The former owner, CEO and president of Commercial Mortgage and Finance Company in Rockford, Ill. was indicted by a federal grand jury. Anthony F. D’Agostino was charged with 17 counts of mail fraud, one count…

(Source: FBI) – PORTLAND, OR On Friday, December 7, 2012, Tu Ngoc Tran, 38, of Portland, Oregon, was found guilty by a federal jury of conspiracy to manufacture or distribute marijuana, two counts of manufact

Baltimore Sun A judge sentenced Baltimore County resident Rodney Getlan to 35 years in prison for mortgage fraud. Those victims are from Maryland and across the country. In court, Getlan claimed he was trying to…

Two California men have been sentenced in federal court for their roles in an $8.5 million mortgage fraud scheme that contributed to the failure of a Sugar Creek, MO bank. Kansas City, MO – infoZine –

Dallas Morning News (blog)Former Dallas Cowboys linebacker Eugene Lockhart Jr. will be sentenced Wednesday afternoon for his part in a $20 million mortgage fraud case that has resulted in federal prison terms…

(BAC) won a federal judge’s permission to proceed with some claims against the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. over $1.75 billion in corporate client losses stemming from a mortgage-fraud scheme at failed…

Inman.com A father and son who worked as real estate brokers are among a half-dozen defendants who have been sentenced to prison in recent weeks for their participation in a multi-million dollar mortgage fraud…

A Summerville, S.C., man charged with masterminding a $45 million mortgage fraud plans to formally change his plea later this month. District Judge Sol Blatt in Charleston scheduled a hearing for Dec. 13 in the…

Unlike mortgage fraud schemes that involve one loan, Long is charged with using fraudulent information to have lenders provide two loans for the same property — one when it was initially purchased by one of …

Many mortgage professionals are, unfortunately, becoming more familiar with the old adage “What you don’t know can hurt you,” especially when it comes to undisclosed liabilities that occur during the loan…