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Mortgage Fraud Blog for October 1, 2014

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Rachel Dollar is a California attorney who represents lenders in mortgage related litigation. She is a shareholder at Smith Dollar PC. Ms. Dollar is a nationally recognized speaker, is licensed to practice law in California and maintains offices in Santa Rosa, California.

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Mortgage Fraud Blog | Mortgages and fraud and the law, oh my! - 8 new articles

In This Issue...

Co-Defendant Sent to Prison for Extensive Mortgage Fraud Scheme

4 Sentenced for Ripping Off Homeowners in Foreclosure Rescue Scheme

Judge Sentences Woman for Orchestrating Sophisticated Straw Buyer Scam

Fraudster Gets 12 Years for Posing as a Broker and Ripping Off Borrowers

Ringleader Pleads Guilty to Loan Modification Fraud

Business Owner Stole More Than $1M in Real Estate Investments

Family Charged with Orchestrating Fraud-for-Profit Mortgage Scheme

Former NFL Player Sent to Prison for Mortgage Fraud

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Co-Defendant Sent to Prison for Extensive Mortgage Fraud Scheme

Julie Dianne Farmer, 46, Bakersfield, California, was sentenced by United States District Judge Lawrence J. O’Neill to three years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, for...

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4 Sentenced for Ripping Off Homeowners in Foreclosure Rescue Scheme

 Jesse Wheeler, 37, Roseville, California, Jewel Hinkles, aka Cydney Sanchez, 64, Los Angeles, California, Cynthia Corn, 61, Oakland, California, and Brent Medearis, 48, Modesto, California, were...

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Judge Sentences Woman for Orchestrating Sophisticated Straw Buyer Scam

Kathryn Sylvester, San Diego, California, was sentenced to 41 months in custody for operating a large-scale mortgage fraud scheme that caused over $6 million in losses on various properties in San...

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Fraudster Gets 12 Years for Posing as a Broker and Ripping Off Borrowers

Kenneth J. Enrico, 47, Bohemia, New York, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for posing as a mortgage broker to defraud over 300 borrowers nationwide out of $1.2 million in application fees for...

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Ringleader Pleads Guilty to Loan Modification Fraud

Jason Vitulano, 39, Boca Raton, pled guilty before U.S. District Judge Kenneth Marra to charges of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud, and mail fraud, in violation of Title 18, United...

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Business Owner Stole More Than $1M in Real Estate Investments

Michael John Mangan, 43, owner of multiple Minnesota-based businesses, has been indicted and charged with four counts of wire fraud and three counts of mail fraud for allegedly stealing over $1...

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Family Charged with Orchestrating Fraud-for-Profit Mortgage Scheme

Six family members are the subjects of a Colorado statewide grand jury 37-count indictment for using their status in the real estate industry to perpetrate a fraud-for-profit mortgage fraud scheme....

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Former NFL Player Sent to Prison for Mortgage Fraud

Jimmy Hitchcock, 43, Clemmons, North Carolina, former NFL football player, was sentenced on Tuesday, September 23, 2014, to serve 46 months in federal prison, to be followed by two years of...

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Comments(2)

Sam Miller
RE/MAX Stars Realty - Howard, OH
Knox County Ohio Real Estate Specialist

David, Thanks for the Mortgage Fraud Blog update and the "Straw Buyer Scam" is the one that alarms me the most of the ones listed.

Oct 01, 2014 05:31 AM
David Saks
Memphis, TN
Broker / Industry Analyst

Thanks, Sam.

Oct 01, 2014 11:04 AM