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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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2014 

West Chester Woman Charged in Real Estate Ponzi Scheme U.S. Attorney’s Office October 16, 2014 Eastern District of Pennsylvania (215) 861-8200 PHILADELPHIA— Marie Mikesche Bontigao, 43, of West Chester, PA, was charged by indictment, unsealed yesterday, in a fraud scheme involving more than $2 m...
10/16/2014
      Mortgage Fraud Blog sends me an update email once per week.   The Mortgage Fraud Blog website is updated every business day and you can always get the latest news by visiting www.mortgagefraudblog.com. Rachel Dollar is a California attorney who represents lenders in mortgage related litiga...
10/14/2014
  They're asking to divert this crime ??? (are you kidding me ?) - ds ==========================   Harvard Student Charged with Making Hoax Bomb Threat U.S. Attorney’s Office October 10, 2014 District of Massachusetts (617) 748-3100 BOSTON— Eldo Kim, 21, of Allston has been charged in an Informa...
10/14/2014
Former Kirtland Hills Police Chief Charged with Mail Fraud and Falsification U.S. Attorney’s Office October 10, 2014 Northern District of Ohio (216) 622-3600 The former police chief of Kirtland Hills was charged with defrauding the village out of at least $80,000 by making unauthorized purchases...
10/14/2014
Are There Ghosts in Your Seller's Home ?   Is it necessary to disclose this to your buyer ?With Halloween fast approaching it might not look good for you on October 31st if you close on the 29th and Casper shows up at midnight on the 30th.In reality, I don't believe that there's any law in any st...
10/13/2014
real estate fraud: Pastor Guilty of Embezzling More Than $900,000 from Community Center - 10/10/14 05:15 PM Local Pastor Pleads Guilty to Embezzling More Than $900,000 from Community Center TULSA, OK— Willard Lenord Jones, 63, of Tulsa, church pastor and former Executive Director of the Greater ...
10/13/2014
WEEKLY  NEWSLETTER      Monday, October 13, 2014 Click Here to Subscribe The Career InstituteCOURSE LIST   BROKER OFFICE MANAGEMENTNow by Correspondence Visit The Career InstituteClick Here     Real Estate Agent Charged in Short Sale Fraud Danville California real estate agent Anthony Keslinke w...
10/13/2014
If you borrowed $20,000 at 8.25% interest, how much interest would you owe for three months?   Clue : Remember, you have to multiply first, then divide, then multiply !   Check your answers below.    Hope these little quizzes help. Share them with your friend. Stay sharp with some math refresher...
10/12/2014
If you owned a property for 10 years, then sold it for $13,000 with a 10% profit, what did you pay for the house originally?   Check your answers here : Math Answers The next problem not be available if not posted in the queue yet. Hope these little quizzes help. Share them with your friends. St...
10/12/2014
Here's another simple problem:   150 is 2 1/2% of what number?   Check your answers here : Math Answers The next problem not be available if not posted in the queue yet. Hope these little quizzes help. Share them with your friends. Stay sharp with some math refresher every now and then. Take fiv...
10/12/2014
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