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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 

Former Real Estate Agent and Loan Officer Plead Guilty in Crisp & Cole Real Estate Fraud Scheme U.S. Attorney’s Office November 20, 2013 Eastern District of California (916) 554-2700 FRESNO, CA—Michael Angelo Munoz, 34, of Bakersfield, pleaded guilty today to two counts of mail fraud relating to...
11/21/2013
Local Business Owner Sentenced on Fraud Charges Jamie Graham to Serve 41 Months in Federal Prison U.S. Attorney’s Office November 18, 2013 Western District of Virginia (540) 857-2250 ROANOKE, VA—A former project manager at Breakell Inc. who pled guilty early this year to mail fraud charges was s...
11/19/2013
Six Investors Indicted for Their Roles in Bid Rigging Scheme at Municipal Tax Lien Auctions in New Jersey Investigation Has Yielded 20 Charges to Date   U.S. Department of Justice November 19, 2013 Office of Public Affairs (202) 514-2007/TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON—A federal grand jury in Newa...
11/19/2013
Dearborn-Based Business Owner and Former Attorney Sentenced to Prison for Bank Fraud U.S. Attorney’s Office November 19, 2013 Eastern District of Michigan (313) 226-9100 The owner of a Dearborn, Michigan-based real estate company was sentenced to 110 months in prison, and a former Dearborn attor...
11/19/2013
  Someone who makes sure he or she gets what's coming to you.
11/19/2013
  HUD NEWS   U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development – Shaun Donovan, Secretary Office of Public Affairs, Washington, DC 20410   HUD No. 13-172                                                                                            RELEASE http://www.hud.gov/news/index.cfm       HUD S...
11/19/2013
Marti Steele Kilby is a fine real estate Broker / Owner located in the beautiful San Diego, CA area. She tackles the truth with this funny blog entry.   Translating Real Estate Speak   Cozy – You can stand in the middle of the bedroom and touch the walls on either side. Quaint – Only your crazy a...
11/19/2013
Shar Sitter is a fine Home Stager and Redesigner located in the Minneapolis/ St. Paul, Minnesota area. She's put together some really nice holiday ideas that'll spruce things up, and tickle the taste buds ! It is a busy time of the year with a lot of entertaining going on and everyone wants their...
11/19/2013
Susan Emo is a fine Canadian agent. She's posted some great thoughts and info about cooking for the holidays, and some tips about serving up the turkey. Being Canadian, I've already enjoyed our Thanksgiving holiday early October (thank goodness and pardon my pun!) But for some reason my friends S...
11/19/2013
Is Sam giving homes away ? I can't believe this deal. Did the buyer pay for the land only and the home was a gift ? What do you think ? Sam's listing photography is among the best in the business, too. This Mount Vernon, Ohio home just SOLD today and it went under contract in less than 30 days an...
11/18/2013
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