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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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2011 

Loan Officer Admits Role in Mortgage Fraud Scheme   Javier Siveroni, 48, Springfield, Virginia, pleaded guilty to using his position as a loan officer to help carry out a multi-million-dollar mortgage fraud scheme involving more than 15 homes in Northern Virginia. Siveroni pleaded guilty to one c...
08/03/2011
Woman Pleads Guilty to Several Fraud Schemes   Chamethele McKinney, 36, Troy, Illinois, pled guilty to her role in a conspiracy to defraud the government and evade the payment of federal income taxes, along with mortgage fraud and food stamp fraud. McKinney, who was indicted by a federal grand ju...
08/03/2011
Former Real Estate Attorney for Dick’s Sporting Goods Convicted in Jury Trial After a Three-Week Trial, a Jury in Utica, New York Convicted Benjamin J. Viloski of Involvement in an Illegal Kickback and Money Laundering Scheme and Making False Statements to Investigators U.S. Attorney’s Office Nor...
08/01/2011
Springfield Loan Officer Pleads Guilty to Mortgage Fraud Scheme U.S. Attorney’s Office Eastern District of Virginia ALEXANDRIA, VA—Javier Siveroni, 48, of Springfield, Va., pleaded guilty today to using his position as a loan officer to help carry out a multi-million-dollar mortgage fraud scheme ...
08/01/2011
Troy Woman Pleads Guilty to Multiple Fraud Offenses U.S. Attorney’s Office Southern District of Illinois A Troy, Illinois woman pled guilty in U.S. District Court in East St. Louis on June 29, 2011, for her role in a conspiracy to defraud the government and evade the payment of federal income tax...
08/01/2011
                                                       #1250 Sally defaulted on her mortgage and subsequently missed a few payments in the process. He lender had to begin the foreclosure process. Before the foreclosure slae took place Sally paid back the entire amount and cured the debt. Sally ha...
07/31/2011
                                                            #1249 If a buyer gives a deposit check to a broker it can be held by the broker and retained contingent upon the rejection or acceptance of a buyer's offer. Is this fact true or false ? Please remember to take your time. The solution wil...
07/31/2011
                                                  #1248 Money may be given to a broker to hold in trust or escrow  for a buyer to pay for a home inspection. Is this true or false ? Take your time. The solution is posted below the wildlife photo A. This is true. A broker may receive money from a b...
07/31/2011
                                                      #1247 If the commission rate a listing broker has with a seller becomes a source of contention between the seller and the broker, the broker can change the commission structure at will without the consent of the selller, but the seller has the...
07/31/2011
                                                    #1246 Any time a seller or buyer wants to create an agency relationship with a broker all the principal has to do is agree to the agency relationship orally. It actually doesn't have to be in writing. Is this true or false ? Take your time. The ...
07/31/2011
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