]
Feds Say the Newest Mortgage Fraud is Reverse Mortgage Fraud
(Source: By Jeff Ostrowski Palm Beach Post) – In a $2.6 million scam, three Palm Beach County men used bogus appraisals to take out reverse mortgages on behalf of unwitting borrowers, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.
Primary Prosecutors of Mortgage Fraud? Pension Funds And Plaintiffs’ Lawyers
(Source: Forbes) – Just when you think you’re caught up on all the troubles Bank of America is having with mortgage-related fraud, there’s another story. A group of bondholders calling themselves Walnut Place challenged the bank’s most recent settlement with [...]
Mortgage Fraud Tips Up; Banks Scramble
VIENNA, Va. (Source: Associated Press) – Reports of likely mortgage fraud increased sharply during the first quarter as big banks took another look at loan documents questioned by mortgage insurers and investors, according to the Treasury Department bureau that tracks [...]
They’re Everywhere! Big Four Auditors Mixed Up In Mortgage Fraud
(Source: Forbes) – When I’m not wondering, “Where is my coffee?”, I’m usually curled up in a ball in the corner of my little living room filled with Latin American art moaning, “Where were the auditors?”
2 Sentenced to Prison in $78 Million Mortgage Ponzi Scheme; Pair Must Also Pay Restitution
GREENBELT, Md. (Source: The Washington Post) — Two people convicted in a Ponzi scheme that defrauded some 1,000 investors of $78 million have been sentenced to prison.
South Florida No. 2 on Mortgage Fraud Risk List
(Source: By Kimberly Miller Palm Beach Post) – South Florida’s mortgage fraud risk index spiked 10 percent during the first part of the year, shooting the region to second place nationally for potential housing scams.
5 Things to Know About Mortgage Fraud
(Source: Sign on San Diego By Lily Leung, Reporter) – Investigating mortgage fraud is a Top 10 priority for the FBI in San Diego County and among the Top 25 nationwide, said supervisory special agent Johanna Hladun, at the Town [...]
Short Sales Are Targets For Mortgage Fraud
SAN DIEGO (Source: KBPS By Erik Anderson) — California investigators say there are a lot of people trying to take advantage of the complicated short sale process. Short sales happen when people try to sell their homes for less than [...]
Former Bank Exec, Police Officer Face Mortgage Fraud Charges
(Source: Kansas City Business Journal) – A federal grand jury has charged five Kansas City-area men — including a former bank executive and former police officer — for their involvement in a mortgage fraud scheme.
Flim, Flam, Flip, Straw Man Mortgage Fraud
(Source: Forbes) – According to allegations by federal prosecutors, from late 2004 through January 2007, Alexander Kaplan (former Brooklyn-based real estate lawyer and the owner of a title insurance company) and his co-conspirators obtained hundreds of mortgage and home equity [...]
First Universal Lending: FTC Stops Bogus Loan Modification Firm
(Source: FTC by Moe Bedard) – Under a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, a federal court banned three men and their company from the mortgage modification business and ordered them to pay nearly $19 million for consumer refunds. The [...]
“Operation Stolen Dreams” Gets Another Mortgage Fraud Plea
(Source: Forbes) – “Operation Stolen Dreams” is the federal and state law enforcement sweep that targeted mortgage fraud in 2010, at which time it was reported over 1,200 individuals were named as defendants resulting in over 600 indictments for crimes [...]
Women Get 10 Years for Mortgage Fraud Scheme
(Source: NBC Chicago By Rosie Powers) – Two women were sentenced Monday to 10 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for involvement in a suburban mortgage fraud scheme.
St. Cloud Real Estate Agent Indicted in Mortgage Fraud Scheme
MINNEAPOLIS (Source SC Times) — A St. Cloud real estate agent and a Maple Grove real estate appraiser have been indicted in connection with a $1.8 million mortgage fraud scheme.
Fairfield Real Estate Broker Indicted in Mortgage Fraud Case
(Source: The Reporter) – A Fairfield real estate broker has been charged by a federal grand jury in a nine-count indictment alleging investment and mortgage fraud.
Courts may reshape mortgage industry
(Source: Washington Post) – The cases also underscore the uncertainty that continues to surround Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, known as MERS, which has allowed the financial industry to transfer and reassign millions of mortgages quickly and cheaply since the 1990s. [...]
Ex-Broker Gets 16 Years In Loan Fraud Case Read
JACKSON, Miss. -(Source: WAPT) – Former Ridgeland mortgage broker Mark Calhoun has been sentenced to 16 years and eight months in prison for mortgage fraud in a scheme that involved more than $10 million in fraudulent loans.
Guyanese Attorney Jailed for Mortgage Fraud
NEW YORK, United States, Thursday June 9, 2011 (Source: Caribbean360) – Guyana-born lawyer Cheddi Goberdhan has been jailed for five years in the United States for his role in a US$23 million mortgage fraud scheme involving more than 44 properties [...]
Pair Pleads Guilty In $2.7 Million Mortgage Fraud Case
CINCINNATI -(Source: wlwt) – Two people accused of cheating banks out of nearly $3 million admitted their actions on Tuesday.
Big Banks Expecting to Pay $20 Billion Each for Mortgage Fraud
(Source: The Atlantic Wire By Adam Clark Estes) – The nation’s five biggest mortgage lenders are anticipating paying at least $20 billion in order to make nice on allegations of foreclosure abuse. Based on recent conversations he’s been leading with [...]
Fugitive Sought in Mortgage Fraud Scheme
(Source: The Orange County Register By MARILYN KALFUS) – Law enforcement officials are looking for the owner of a Costa Mesa-based mortgage refinance company and escrow business who is charged in a loan modification scheme that preyed on victims in [...]
Mogul Gets 11 Years for Mortgage Fraud
DALLAS (Source: Court News Service By DAVID LEE) – A motivational speaker who hawked a book and infomercial on how to make money in real estate has been sentenced to 11 years in federal prison for his role in a [...]
Two Houston Men Sentenced in Mortgage Fraud Case
(Source: Chron Houston and Texas News) – Federal judge sentenced two Houston men to prison after they were convicted in a multi-million dollar mortgage fraud scheme, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday.
Miami leads cities in reports of mortgage modification fraud
(Source: Miami Harold) – South Florida’s high-level of housing distress and large population of minorities combine to make it a nation-leading hotspot for fraudsters offering mortgage modification scams, a new report shows.
House Flipper Sang-Min ‘Sonny’ Kim Sentenced to Prison Time for Mortgage Fraud
TAMPA (Source: St Petersburg Times By Michael Van Sickler) — If any one person did his part to topple the local real estate market, it was Sang-Min Kim, a muscular tattoo artist with a taste for expensive cars.
Church Leaders: Bondi Siding With Wall Street
(Source: orlando sentinel By Mary Shanklin) – Ministers from Orlando and other parts of Florida intend to hold a prayer vigil for Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday in hopes she will “stop siding with the Wall Street banks” [...]
Mortgage Fraud is Overdue Target for State Prosecutors
(Source: VC Star) – California homeowners and some former homeowners can take heart from this week’s announcement of a crackdown on mortgage fraud in the Golden State.
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