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Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Mortgage Fraud Trial Begins In Missouri

Trial began in the highly-publicized case involving Saundra McFadden-Weaver, ex-Kansas City, Missouri, councilwoman.  The opening statements centered around the defendant’s misrepresentation as to occupancy of the Lee Summit, Missouri, residence and McFadden-Weaver‘s general state of mind during the 2005 loan transaction.

As previously reported...

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Wednesday, August 08, 2007

Missouri Man Pleads Guilty to Mortgage Fraud Scheme

Ricky L. Hamilton, 52, Grandview, Missouri, pled guilty to a scheme involving a Kansas City, Missouri, City Councilwoman Saundra McFadden-WeaverHamilton was among three co-defendants indicted by a federal grand jury for conspiracy and wire fraud for their role in a scheme to engage in mortgage fraud.

As previously reported by Mortgage Fraud...

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Monday, July 30, 2007

Missouri Mortgage Broker Indicted for Fraud

Kimberly M. Davis, 42, Lee’s Summit, Missouri, was charged in a 14-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Kansas City, Missouri.  The federal indictment alleges that Davis used the names, Social Security numbers and birth dates of three separate victims, without their permission, to purchase two homes in Lee’s Summit. Davis is...

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Friday, July 27, 2007

Missouri Woman Pleads Guilty to Mortgage Fraud

Ida Mathis, 52, Kansas City, Missouri, pled guilty to charges contained in a federal indictment admitting that she and co-defendant Larry D. Wills, 50, who resides with her, defrauded New Century Mortgage by submitting several fraudulent documents with a $472,500 loan application to purchase property at 100 W. Bannister Road, Kansas City,...

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Thursday, June 28, 2007

Another Defendant Pleads Guilty in Notorious Mortgage Fraud Case

Michael Rodd, 53, a real estate agent doing business as Heartland of America, Inc., Olathe, Kansas, plead guilty to conspiracy for his role in a mortgage fraud scheme most notably known to include the sale of former Jackson County, Missouri, Executive Katheryn Shields‘ house.  By entering into the plea agreement, Rodd admits that he knowingly...

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Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Two More Plead Guilty to Mortgage Fraud

James E. Coleman, 59, and James R. Rhoades, 48, Kansas City, Missouri, pleaded guilty in separate appearances to a federal indictment. The January 2007 indictment charges Coleman and Rhoades for their part in a mortgage fraud scheme in which each of the defendants conspired and agreed to obtain and retain (for personal use) money from Fieldstone...

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Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Appraiser Pleads Guilty to Missouri Mortgage Fraud

Jeremy Plagman, Kansas City, Missouri, plead guilty to a one-count indictment charging him in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme that also allegedly involved a mayorial candidate.  Plagman initially entered a plea of not-guilty to the indictment that charged a total of 11 defendants in a mortgage fraud scheme.

Plagman was an appraiser,...

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Monday, May 14, 2007

Man Sentenced In $17.5 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme

Jeffrey Tyler Wine, 28, Kansas City, MO, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to five years in federal prison without parole. The court also ordered Wine to pay $4,946,748 in restitution.  The business owner was sentenced for a $17.5 million mortgage fraud scheme that involved 280 residential properties.

Last year, Wine pleaded guilty to mortgage...

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Thursday, May 10, 2007

Jury Convicts Broker For Fraudulent Scheme

Jason E. Branch, Sr., 42, Grandview, MO, was found guilty by a jury of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud along with additional counts of mail fraud and money laundering.  Branch was indicted on July 20, 2006.

Branch solicited investors through sales seminars in Kansas City, Florida and Georgia, as well as through the Internet and by...

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Tuesday, April 10, 2007

Missouri Real Estate Investor Previously Convicted on Bank, Wire Fraud Charges

Raymond Zwego, Jr. expects to be a witness for the government when the case against him and 10 other defendants including former Jackson County, Missouri Executive Katheryn J. Shields and her husband, Philip F. Cardarella goes to trial according to his Motion for Release on Bond filed with the court.  In that motion, he states that he is not a...

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Tuesday, March 06, 2007

Missouri Forming a Mortgage Fraud Task Force

The state of Missouri announced the formation of a department mortgage fraud task force.

The task force, led by Richard Weaver, deputy director for the Division of Finance, consists of personnel from the Insurance Consumer Affairs Division, the Real Estate Commission and the Real Estate Appraisers Commission.

Mortgage fraud affects lenders,...

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Friday, February 09, 2007

Missouri Real Estate Developer Pleads Guilty to Mortgage Fraud

Larry D. Wills, 50, Kansas City, Missouri, pled guilty to tax and wire fraud and money laundering. He claimed personal income tax refunds to which he was not entitled and filed fraudulent corporate tax returns for his business, WB Enterprises, a real estate development firm. Wills also pleaded guilty to working with Ida Mathis to defraud New...

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Wednesday, February 07, 2007

Missouri Title Exec Pleads Guilty to $3.2 Million Theft

Norvel Brown, President of Mississippi Valley Title Company, pled guilty to charges of stealing more than $3.2 million from HUD and commercial escrow accounts and the theft of $17,900 from his employees 401k benefit plan. He pled guilty to one felony count of wire fraud and one felony count of theft from an employee benefit plan.

Brown now faces...

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Missouri Broker and Three Others Indicted on Flipping Charges

Bennie Clark, Michael Jackson, Robert Casey and Donna Brown were indicted for their involvement in a mortgage scheme involving several St. Louis, Missouri, area properties. Additionally, Brown is charged with bankruptcy fraud.

Bennie Clark worked in the mortgage brokerage field as owner and operator of World Wide Financial, LLC, providing...

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Monday, February 05, 2007

Missouri Mortgage Broker and Husband Charged with Mortgage Fraud

Anna and Mark Bonds were indicted on ten charges involving a mortgage scheme. Anna Bonds was indicted by a federal grand jury on nine felony counts of mortgage fraud and one felony count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud. Mark Bonds was indicted on four counts of mortgage fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud.

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Marco Island Man Arrested in Ohio on Grand Theft Charge
Naples News
A man who claimed he was a broker is accused of bilking a long-time family friend out of more than $130,000.

Failed Mortgage Firm Trustee Allowed $50,000 in Fees
Union Leader
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge J. Michael Deasy will approve $50,000 in legal fees for the trustee of failed mortgage brokerage businesses Financial Resources Mortgage Inc. and CL&M Inc.

Bend Oregon Event to Help Homeowners Prevent Foreclosures
Oregon.Gov
As part of an ongoing effort to help homeowners avoid foreclosure, state agencies are organizing a foreclosure-prevention event in Bend on Saturday, March 27, 2010.

Shelbyville Man Gets 2-Year Sentence For Loan Fraud
Chattanoogan.Com
Prosecutor Gary Humble said the lost was approximately $2.3 million in the mortgage fraud involving hundreds of homes in the Shelbyville area.

Lend America, VP Ashley Banned from FHA
Housing Wire
Michael Ashley, the embattled former vice president of Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-backed mortgage originator Lend America, and the company he worked for, were permanently banned from doing business in the industry last week.

Countrywide Tries to Pin Blame on Insurer
Court House News
Countrywide Home Loans demands $111 million from Triad Guaranty Insurance, claiming Triad is trying to blame mortgage lenders for the insurer's role in the housing bubble and collapse.

Investors Say They Were Swindled in Property Scheme
Fox 13 Now
Utah Division of Consumer Protection is joining forces with a few investors who claim they have been cheated by an agency called "Utah Mini Ranches.

Greenfield Man Accused of Housing Scam
The Republic
A former real estate agent conned at least eight people by renting them properties actually owned by a federal agency and then running off with their deposits, prosecutors said.

Appraisal Institute Opposes Obama Administration's Plan for Homeowner 'Short Sales'
PR News Wire
Citing concerns about increased mortgage fraud, four organizations representing more than 35,000 real estate appraisers today voiced their opposition to changes to an Obama administration program that will encourage "short sales" of homes.

Ownership Rights to Get Another Look
TBO.Com
State lawmakers may beef up protections of property owners' rights by rewriting a law this spring that is at the center of a case of alleged fraud in Pasco County.

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Trial coverage provided by Anne Mitchell, Crazy Fish Realty.

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Thursday, February 18, 2010

F. Jeffrey Miller Trial - 1 Convicted, 3 Acquitted

The jury deliberated for approximately 3 days after receiving their jury instructions. They asked one question:

Does ‘common sense' allow us to deduce what the banks may or may not been influenced by in order to make a loan?

Judge Julie Robinson responded by admonishing the jurors to read all of the instructions.

The jury presented its' verdict...

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Thursday, February 18, 2010

F. Jeffrey Miller Trial Continued Testimony

As reported by Anne Mitchell, who viewed the trial:

Angela Parenza worked for Jeff Miller as the office manager for 7 or 8 years beginning in 1998. Parenza was indicted along with Miller and pled guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and money laundering. Parenza testified that Miller or his contractors allegedly preferred to build all the...

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Wednesday, February 10, 2010

F. Jeffrey Miller Trial Coverage Continued - Witness Testimony

Steve Middleton Testimony - Coverage Provided by Anne Mitchell

The Government continued in its cross examination of Steve Middleton. He was shown several HUD-1 statements involving sales of homes located in Overland Park, KS, and Olathe, KS. The HUD statements each allegedly showed line items of payments to (James) Moser & Associates, LLC's...

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Monday, February 01, 2010

F. Jeffrey Miller Trial Coverage - Continued Witness Examination

According to Anne Mitchell, who is present in court for the trial:

Next Witness: Kelly Sanford

Kelly Sanford of the Federal Reserve was a short witness for the Government. Sanford manages electronic payments between banks and member financial institutions. He was shown copies of wire transfers and asked whether they coincided with the counts in...

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Wednesday, January 27, 2010

F. Jeffrey Miller Trial - Prosecution Witnesses Continued

According to Anne Mitchell, who is viewing the trial:

January 13, 2010

Witness: Rick Hayes

Rick Hayes testified that on the day that he closed on his Miller Enterprise home, he received a phone call from the Kansas Banking Commission informing him that his loan was fraudulent. After the Hayes responded to a classified ad, they met with John...

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