by MortgageOrb.com on Thursday 29 March 2012 Nevada tops the nation in mortgage fraud risk, while five of the six New England states have experienced the largest changes in mortgage fraud risk between 2010 and…

By ANN CARRNS Acting on a complaint by the FTC, a federal court has halted a mortgage relief operation that the commission accused of taking in more than $1 million by offering troubled homeowners…

In June 2011, Tate pled guilty to a two-count Felony Information, charging him with one count each of mail fraud and wire fraud. In early 2008, with the assistance of others, Tate submitted a fraudulent…

By Lee Howard Hartford Attorney and mortgage broker Maurizio Lancia, one of the key figures in a New London mortgage scam headed by Jose Guzman, faces up to 33 months in jail and nearly $1 million in…

PR Web (press release) Mortgage Fraud Examiners, the investigative firm who warned the public about the “criminal loan modification trap, useless forensic loan audits, the administrative…

LAS VEGAS (AP) A former mortgage broker and his ex-wife have drawn stiff prison sentences for orchestrating a fraud scheme in Las Vegas that caused more than $52 million in losses to banks. The Las…

In June 2011, Tate pled guilty to a two-count Felony Information, charging him with one count each of mail fraud and wire fraud. In early 2008, with the assistance of others, Tate submitted a fraudulent mortgage…

By Rich Lord, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette A New Brighton man faces 10 years in prison for his role in a mortgage fraud scheme that lasted seven years. Michael Staaf, 42, was one of five people charged with crimes…

(press release distribution) Internal documents, public records and insider interviews have revealed that Ronnie Duke, the mastermind behind the largest mortgage fraud case in the country, had help from…

By Emily Gurnon A former White Bear Township board chair serving a federal prison term for mortgage fraud has been disbarred. Richard Sand, 60, admitted at his August 2011 sentencing that he participated in a…