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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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2013 

Sugar Land Woman Sentenced in Mortgage Fraud Scheme U.S. Attorney’s Office June 06, 2013 Southern District of Texas (713) 567-9000   HOUSTON—Rain Joakim-Anwa Davis, aka Jeri Lynn Hardin, 50, has been handed a 33-month federal sentence following her conviction on two counts of wire fraud, United ...
06/06/2013
Here's a great instrumental version of a classic song featuring the incredible trumpet virtuosity of the late, great Bobby Hackett, for your midday. "Stairway to the Stars"   -David-
06/06/2013
HUD NEWS U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development – Shaun Donovan, Secretary Office of Public Affairs, Washington, DC 20410 HUD No. 13-088                                                                                  FOR RELEASE  June 6, 2013 http://www.hud.gov/news/index.cfm    HUD AN...
06/06/2013
  News from HUD National Officials Visit Once-Homeless Man In Philly  Philly News , Alfred Lubrano, Inquirer Staff Writer ===============Against the odds, Winfred Surrency, former Marine and a heroin addict, survived 20 years living inside appliance boxes or on grates on Philadelphia's streets.No...
06/06/2013
There is no one more beloved than Shirley Temple.Here she is starring in one of the greatest movies of all time, "Captain January". For all of the young at heart. -David-
06/05/2013
Owner of Ocean County Architectural Firm Sentenced to Three Months in Prison for Submitting False Corporate Returns U.S. Attorney’s Office June 05, 2013 District of New Jersey (973) 645-2888   NEWARK, NJ—The owner of an Ocean County, New Jersey architectural and engineering firm was sentenced to...
06/05/2013
Livingston Tax Return Preparer Admits Filing Tax Returns Using the Identification of a Dead Person U.S. Attorney’s Office June 05, 2013 District of New Jersey (973) 645-2888   NEWARK, NJ—A Livingston, New Jersey tax return preparer today admitted filing false claims with the IRS using a dead tax...
06/05/2013
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I got an unusual phone call from a woman today.  She told me that her agent was a "fat faced, overweight, real estate agent whose car smelled like a bucket of fried chicken and had more crap on the floorboard than the city land fill". She wants to teminate her listing agreement because her agent ...
06/05/2013
Houston Woman Convicted for Role in Rip-Off of Philadelphia’s Sheriff’s Office U.S. Attorney’s Office June 04, 2013 Eastern District of Pennsylvania (215) 861-8200   PHILADELPHIA—A federal jury today returned guilty verdicts on all counts against Aarti Gupte, 31, of Houston, Texas, for her invol...
06/05/2013
Multi-Million-Dollar Real Estate Ponzi Schemer Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Securities Fraud and Money Laundering Perpetrator of Investment Scheme Also Ordered to Pay More Than $28.6 Million U.S. Attorney’s Office June 04, 2013 District of New Jersey (973) 645-2888   NEWARK, NJ—A Somers...
06/05/2013
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