KPBS The state attorney general’s office, working with other law enforcement and the State Bar, ratcheted up its mortgage fraud crackdown with the arrest of the owners and managing attorney of a Northern…

An innovative white collar criminal defense strategy in South Carolina takes its cues from the complexities that characterized mortgage industry dealings over the last decade.

A Coral Springs woman was sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison Wednesday for her role in a multi-million dollar mortgage fraud scheme, court records show. Jinnie Mathurin, 42, was also ordered to pay…

Former Las Vegas man found guilty in mortgage fraud scheme. Las Vegas Review – Journal By Carri Geer Thevenot A former Las Vegas resident was convicted Tuesday of conspiracy and wire fraud charges for his role…

By Brenda Gazzar, Staff Writer A man who had his wedding paid for by a charitable foundation has been accused of fraud in California and Florida, according to court documents and other information obtained by…

By Kirsten Valle Pittman Federal prosecutors in Charlotte Tuesday filed charges against another defendant in the long-running mortgage fraud investigation known as Operation Wax House. The US Attorney’s Office…

U.S. Justice Department unit to ramp up hiring as mortgage probes advance. Thomson Reuters News & Insight.  In a New York Times opinion piece, Phil Angelides said the 55 attorneys, agents and analysts assigned…

Suspicious mortgage activity in Palm Beach County increased in the third quarter of 2011, landing the county fifth on a national ranking of fraud hotspots, according to a report released Tuesday. The rankings…

NEWARK A Scotch Plains man was sentenced to 33 months in prison for his role in a mortgage fraud scheme he organized through Elite Financial Solutions, a purported home foreclosure rescue company he…

By Jacqueline Palank That’s the lesson Lee Farkas is learning as the former Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp. chairman serves a 30-year prison sentence for running a massive mortgage fraud. In court…