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Brookside Gardens Photographs & Mortgage Fraud News

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Industry Observer with Retired

Brookside Gardens Photographs & Mortgage Fraud News 

Mortgage Fraud:  "A year after "Operation Stolen Dreams" concluded tracking mortgage fraud nationwide, more than $3 billion in estimated losses resulted from this search, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation."

"The operation was the largest collective enforcement effort ever brought to bear in confronting mortgage fraud throughout the country. The Mortgage Fraud Working Group of President Obama's interagency Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force organized the operation, which was established to lead an aggressive, coordinated and proactive effort to investigate and prosecute financial crimes."

"Between March 1, 2010 and June 18, 2010, there were 1,517 criminal defendants nationwide involved in some type of mortgage fraud, resulting in 525 arrests. The operation also led to 191 civil enforcement actions and the recovery of more than $196 million."  National Mortgage News

Where is Brookside Gardens?  It is located in the Wheaton Regional Park in Montgomery County, Maryland. www.BrooksideGardens.org  It is a favorite destination for Dolores and me.  Now is a good time to take your family for a visit and enjoy the Wings of Fancy butterfly exhibit at the Conservatory.

This group of photographs is from the Azalea Show at Brookside Gardens.  If you have photographs from your favorite places, please share them in the comments for this post.

Dolores and Roy Kelley visited Brookside Gardens on May 1, 2011. Canon PowerShot G11 camera. Photographs by Roy Kelley.

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Roy Kelley, Retired, Former Associate Broker, RE/MAX Realty Group

Gaithersburg, Maryland  

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Gary L. Waters Broker Associate, Bucci Realty
Bucci Realty, Inc. - Melbourne, FL
Eighteen Years Experience in Brevard County

As usual, very beautiful! Amazing shots of the butterflies - as if they are posing for your camera!

Jul 10, 2011 12:08 AM
Anita Clark
Coldwell Banker Access Realty ~ 478.960.8055 - Warner Robins, GA
Realtor - Homes for Sale in Warner Robins GA

It truly is a shame that some resort to illegal tactics to make a buck. 

Par for the course, your flora pics are wonderful today Roy.

Jul 10, 2011 12:09 AM
Al Raymondi
Ocean View Realty Group in Ormond By The Sea Florida - Ormond Beach, FL
Ormond By The Sea Florida - Home and Condo Sales

A small piece in the local paper this morning reported a couple of arrests in Miami for reverse mortgage fraud.

Jul 10, 2011 12:22 AM
Keith Gilkey
Re/Max Chesapeake - Elkton, MD
410-920-7214, Re/Max Chesapeake

Roy, Greed is terrible! Thanks for the morning photo's. Great detail! Have a nice day.

Jul 10, 2011 12:57 AM
Dawn Crawley
Dawn Crawley Realty - Pinehurst, NC
Find Pinehurst Homes

I'm so glad to see that some are going to pay for their illegal activities that have hurt so many. Hope you are having a great weekend!

Jul 10, 2011 01:31 AM
Kim Delia
Remax Professional Associates - Charlton, MA
Realty Delia Group

Good Morning Roy!!!  Great photos today, I love the butterfly.

Jul 10, 2011 01:33 AM
Patricia Feager, MBA, CRS, GRI,MRP
DFW FINE PROPERTIES - Flower Mound, TX
Selling Homes Changing Lives

I just wish that all the people who lost money because of those crooks could get compensated. I'll bet they don't even pay their debt back to society in full.

Love the impressive shots of flowers and butterflies. Nice contrast between evil (mortgage fraud) and good (flowers and butterflies).

Jul 10, 2011 01:48 AM
DONNA SINGH
Royal LePage Connect Realty - Toronto, ON

Your pictures are so beautiful and inspirational. I want to get out there and take some...

I wished they could have recovered more of the missing funds. With over 3 billion in estimated losses and a mere 196 million recovered, its really a drop in the bucket. At least the criminals are caught.

Enjoy the weekend, weather here is fabulous. Hope it is for you too.

 

Jul 10, 2011 02:03 AM
Kristine Ginsberg
Elite Staging and Redesign, LLC - Short Hills, NJ
NJ Home Stager

Roy - great post on mortgage fraud - something people should be very aware of! Beautiful photos! Love butterflies and you've done a great job capturing them in your pictures - such detail and vivid colors!

Jul 10, 2011 02:07 AM
Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Chicago, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

Great pics as always! Mortgage fraud is so prevalent that you just want to strangle the guilty! Enjoy the day!

Jul 10, 2011 02:24 AM
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Good Sunday morning.  Today is Dolores' birthday and we have a beautiful day in Maryland.

Thanks, Kristine, for sharing your photograph.  Beautiful!

 Blooming for you!

Jul 10, 2011 03:01 AM
Chris Alston
Chris Alston (Keller Williams Realty, Silicon Valley, California) - Campbell, CA
Silicon Valley, California

The butterfly picture on the watermelon was a great one!  Keep em coming!

Jul 10, 2011 07:42 AM
Barbara Altieri
Better Homes and Gardens RE Shore and Country Properties - Shelton, CT
REALTOR-Fairfield County CT Homes/Condos For Sale

Roy -- Somehow mortgage fraud and these gorgeous pics just don't go together. These are exquisite shots!

Jul 10, 2011 11:47 AM
Liz Flint
Century 21 Hardee-Team Realty - Houston, TX
Houston\Tomball Realtor (832)816-8066

Hi Roy, I love the butterfly and flower pictures.  I wish I could get my camera to take close up shots like that.   These daisies were at a wedding I went to a few days ago.

daisies

Jul 10, 2011 12:58 PM
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Thanks so much for your comments. Have an outstanding week.

Liz:  Maybe it is time to look for a new camera.

 Life is good!

Jul 10, 2011 01:03 PM
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Good Saturday morning to all. Enjoy the weekend and have a very special Thanksgiving holiday.

Nov 18, 2016 08:48 PM
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