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Mortgage Fraud Blog for September 17, 2014

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In This Issue...

2 Arrested for Charging Borrowers Upfront Fees to Secure Loans

Auctioneer Sentenced for Defrauding Banks in Trustee Auctions

Leader of Multi-Million Dollar Foreclosure Rescue Scheme Convicted

30, 20 and 10 Year Sentences Handed Down for $37M Real Estate Ponzi Scheme

Former Lawyer Charged with Defrauding Clients in Advance Loan Fee Scam

Man Admits Ripping Off Lenders Using False HUD-1, VOE and VOR on Almost 50 Transactions

Arrest Made in Advance Fee Loan Scam

Man Indicted For Real Estate Fraud Scheme

Lawyer Pleads Guilty to Real Estate Investment Fraud

Woman Arrested for Misappropriating Funds Intended for Loan Modification

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2 Arrested for Charging Borrowers Upfront Fees to Secure Loans

Douglas Carter and James Spillers have been arrested by the Collier County, Florida, Sheriff’s Office for allegedly operating an advance fee for loan scheme targeting victims throughout the United...

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Auctioneer Sentenced for Defrauding Banks in Trustee Auctions

Reyna Peinado, 48, Huntington Beach, California, an auctioneer who defrauded banks by accepting bribes to lower the amount of winning bids in trustee auctions, was sentenced to 24 months in federal...

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Leader of Multi-Million Dollar Foreclosure Rescue Scheme Convicted

Alan Tikal, 46, Brentwood, California, was found guilty after a one-day bench trial on stipulated facts by United States District Judge Troy L. Nunley of 11 counts of mail fraud and one count of...

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30, 20 and 10 Year Sentences Handed Down for $37M Real Estate Ponzi Scheme

Christopher Jackson, 46, Elk Grove, California, was sentenced to 30 years in prison; Michael Bolden, 60, Sacramento, California, was sentenced to 20 years in prison; and Victor Alvarado, 53,...

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Former Lawyer Charged with Defrauding Clients in Advance Loan Fee Scam

Michael Rene Berlon, 55, Grayson, Georgia, former attorney, has been arraigned on federal charges of mail and wire fraud in Utah for his role in defrauding clients in an advance fee loan scam.

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Man Admits Ripping Off Lenders Using False HUD-1, VOE and VOR on Almost 50 Transactions

Filippos Milios, also known as Filip Milios, 55, Newington, Connecticut, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Donna F. Martinez to conspiracy and money laundering offenses stemming from his...

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Arrest Made in Advance Fee Loan Scam

David C. Jackson, also known as C. David Manns, 53, has been arrested on a federal criminal complaint charging him with operating an advance fee loan fraud scheme that defrauded individuals out of...

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Man Indicted For Real Estate Fraud Scheme

Dana Jefferson, 53, O’Fallon, Missouri, has been indicted on multiple fraud charges involving a scheme to lure lenders by falsely representing that he was the beneficiary of a multi-million dollar...

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Lawyer Pleads Guilty to Real Estate Investment Fraud

Timothy Jon Oliver, 60, a Minnesota attorney, pleaded guilty to felony wire fraud for his role in scheme wherein he took funds from a construction company to secure financing for a nonexistent real...

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Woman Arrested for Misappropriating Funds Intended for Loan Modification

Rosaura Hernandez, aka Rosa Diaz, South Ozone Park, New York, was arrested on a charge of grand larceny for allegedly taking funds intended for a loan modification and using them for her personal...

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Comments (1)

Sam Miller
RE/MAX Stars Realty - Howard, OH
Knox County Ohio Real Estate Specialist

David, Your mortgage fraud blog is always interesting reading but the one I found surprising is the 37 million dollar ponzi scheme.  That is a ton of money!

Oct 03, 2014 02:05 PM