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Mortgage Fraud Blog Report for Wednesday April 8, 2015

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In This Issue...

Former Title Insurance Agent Pleads Guilty to Stealing Escrow Funds

Florida Attorney Bisbarred for Role in Condo Conversion Scheme

Mortgage Fraud Defendant Indicted While on Bond

Real Estate Business and Principals Sued for Illegal Flipping Scam

Man Jailed for Swindling Thousands in Fake Mortgage Assistance Scheme

Real Estate Investor Admits Role in Bid Rigging Conspiracy

Real Estate Investor Jailed for Duping Victims in $5M Fraud Scam

Real Estate Investor Indicted on Mortgage Fraud Charges

Jury Convicts Settlement Agent in Multi-Million-Dollar Straw Buyer Scheme

Man Arrested for Advance Loan Fee Scam

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Former Title Insurance Agent Pleads Guilty to Stealing Escrow Funds

Mortgage Fraud Blog.

Carole Tilghman, 50, Baltimore, Maryland, a title insurance agent who took tens of thousands of dollars from her clients’ escrow accounts to pay her personal bills pleaded...

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Florida Attorney Bisbarred for Role in Condo Conversion Scheme

Mortgage Fraud Blog.


Rashmi Airan-Pace, South Miami, Florida, was granted a disciplinary revocation, with leave to seek readmission after five years, effective immediately, following a February...

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Mortgage Fraud Defendant Indicted While on Bond

Mortgage Fraud Blog.

 Dov Ratchkauskas, 48, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on a charge of Contempt of Court for allegedly trying to obtain a passport while...

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Real Estate Business and Principals Sued for Illegal Flipping Scam

Mortgage Fraud Blog.

Tri-State Holdings-32, LLC, and principals Brandon Miller and Tony Caldwell, are the subject of a lawsuit for allegedly running a scam house-flipping business. The suit alleges...

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Man Jailed for Swindling Thousands in Fake Mortgage Assistance Scheme

Mortgage Fraud Blog.

Anthony Carta, 53, Detroit, Michigan, was sentenced to 30 to 99 years in prison for taking hundreds of thousands of dollars from more than 100 victims who believed he was going...

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Real Estate Investor Admits Role in Bid Rigging Conspiracy

Mortgage Fraud Blog.

Ramin Yeganeh, San Mateo, California, a real estate investor, has agreed to plead guilty for his role in bid rigging and fraud conspiracies at public real estate foreclosure...

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Real Estate Investor Jailed for Duping Victims in $5M Fraud Scam

Mortgage Fraud Blog.

Abbe Edelman, 51, Livingston, New Jersey, was sentenced to 135 months in prison for running a real estate investment scheme that bilked victims out of more than $5 million.

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Real Estate Investor Indicted on Mortgage Fraud Charges

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Dean Rossi, 49, Warrington, Pennsylvania, was arrested in connection with an alleged mortgage fraud scheme for misappropriating funds from real estate closings intended for...

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Jury Convicts Settlement Agent in Multi-Million-Dollar Straw Buyer Scheme

Mortgage Fraud Blog.

Edward Dacy, 76, most recently of West Melbourne, Florida, has been found guilty by a jury of 10 counts of conspiracy, bank fraud, and mail fraud stemming from a...

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Man Arrested for Advance Loan Fee Scam

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Ivan Levy, 54, Boynton Beach, Florida, has been arrested for his alleged involvement in an advance fee loan scheme. Levy was charged with nine counts of collecting advanced fees...

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Comments(2)

Kristin Johnston - REALTOR®
RE/MAX Platinum - Waukesha, WI
Giving Back With Each Home Sold!

Great information....I hope you have a wonderful Wed...Dreary and cold here!

Apr 08, 2015 12:47 AM
David Saks
Memphis, TN
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Thanks Kristin Johnston, Waukesha Realtor 414-254-6647 

Apr 09, 2015 07:04 AM