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2012 

Man Admits Mortgage Scam Involving Illegal Flipping Raymond Paul Morris, 51, South Weber, Utah, pleaded guilty in federal court for his involvement in a multi-million-dollar mortgage fraud scheme linked to properties at a Putnam County, West Virginia, subdivision. The defendant pleaded guilty to ...
07/18/2012
Another Lawyer Admits Mortgage Fraud Conspiracy Bradford J. Rieger, 56, Woodbridge, Connecticut waived his right to indictment and pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud, wire fraud and bank fraud. The charge stems from Rieger's role as a closing attorney in a multimillion...
07/18/2012
4 Charged with Inflating Home Prices to Obtain Kickbacks Jesus Sira, 32, Nestor Urdaneta, 29, Maria Urdaneta, 32, and Vanessa Urdaneta, 28, Florid,a have been indicted on one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud in relation to a mortgage fraud scheme. According to the indictment and ...
07/18/2012
5 Indicted for a Combo Scam Involving Foreclosure Rescue & Drugs Charles Williams, 37, McKinney, Texas; Jarrod Williams, 33,  McKinney, Texas; Julius Williams, 41, McKinney, Texas; Jemilat Williams, 33,  Missouri City, Texas; and Christopher Carter, 33, Leicester, England, have been indicted for ...
07/17/2012
Straw Buyer Solicitor Indicted for Kickback Scheme Christopher Jon Andrews, 53, Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, was indicted on July 10, 2012, in connection with soliciting buyers to purchase properties at inflated prices in a multi-million-dollar mortgage fraud scheme.   The defendant was charge...
07/17/2012
Fugitive Mortgage Fraudster Arrested Mary Armstrong, a fugitive California loan broker, was arrested in Las Vegas, Nevada. The indictment, which was returned on May 10, 2012, charges Armstrong, an unlicenced mortgage loan broker, a real estate agent Teresa Rose, and Armstrong’s assistant William ...
07/17/2012
Straw Buyer Scheme Lands Fraudster in Jail Celia Thomas, 49, Dorchester, Massachusetts, was sentenced in federal court for mortgage fraud and theft of public funds. The defendant was sentenced by U.S. District Judge William G. Young to 41 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervi...
07/17/2012
Former Boston City Employee Sentenced to 41 Months for Mortgage Fraud U.S. Attorney’s Office July 13, 2012 District of Massachusetts (617) 748-3100   Fraud, Mortgage Fraud, Press Release   BOSTON—A Dorchester woman was sentenced today in federal court for mortgage fraud and theft of public funds...
07/16/2012
Summit Oncologist, Madison Biller Plead Guilty to Health Care Fraud U.S. Attorney’s Office July 13, 2012 Southern District of Mississippi (601) 965-4480   Fraud, Health Care Fraud, Press Release   JACKSON, MS—Dr. Meera Sachdeva, 50, of Summit, Mississippi, and Monica Weeks, 40, of Madison, Missi...
07/16/2012
  Charter School’s Former Board President and Former CEO Sentenced for Fraud Scheme U.S. Attorney’s Office July 13, 2012 Eastern District of Pennsylvania (215) 861-8200   Financial, Fraud, Press Release   PHILADELPHIA—Hugh C. Clark, 65, and Ina Walker, 59, both of Philadelphia, were sentenced tod...
07/16/2012
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