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David Saks is a musician, retired real estate broker, and long-time ActiveRain member. David's blog features important information relevant to the safety, integrity and security of the industry. In addition to his widely read real estate fraud blog, a comprehensive overview of real estate continuing education is a weekly addition for his subscribers and the ActiveRain community at-large. Thank you for subscribing to and for visiting David's ActiveRain home on the internet. Please join. Membership in ActiveRain will enrich your life !

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2012 

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02/24/2012
Birmingham Woman Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for False Statement to FEMA U.S. Attorney’s Office February 23, 2012 Northern District of Alabama (205) 244-2001   Fraud, Press Release   BIRMINGHAM—A federal judge today sentenced a Birmingham woman to two years in prison for a false statement s...
02/23/2012
Officials from Home Elevation Program Plead Guilty to Conspiracy U.S. Attorney’s Office February 23, 2012 Eastern District of Louisiana (504) 680-3000   Fraud, Press Release   NEW ORLEANS—WANDA ACKER WILLIAMS, age 33, and BRIANNA LAFRANCE, age 31, both of New Orleans, Louisiana, pled guilty as c...
02/23/2012
Two Financial Investors Plead Guilty to Bid Rigging at Municipal Tax Lien Auctions in New Jersey U.S. Department of Justice February 23, 2012 Office of Public Affairs (202) 514-2007/TDD (202) 514-1888   Fraud, Press Release, White-Collar Crime   WASHINGTON—Two financial investors who purchased m...
02/23/2012
Manalapan Man Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Tax Evasion, Making False Statements U.S. Attorney’s Office February 23, 2012 District of New Jersey (973) 645-2700 Press Release, White-Collar Crime   TRENTON, NJ—A Manalpan, N.J., man who admitted evading his personal taxes and sending false d...
02/23/2012
Ocean City, Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Eastern Shore Mortgage Fraud Conspiracy U.S. Attorney’s Office February 22, 2012 Eastern District of Virginia (757) 441-6331   Mortgage Fraud, Press Release   NORFOLK, VA—Thomas E. Green, 57, of Ocean City, Maryland, pled guilty today to fraudulently sec...
02/23/2012
Former Bend-Area Developer Pleads Guilty to $20 Million Bank Fraud Cases Relate to the Collapse of Desert Sun Development in Bend, Oregon U.S. Attorney’s Office February 22, 2012 Office of Public Affairs (202) 514-2007/TDD (202)514-1888   Breaking News, Financial, Fraud, Press Release, White-Col...
02/23/2012
Local Real Estate Agent and Eight Other Industry Professionals Charged in Massive Mortgage Fraud Scheme That Caused at Least $15 Million in Losses U.S. Attorney’s Office February 21, 2012 Southern District of California (619) 557-5610   Mortgage Fraud, Press Release, San Diego Top Stories   Unit...
02/22/2012
Kenton Man Charged in Mortgage Fraud Scheme U.S. Attorney’s Office February 17, 2012 Northern District of Ohio (216) 622-3600   Mortgage Fraud, Press Release   Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, today announced the filing of an information charging Ph...
02/22/2012
Tax Preparer Admits Mortgage Fraud Scheme Patricia Ann King, 57, Bakersfield, California, pleaded guilty to aiding and assisting the preparation of a false tax document and to three counts of mail fraud for her role in a mortgage fraud scheme. According to the susperseding indictment and plea agr...
02/22/2012
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