Jersey City police officer is charged with mortgage fraud - Bridgeton News
JERSEY CITY — A police officer was arrested today by the FBI and charged in federal court with mortgage fraud for allegedly lying to a bank to secure a roughly $530,000 loan, authorities said. Brian Ragauckas, 36, of Secaucus, falsely claimed he was

2 plead guilty to federal conspiracy charges for roles - Cleveland Plain Dealer
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Two people accused of participating in a mortgage fraud scheme involving nearly three dozen Greater Cleveland homes pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges this morning at U.S. District Court. Anthony Capuozzo, 34, of Concord Township

Interthinx Responds to Increase in Occupancy Fraud Risk - Yahoo Finance
“We look very closely at the findings in the mortgage fraud risk reports,” stated Connie Wilson, executive vice president of Interthinx. “In the third-quarter report for 2009, the Occupancy Fraud Risk Index, which is closely correlated to

Club Kalua owners charged with mortgage fraud - MSN Money
NEW YORK (AP) - The mother and son owners of the defunct strip club made infamous by the shooting of Sean Bell have been charged in a mortgage fraud case in Queens. Martina Duran and Robert Arias were each ordered held on $250,000 bail Tuesday after

U.S. indicts Md. man in mortgage fraud - United Press International
GREENBELT, Md., March 9 (UPI) — Authorities Tuesday arrested a Maryland man in what the Department of Justice called a massive mortgage fraud scheme that left victims homeless. Rolando Alonzo Cousins, 31, of Bowie, Md., was indicted Monday on

Maryland Loan Officer Charged With Mortgage Fraud - HULIQ.com
In the alleged mortage fraud scheme homeowners facing foreclosure were promised that they could keep their home and that their credit could be repaired. Instead, the homeowners were left homeless and with no equity, according to a press release from

Jersey City police officer is charged with mortgage fraud - Bridgeton News
JERSEY CITY — A police officer was arrested today by the FBI and charged in federal court with mortgage fraud for allegedly lying to a bank to secure a roughly $530,000 loan, authorities said. Brian Ragauckas, 36, of Secaucus, falsely claimed he was

2 plead guilty to federal conspiracy charges for roles - Cleveland Plain Dealer
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Two people accused of participating in a mortgage fraud scheme involving nearly three dozen Greater Cleveland homes pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges this morning at U.S. District Court. Anthony Capuozzo, 34, of Concord Township

Interthinx Responds to Increase in Occupancy Fraud Risk - Yahoo Finance
“We look very closely at the findings in the mortgage fraud risk reports,” stated Connie Wilson, executive vice president of Interthinx. “In the third-quarter report for 2009, the Occupancy Fraud Risk Index, which is closely correlated to

Club Kalua owners charged with mortgage fraud - MSN Money
NEW YORK (AP) - The mother and son owners of the defunct strip club made infamous by the shooting of Sean Bell have been charged in a mortgage fraud case in Queens. Martina Duran and Robert Arias were each ordered held on $250,000 bail Tuesday after

U.S. indicts Md. man in mortgage fraud - United Press International
GREENBELT, Md., March 9 (UPI) — Authorities Tuesday arrested a Maryland man in what the Department of Justice called a massive mortgage fraud scheme that left victims homeless. Rolando Alonzo Cousins, 31, of Bowie, Md., was indicted Monday on

Club Kalua owners charged with mortgage fraud - MSN Money
NEW YORK (AP) - The mother and son owners of the defunct strip club made infamous by the shooting of Sean Bell have been charged in a mortgage fraud case in Queens. Martina Duran and Robert Arias were each ordered held on $250,000 bail Tuesday after

Group Charged for Committing Reverse Mortgage Fraud - Reverse Mortgage Daily
Three people from Atlanta were indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of conspiracy to commit financial institution fraud involving reverse mortgages. The group included Jonathan Alfred Kimpson, 27, Gia Harris, 26, and Kelsey Torrey Hull, 38, of

Club Kalua owners charged with mortgage fraud - MSN Money
NEW YORK (AP) - The mother and son owners of the defunct strip club made infamous by the shooting of Sean Bell have been charged in a mortgage fraud case in Queens. Martina Duran and Robert Arias were each ordered held on $250,000 bail Tuesday after

Appraisers: Broker price opinions in short sales could increase - Weblogs.sun-sentinel.com
BPOs tend to be informal and cost as little as $50. Appraisals typically range from $250 to $500. BPOs are likely to increase mortgage fraud, which is out of control already, the appraiser groups wrote to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner.

Group Charged for Committing Reverse Mortgage Fraud - Reverse Mortgage Daily
Three people from Atlanta were indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of conspiracy to commit financial institution fraud involving reverse mortgages. The group included Jonathan Alfred Kimpson, 27, Gia Harris, 26, and Kelsey Torrey Hull, 38, of

Club Kalua owners charged with mortgage fraud - MSN Money
NEW YORK (AP) - The mother and son owners of the defunct strip club made infamous by the shooting of Sean Bell have been charged in a mortgage fraud case in Queens. Martina Duran and Robert Arias were each ordered held on $250,000 bail Tuesday after

Appraisers: Broker price opinions in short sales could increase - Weblogs.sun-sentinel.com
BPOs tend to be informal and cost as little as $50. Appraisals typically range from $250 to $500. BPOs are likely to increase mortgage fraud, which is out of control already, the appraiser groups wrote to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner.

U.S. indicts Md. man in mortgage fraud - United Press International
GREENBELT, Md., March 9 (UPI) — Authorities Tuesday arrested a Maryland man in what the Department of Justice called a massive mortgage fraud scheme that left victims homeless. Rolando Alonzo Cousins, 31, of Bowie, Md., was indicted Monday on

Regional Report / Mound man pleads guilty in $2.5M mortgage fraud case - Pioneer Press
A 42-year-old Mound resident pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to charges related to a mortgage fraud scheme. Timothy Lynn Beliveau pleaded guilty to one count of engaging in a monetary transaction in criminally derived property, and one count

Group Charged for Committing Reverse Mortgage Fraud - Reverse Mortgage Daily
Three people from Atlanta were indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of conspiracy to commit financial institution fraud involving reverse mortgages. The group included Jonathan Alfred Kimpson, 27, Gia Harris, 26, and Kelsey Torrey Hull, 38, of

Owners of strip club where Sean Bell was killed nabbed in $2M mortgage - New York Daily News
The mother-and-son owners of the strip club where Sean Bell was killed were nabbed Tuesday in a $2 million mortgage fraud scam. Queens prosecutors say Martina Duran, 57, and Roger Arias, 36, used identities stolen from the dead and the elderly to buy

Maryland Loan Officer Charged With Mortgage Fraud - HULIQ.com
In the alleged mortage fraud scheme homeowners facing foreclosure were promised that they could keep their home and that their credit could be repaired. Instead, the homeowners were left homeless and with no equity, according to a press release from

Club Kalua Owners Charged With Mortgage Fraud - CBS 2
NEW YORK (AP) ― The mother and son owners of the strip club made infamous by the shooting of Sean Bell have been charged in a mortgage fraud case in Queens. Martina Duran and Robert Arias were due in court Tuesday to face larceny, identity theft

Appraisers: Broker price opinions in short sales could increase - Weblogs.sun-sentinel.com
BPOs tend to be informal and cost as little as $50. Appraisals typically range from $250 to $500. BPOs are likely to increase mortgage fraud, which is out of control already, the appraiser groups wrote to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner.

U.S. indicts Md. man in mortgage fraud - United Press International
GREENBELT, Md., March 9 (UPI) — Authorities Tuesday arrested a Maryland man in what the Department of Justice called a massive mortgage fraud scheme that left victims homeless. Rolando Alonzo Cousins, 31, of Bowie, Md., was indicted Monday on

Regional Report / Mound man pleads guilty in $2.5M mortgage fraud case - Pioneer Press
A 42-year-old Mound resident pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to charges related to a mortgage fraud scheme. Timothy Lynn Beliveau pleaded guilty to one count of engaging in a monetary transaction in criminally derived property, and one count

Group Charged for Committing Reverse Mortgage Fraud - Reverse Mortgage Daily
Three people from Atlanta were indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of conspiracy to commit financial institution fraud involving reverse mortgages. The group included Jonathan Alfred Kimpson, 27, Gia Harris, 26, and Kelsey Torrey Hull, 38, of

Owners of strip club where Sean Bell was killed nabbed in $2M mortgage - New York Daily News
The mother-and-son owners of the strip club where Sean Bell was killed were nabbed Tuesday in a $2 million mortgage fraud scam. Queens prosecutors say Martina Duran, 57, and Roger Arias, 36, used identities stolen from the dead and the elderly to buy

Maryland Loan Officer Charged With Mortgage Fraud - HULIQ.com
In the alleged mortage fraud scheme homeowners facing foreclosure were promised that they could keep their home and that their credit could be repaired. Instead, the homeowners were left homeless and with no equity, according to a press release from

Man faces federal charges in mortgage fraud scheme - Prior Lake American
A Prior Lake man was one of two people indicted on fraud charges in federal court last week for his alleged role in an elaborate scam that bilked mortgage lenders of $2.5 million in less than a year. In December 2008, Brett A. Thielen, 40, of Savage

Club Kalua Owners Charged With Mortgage Fraud - CBS 2
NEW YORK (AP) ― The mother and son owners of the strip club made infamous by the shooting of Sean Bell have been charged in a mortgage fraud case in Queens. Martina Duran and Robert Arias were due in court Tuesday to face larceny, identity theft

U.S. indicts Md. man in mortgage fraud - United Press International
GREENBELT, Md., March 9 (UPI) — Authorities Tuesday arrested a Maryland man in what the Department of Justice called a massive mortgage fraud scheme that left victims homeless. Rolando Alonzo Cousins, 31, of Bowie, Md., was indicted Monday on

Regional Report / Mound man pleads guilty in $2.5M mortgage fraud case - Pioneer Press
A 42-year-old Mound resident pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to charges related to a mortgage fraud scheme. Timothy Lynn Beliveau pleaded guilty to one count of engaging in a monetary transaction in criminally derived property, and one count

Appraisers: Broker price opinions in short sales could increase - Weblogs.sun-sentinel.com
BPOs tend to be informal and cost as little as $50. Appraisals typically range from $250 to $500. BPOs are likely to increase mortgage fraud, which is out of control already, the appraiser groups wrote to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner.

Group Charged for Committing Reverse Mortgage Fraud - Reverse Mortgage Daily
Three people from Atlanta were indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of conspiracy to commit financial institution fraud involving reverse mortgages. The group included Jonathan Alfred Kimpson, 27, Gia Harris, 26, and Kelsey Torrey Hull, 38, of

Maryland Loan Officer Charged With Mortgage Fraud - HULIQ.com
In the alleged mortage fraud scheme homeowners facing foreclosure were promised that they could keep their home and that their credit could be repaired. Instead, the homeowners were left homeless and with no equity, according to a press release from

Man faces federal charges in mortgage fraud scheme - Prior Lake American
A Prior Lake man was one of two people indicted on fraud charges in federal court last week for his alleged role in an elaborate scam that bilked mortgage lenders of $2.5 million in less than a year. In December 2008, Brett A. Thielen, 40, of Savage

Club Kalua Owners Charged With Mortgage Fraud - CBS 2
NEW YORK (AP) ― The mother and son owners of the strip club made infamous by the shooting of Sean Bell have been charged in a mortgage fraud case in Queens. Martina Duran and Robert Arias were due in court Tuesday to face larceny, identity theft

U.S. indicts Md. man in mortgage fraud - United Press International
GREENBELT, Md., March 9 (UPI) — Authorities Tuesday arrested a Maryland man in what the Department of Justice called a massive mortgage fraud scheme that left victims homeless. Rolando Alonzo Cousins, 31, of Bowie, Md., was indicted Monday on

Regional Report / Mound man pleads guilty in $2.5M mortgage fraud case - Pioneer Press
A 42-year-old Mound resident pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to charges related to a mortgage fraud scheme. Timothy Lynn Beliveau pleaded guilty to one count of engaging in a monetary transaction in criminally derived property, and one count

Appraisers: Broker price opinions in short sales could increase - Weblogs.sun-sentinel.com
BPOs tend to be informal and cost as little as $50. Appraisals typically range from $250 to $500. BPOs are likely to increase mortgage fraud, which is out of control already, the appraiser groups wrote to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner.

Group Charged for Committing Reverse Mortgage Fraud - Reverse Mortgage Daily
Three people from Atlanta were indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of conspiracy to commit financial institution fraud involving reverse mortgages. The group included Jonathan Alfred Kimpson, 27, Gia Harris, 26, and Kelsey Torrey Hull, 38, of

Ted Harvey Investigated For Mortgage Fraud After Proposing Legislation - Huffingtonpost.com
DENVER -A Colorado state senator and the mortgage company where he works are being investigated for allegedly misleading consumers by sending out advertising flyers that look like official tax documents, a state official said Wednesday. Investigators

Cape Coral police chief’s son, a police sergeant, three others to - Naples Daily News
FORT MYERS — The son of Cape Coral’s police chief and a sergeant were charged today with conspiring to commit bank and wire fraud and money laundering in connection with a $4.2 million mortgage fraud scheme. Detective Steve Petrovich, 34, the son

Appraisers: Broker price opinions in short sales could increase - Weblogs.sun-sentinel.com
BPOs tend to be informal and cost as little as $50. Appraisals typically range from $250 to $500. BPOs are likely to increase mortgage fraud, which is out of control already, the appraiser groups wrote to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner.

Maple Grove man pleads guilty in $20M mortgage fraud - Minneapolis Star Tribune
A Maple Grove man pleaded guilty Tuesday to his role in a $20 million mortgage fraud scheme. Thomas John Hunter, 30, part-owner of Legacy Lending, admitted to taking part in a fraud involving 37 separate real estate deals from September 2005 through

Calif. woman, father wanted in mortgage fraud case - San Jose Mercury News
BAKERSFIELD, Calif.—Police are searching for a former father-daughter pair accused of conspiring to get kickbacks from $4.1 million in fraudulent mortgage loans in the Bakersfield area. Thirty-one-year-old Guadalupe Ramirez, a former real estate

Guilty Plea Entered in Mortgage Fraud Case - San Diego Business Journal
Darnell Bell, 39, an accused leader of a mortgage fraud scheme that resulted in the theft of at least $20 million in borrowed bank funds over several years, pleaded guilty March 5 to racketeering, wire fraud, bank fraud and money laundering before U

Ted Harvey Investigated For Mortgage Fraud After Proposing Legislation - Huffingtonpost.com
DENVER -A Colorado state senator and the mortgage company where he works are being investigated for allegedly misleading consumers by sending out advertising flyers that look like official tax documents, a state official said Wednesday. Investigators

Cape Coral police chief’s son, a police sergeant, three others to - Naples Daily News
FORT MYERS — The son of Cape Coral’s police chief and a sergeant were charged today with conspiring to commit bank and wire fraud and money laundering in connection with a $4.2 million mortgage fraud scheme. Detective Steve Petrovich, 34, the son

Appraisers: Broker price opinions in short sales could increase - Weblogs.sun-sentinel.com
BPOs tend to be informal and cost as little as $50. Appraisals typically range from $250 to $500. BPOs are likely to increase mortgage fraud, which is out of control already, the appraiser groups wrote to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner.

Maple Grove man pleads guilty in $20M mortgage fraud - Minneapolis Star Tribune
A Maple Grove man pleaded guilty Tuesday to his role in a $20 million mortgage fraud scheme. Thomas John Hunter, 30, part-owner of Legacy Lending, admitted to taking part in a fraud involving 37 separate real estate deals from September 2005 through

Calif. woman, father wanted in mortgage fraud case - San Jose Mercury News
BAKERSFIELD, Calif.—Police are searching for a former father-daughter pair accused of conspiring to get kickbacks from $4.1 million in fraudulent mortgage loans in the Bakersfield area. Thirty-one-year-old Guadalupe Ramirez, a former real estate

Appraisers: Broker price opinions in short sales could increase - Weblogs.sun-sentinel.com
New rules governing short sales are set to take effect April 5. But four groups representing more than 35,000 real estate appraisers already have taken a stand against the guidelines. The rules give lenders a 10-day window to respond to short sale

Colo. senator investigated for mortgage fraud - Denver Post
DENVER—A Colorado state senator and the mortgage company where he works are being investigated for allegedly misleading consumers by sending out advertising flyers that look like official tax documents, a state official said Wednesday

Calif. woman, father wanted in mortgage fraud case - San Jose Mercury News
BAKERSFIELD, Calif.—Police are searching for a former father-daughter pair accused of conspiring to get kickbacks from $4.1 million in fraudulent mortgage loans in the Bakersfield area. Thirty-one-year-old Guadalupe Ramirez, a former real estate

Appraisers: Broker price opinions in short sales could increase - Weblogs.sun-sentinel.com
New rules governing short sales are set to take effect April 5. But four groups representing more than 35,000 real estate appraisers already have taken a stand against the guidelines. The rules give lenders a 10-day window to respond to short sale

Colo. senator investigated for mortgage fraud - Denver Post
DENVER—A Colorado state senator and the mortgage company where he works are being investigated for allegedly misleading consumers by sending out advertising flyers that look like official tax documents, a state official said Wednesday

Sexton developer admits fraud - Minneapolis Star Tribune
In a secret plea deal, the developer of the 123-unit Sexton Lofts condominiums in downtown Minneapolis has admitted to defrauding lenders in a $2.5 million mortgage fraud scheme, federal prosecutors said Friday. The guilty plea by Brett A. Thielen

Colo. senator investigated for mortgage fraud - Denver Post
DENVER—A Colorado state senator and the mortgage company where he works are being investigated for allegedly misleading consumers by sending out advertising flyers that look like official tax documents, a state official said Wednesday

Two charged with mortgage fraud - Atlanta Journal Constitution
Mortgage fraud, identity theft and wire fraud are just a few of the federal charges filed against two individuals who allegedly committed fraud against “reverse” mortgages. Jonathan Alfred Kimpson, 27, of Lithonia and Gia Harris, 26, of Atlanta have

Calif. woman, father wanted in mortgage fraud case - San Jose Mercury News
BAKERSFIELD, Calif.—Police are searching for a former father-daughter pair accused of conspiring to get kickbacks from $4.1 million in fraudulent mortgage loans in the Bakersfield area. Thirty-one-year-old Guadalupe Ramirez, a former real estate

Maple Grove man pleads guilty in $20M mortgage fraud - Minneapolis Star Tribune
A Maple Grove man pleaded guilty Tuesday to his role in a $20 million mortgage fraud scheme. Thomas John Hunter, 30, part-owner of Legacy Lending, admitted to taking part in a fraud involving 37 separate real estate deals from September 2005 through

Group Charged for Committing Reverse Mortgage Fraud - Reverse Mortgage Daily
Three people from Atlanta were indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of conspiracy to commit financial institution fraud involving reverse mortgages. The group included Jonathan Alfred Kimpson, 27, Gia Harris, 26, and Kelsey Torrey Hull, 38, of

Ted Harvey Investigated For Mortgage Fraud After Proposing Legislation - Huffingtonpost.com
DENVER -A Colorado state senator and the mortgage company where he works are being investigated for allegedly misleading consumers by sending out advertising flyers that look like official tax documents, a state official said Wednesday. Investigators

Alexandria man sentenced to three years in prison for mortgage scheme - Echo Press
A 30-year-old Alexandria man was sentenced in federal court today for concealing more than $400,000 in payments to himself and others from mortgage loan proceeds. In Minneapolis, United States District Court Judge James M. Rosenbaum sentenced Micah

Guilty Plea Entered in Mortgage Fraud Case - San Diego Business Journal
Darnell Bell, 39, an accused leader of a mortgage fraud scheme that resulted in the theft of at least $20 million in borrowed bank funds over several years, pleaded guilty March 5 to racketeering, wire fraud, bank fraud and money laundering before U

Mortgage Broker Sentenced To 2 Years For Fraud - WCCO
A 41-year-old Brooklyn Center mortgage broker was sentenced to two years in prison Tuesday for one count of money laundering and one count of wire fraud. Terry Louis Lemke was charged for using client’s money at his mortgage title company for

Sexton developer admits fraud - Minneapolis Star Tribune
In a secret plea deal, the developer of the 123-unit Sexton Lofts condominiums in downtown Minneapolis has admitted to defrauding lenders in a $2.5 million mortgage fraud scheme, federal prosecutors said Friday. The guilty plea by Brett A. Thielen

Colo. senator investigated for mortgage fraud - Denver Post
DENVER—A Colorado state senator and the mortgage company where he works are being investigated for allegedly misleading consumers by sending out advertising flyers that look like official tax documents, a state official said Wednesday

Two charged with mortgage fraud - Atlanta Journal Constitution
Mortgage fraud, identity theft and wire fraud are just a few of the federal charges filed against two individuals who allegedly committed fraud against “reverse” mortgages. Jonathan Alfred Kimpson, 27, of Lithonia and Gia Harris, 26, of Atlanta have

Calif. woman, father wanted in mortgage fraud case - San Jose Mercury News
BAKERSFIELD, Calif.—Police are searching for a former father-daughter pair accused of conspiring to get kickbacks from $4.1 million in fraudulent mortgage loans in the Bakersfield area. Thirty-one-year-old Guadalupe Ramirez, a former real estate

Maple Grove man pleads guilty in $20M mortgage fraud - Minneapolis Star Tribune
A Maple Grove man pleaded guilty Tuesday to his role in a $20 million mortgage fraud scheme. Thomas John Hunter, 30, part-owner of Legacy Lending, admitted to taking part in a fraud involving 37 separate real estate deals from September 2005 through

Group Charged for Committing Reverse Mortgage Fraud - Reverse Mortgage Daily
Three people from Atlanta were indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of conspiracy to commit financial institution fraud involving reverse mortgages. The group included Jonathan Alfred Kimpson, 27, Gia Harris, 26, and Kelsey Torrey Hull, 38, of

Ted Harvey Investigated For Mortgage Fraud After Proposing Legislation - Huffingtonpost.com
DENVER -A Colorado state senator and the mortgage company where he works are being investigated for allegedly misleading consumers by sending out advertising flyers that look like official tax documents, a state official said Wednesday. Investigators

Alexandria man sentenced to three years in prison for mortgage scheme - Echo Press
A 30-year-old Alexandria man was sentenced in federal court today for concealing more than $400,000 in payments to himself and others from mortgage loan proceeds. In Minneapolis, United States District Court Judge James M. Rosenbaum sentenced Micah

Guilty Plea Entered in Mortgage Fraud Case - San Diego Business Journal
Darnell Bell, 39, an accused leader of a mortgage fraud scheme that resulted in the theft of at least $20 million in borrowed bank funds over several years, pleaded guilty March 5 to racketeering, wire fraud, bank fraud and money laundering before U

Growing tide of mortgage fraud cases in South Carolina swamps - Greenville News
COLUMBIA — FBI supervisory special agent Jeffrey Bruning remembers driving up the coast of South Carolina two or three years ago and gaping at all the newly constructed buildings. “I said, ‘Good Lord, who can afford all this stuff? Who are all

Maple Grove man pleads guilty in $20M mortgage fraud - Minneapolis Star Tribune
A Maple Grove man pleaded guilty Tuesday to his role in a $20 million mortgage fraud scheme. Thomas John Hunter, 30, part-owner of Legacy Lending, admitted to taking part in a fraud involving 37 separate real estate deals from September 2005 through

Guilty Plea Entered in Mortgage Fraud Case - San Diego Business Journal
Darnell Bell, 39, an accused leader of a mortgage fraud scheme that resulted in the theft of at least $20 million in borrowed bank funds over several years, pleaded guilty March 5 to racketeering, wire fraud, bank fraud and money laundering before U

Growing tide of mortgage fraud cases in South Carolina swamps - Greenville News
COLUMBIA — FBI supervisory special agent Jeffrey Bruning remembers driving up the coast of South Carolina two or three years ago and gaping at all the newly constructed buildings. “I said, ‘Good Lord, who can afford all this stuff? Who are all

Calif. woman, father wanted in mortgage fraud case - San Jose Mercury News
BAKERSFIELD, Calif.—Police are searching for a former father-daughter pair accused of conspiring to get kickbacks from $4.1 million in fraudulent mortgage loans in the Bakersfield area. Thirty-one-year-old Guadalupe Ramirez, a former real estate

Two charged with mortgage fraud - Atlanta Journal Constitution
Mortgage fraud, identity theft and wire fraud are just a few of the federal charges filed against two individuals who allegedly committed fraud against “reverse” mortgages. Jonathan Alfred Kimpson, 27, of Lithonia and Gia Harris, 26, of Atlanta have

Ted Harvey Investigated For Mortgage Fraud After Proposing Legislation - Huffingtonpost.com
DENVER -A Colorado state senator and the mortgage company where he works are being investigated for allegedly misleading consumers by sending out advertising flyers that look like official tax documents, a state official said Wednesday. Investigators

U.S. attorney names fraud coordinators - Richmond Times-Dispatch
The man who prosecuted Edward Hugh Okun here last year for a $132 million scam has been named the corporate and securities fraud coordinator in the U.S. attorney’s office for the Eastern District of Virginia. U.S. Attorney Neil H. MacBride on Friday

Sexton developer admits fraud - Minneapolis Star Tribune
In a secret plea deal, the developer of the 123-unit Sexton Lofts condominiums in downtown Minneapolis has admitted to defrauding lenders in a $2.5 million mortgage fraud scheme, federal prosecutors said Friday. The guilty plea by Brett A. Thielen

Maple Grove man pleads guilty in $20M mortgage fraud - Minneapolis Star Tribune
A Maple Grove man pleaded guilty Tuesday to his role in a $20 million mortgage fraud scheme. Thomas John Hunter, 30, part-owner of Legacy Lending, admitted to taking part in a fraud involving 37 separate real estate deals from September 2005 through

Guilty Plea Entered in Mortgage Fraud Case - San Diego Business Journal
Darnell Bell, 39, an accused leader of a mortgage fraud scheme that resulted in the theft of at least $20 million in borrowed bank funds over several years, pleaded guilty March 5 to racketeering, wire fraud, bank fraud and money laundering before U

Growing tide of mortgage fraud cases in South Carolina swamps - Greenville News
COLUMBIA — FBI supervisory special agent Jeffrey Bruning remembers driving up the coast of South Carolina two or three years ago and gaping at all the newly constructed buildings. “I said, ‘Good Lord, who can afford all this stuff? Who are all

Calif. woman, father wanted in mortgage fraud case - San Jose Mercury News
BAKERSFIELD, Calif.—Police are searching for a former father-daughter pair accused of conspiring to get kickbacks from $4.1 million in fraudulent mortgage loans in the Bakersfield area. Thirty-one-year-old Guadalupe Ramirez, a former real estate

Two charged with mortgage fraud - Atlanta Journal Constitution
Mortgage fraud, identity theft and wire fraud are just a few of the federal charges filed against two individuals who allegedly committed fraud against “reverse” mortgages. Jonathan Alfred Kimpson, 27, of Lithonia and Gia Harris, 26, of Atlanta have

Ted Harvey Investigated For Mortgage Fraud After Proposing Legislation - Huffingtonpost.com
DENVER -A Colorado state senator and the mortgage company where he works are being investigated for allegedly misleading consumers by sending out advertising flyers that look like official tax documents, a state official said Wednesday. Investigators

U.S. attorney names fraud coordinators - Richmond Times-Dispatch
The man who prosecuted Edward Hugh Okun here last year for a $132 million scam has been named the corporate and securities fraud coordinator in the U.S. attorney’s office for the Eastern District of Virginia. U.S. Attorney Neil H. MacBride on Friday