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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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2015 

Former Ponte Vedra Resident Sentenced to Nine Years for Fraud U.S. Attorney’s Office January 15, 2015 Middle District of Florida (904) 301-6300 JACKSONVILLE, FL—Senior U.S. District Judge Harvey E. Schlesinger has sentenced Mark Steven Szekely (54, Ponte Vedra) to nine years in federal prison fo...
01/16/2015
Owner of Hudson County Contracting Company Admits Rigging Selection Process for Union City Projects U.S. Attorney’s Office January 14, 2015 District of New Jersey (973) 645-2888 NEWARK, NJ—The owner of a Guttenberg, New Jersey, contracting company today admitted rigging the selection process for...
01/15/2015
    Brookfield, Missouri Church Treasurer Sentenced on Fraud Charges U.S. Attorney’s Office January 14, 2015 Eastern District of Missouri ST. LOUIS, MO— Cynthia Head, 51, of Brookfield, MO was sentenced to 21 months in prison for embezzling funds from the Brookfield Church of the Nazarene by writ...
01/15/2015
Woman Charged for Scamming $2 Million Life Insurance Payout Based on Fake Death U.S. Attorney’s Office January 13, 2015 District of Minnesota (612) 664-5600 United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger today announced a complaint charging IRINA VOROTINOV, 48, with defrauding Mutual of Omaha Insurance ...
01/15/2015
Miami-Dade Resident Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison in Identity Theft Tax Refund Fraud Scheme U.S. Attorney’s Office January 13, 2015 Southern District of Florida (313) 226-9100 Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, George L. Piro, Special Agent in Charg...
01/15/2015
United States Attorney’s Office Announces Sentence in Sullivan County Trustee Fraud Case Trustee and His Wife Sentenced for Stealing More Than $124,000 from Jefferson Township in Sullivan County U.S. Attorney’s Office January 13, 2015 Southern District of Indiana (317) 226-6333 INDIANAPOLIS—Josh...
01/15/2015
real estate fraud: Mortgage Fraud Blog for January 14, 2015 - 01/13/15 10:25 PM     Mortgage Fraud Blog sends me an update email once per week.   The Mortgage Fraud Blog website is updated every business day and you can always get the latest news by visiting www.mortgagefraudblog.com. Copyright ...
01/13/2015
    Mortgage Fraud Blog sends me an update email once per week.   The Mortgage Fraud Blog website is updated every business day and you can always get the latest news by visiting www.mortgagefraudblog.com. Rachel Dollar is a California attorney who represents lenders in mortgage related litigati...
01/13/2015
Montana Woman Pleads Guilty to Mail and Wire Fraud Provided Closing Services for Transfers of Timeshare Units U.S. Attorney’s Office January 13, 2015 Eastern District of Virginia (757) 441-6331 NEWPORT NEWS, VA— Julie L. Duffield, 45, of Eureka, MT, pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to comm...
01/13/2015
Bay Area Man Who Defrauded Website Investors Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Running $1.2 Million Scam U.S. Attorney’s Office January 13, 2015 Central District of California (213) 894-2434 LOS ANGELES—A Northern California man who defrauded 18 victims by selling website domains that ...
01/13/2015
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