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imageRachel Dollar, the editor of Mortgage Fraud Blog, is an attorney and Certified Mortgage Banker who handles litigation for lending institutions and secondary market investors. She is an author and a nationally recognized speaker on the topic of mortgage fraud. Ms. Dollar is a shareholder with the law firm of Smith Dollar, PC, is licensed to practice law in California and maintains offices in Santa Rosa, California. Email Ms. Dollar

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Wednesday, February 07, 2007

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...

   

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.

“Mortgage fraud...

   

Thursday, February 01, 2007

Missouri Mortgage Banker Charged with Mortgage Fraud

Rose A. Shaw, St. Charles, Missouri, was indicted on multiple mail and wire fraud charges, along with a forgery charge alleging that she signed a judge’s name on a bankruptcy document. Shaw was indicted on five felony counts of mail fraud, one felony count of forgery and one felony count of wire fraud.

According to the indictment, Shaw received...

   

Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Mayoral Candidate among Eleven Indicted in Missouri Mortgage Fraud

A former Jackson County, Missouri, official and her husband were among those indicted by a federal grand jury for conspiracy and wire fraud for their role in a scheme to engage in mortgage fraud. A day after being indicted, Katheryn Shields filed to run for mayor of Kansas City, Missouri. Shields was quoted as saying that the federal charges...

   

Thursday, January 04, 2007

Kansas City Appraiser Sentenced To Two Years

Phillip D. Thomas, 50, appraiser, Kansas City, Missouri, was sentenced to twenty-four months in federal prison and was ordered to pay $6,309,277.20 in restitution for his role in a conspiracy to defraud home buyers and mortgage lenders of millions of dollars.  Thomas pled guilty to conspiracy, wire fraud and money laundering on April 27, 2005.

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Thursday, December 14, 2006

Second Guilty Plea in $5M Missouri Mortgage Fraud

Doris J. Taylor, 59, real estate broker, Kansas City, Missouri, pleaded guilty to transferring money obtained illegally through fraud across state lines.  Taylor was indicted on April 5, 2006.

Mortgage fraud is a serious offense that will be vigorously prosecuted,” Missouri United States Attorney Bradley J. Schlozman said, “not only because of...

   

Friday, December 01, 2006

Kansas Builder Indicted On New Charges

The First Rule of Holes - When you’re in one, stop digging . . .

A grand jury in Topeka, Kansas returned an indictment charging a Kansas City home builder with violating a court order and trying to interfere with a federal investigation.

Already under indictment on charges including conspiracy to commit bank fraud and money laundering, F. Jeffrey Miller, 45, Stanley, Kansas, was allowed to continue doing...

   

Thursday, November 30, 2006

Cease And Desist Orders Pending Against 16 Missiouri Title Agencies

The Missouri Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions & Professional Registration released information regarding its recent investigations into several St. Louis area title agencies.  The findings of this investigation prompted the Consumer Affairs Division of the department to request that Cease and Desist orders be issued to several of...

   

Monday, October 16, 2006

Three Prior Employees of Ameriquest Sentenced In Missouri Mortgage Fraud

Sentenced Range from One to Three Years for Conspirators of Brent Barber

Three mortgage company employees were sentenced in Kansas City, Missouri for their role in a property flipping scheme and mortgage fraud that involved nearly 300 fraudulent loans worth almost $20 million.

Roderick Neil Criss, 35, Kansas City, Missouri, formerly the branch manager at Ameriquest Mortgage in Gladstone, Missouri, and president of ...

   

Thursday, July 20, 2006

False Income Documents and Verifications Underlie Indictment of Missouri Couple

Ida Mathis, 52, Kansas City, Missouri, and Larry D. Wills, 50, Kansas City, Missouri, were charged in a two-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Kansas City, Missouri for wire fraud and money laundering as part of a fraudulent mortgage transaction.

Count One of the federal indictment alleges that Mathis and Wills, aiding and...

   

Tuesday, July 11, 2006

Kansas City Real Estate Investor Pleads Guilty In $17.5M Mortgage Fraud

Jeffrey Tyler Wine, 28, real estate investor, Kansas City, Missouri was charged by information and pleaded guilty to a federal information that charges him with mortgage fraud conspiracy and money laundering in connection with a $17.5 million mortgage fraud scheme that involved 280 residential properties.

Not only were dozens of financial...

   

Tuesday, May 02, 2006

St Louis Man Sentenced

Peter Faccaro, 44, St Louis, Missouri, was sentenced to 30 months in prison for wire fraud and misuse of social security number followed by three years supervised release for using false names, social security numbers and other documents to obtain loans to purchase nine properties in St. Louis, Washington, Missouri and Grafton, Illinois.  He was...

   

Friday, April 21, 2006

Former Missouri Charter School President Indicted in Mortgage Fraud

James Elliott Coleman, 58, Raytown, Missouri and James Lynn Woolard, 54, Gladstone, Missouri were charged with mortgage and investment fraud.  The 11 count indictment alleges that between February 4, 2002 and May 21, 2003, Coleman and Woolard caused mortgage lenders to approve nine fraudulent loans totaling $778,336. 

Coleman and Woolard...

   

Wednesday, April 19, 2006

Probation Sentences For Two in $6M Missouri Mortgage Fraud

Nathan J. Brinkle, 30, Kansas City, Missouri and Jonathan T. Jennings, 34, Lee’s Summit, Missouri were sentenced this morning to three years of probation, including six months’ house arrest for their roles in a scheme to defraud home buyers and mortgage lenders of more than $6 million. The court also ordered Brinkle and Jennings to pay...

   

Thursday, April 06, 2006

Mother and Son Indicted in Missouri Mortgage Fraud Scheme

Eric Kendall Taylor, 35, Lee’s Summit , Missouri and his mother, Doris Taylor, 58, Kansas City, Missouri, were indicted in connection with an alleged mortgage scheme that resulted in 23 fraudulent loans totaling more that $5M.  The scheme allegedly operated in Kansas City and Lee’s Summit, Missouri from the summer of 1999 through September 23,...

   

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Mortgage Fraud Risk Index Jumps 11 Percent, According to Verisk Analytics Subsidiary Interthinx
CNNMoney.com
The report...indicates that the overall Interthinx Mortgage Fraud Risk Index surged more than 11 percent from the previous quarter...

Mortgage Fraud Case Appears Headed to Jury in Jackson County Circuit Court
The Jackson Citizen Patriot - MLive.com
The prosecution and defense rested Thursday in the mortgage fraud cases against Teresa Marie WIlson and Angelo Surveo Williams.

Wyoming Woman Charged with Mortgage Fraud After Allegedly Stealing Sister's Identity
MLive.com
A Wyoming woman is facing felony charges accusing her of stealing her sister's identity to obtain a mortgage...then defaulting on that mortgage, leaving taxpayers on the hook.

U.S. Attorney Targets White-Collar Crime
Wall Street Journal
In San Francisco, Mr. Russoniello said he is trying to crack down on cases like mortgage fraud, though he doesn't have the budget to hire additional white-collar prosecutors.

Arrests Made in Orlando Mortgage Fraud Roundup
MyFoxOrlando.com
During the real estate boom two years ago, some units were going for a half million dollars. Now some are short selling for just 50 grand.

10 Accused of Mortgage Fraud at PR Coastal Resort
Forbes
A developer and nine other people, including a former salsa singer, have been charged in an alleged $14 million mortgage fraud in Puerto Rico...

Strodtman Jury Selected in Mortgage Fraud Trial
Greeley Tribune
Attorneys will deliver opening statements this morning in the trial of Mark Strodtman, who is accused of bilking homeowners in a mortgage scheme years ago.

FHA Digging Out After Loans Sour
Wall Street Journal
Most banks rejected Ms. DeForte because her debt level was too high and her credit score too low. But Lend America put Ms. DeForte into a $402,000 loan backed by the Federal Housing Administration...

Mortgage Fraud Probe Nets 105 Across State
Bradenton Herald
At least one local man is among 105 people arrested across the state following a nine-month investigation into organized mortgage fraud.

Mortgage Fraud Increases
MortgageRates.co.nz
The number of frauds involving professional advisors, such as accountants and lawyers, has increased from two to four since March 2008.

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Trial coverage provided by Anne Mitchell, Crazy Fish Realty.

F. Jeffrey Miller Update - October 20, 2009

A hearing was held in Topeka, Kansas in front of Judge Julie Robinson. Miller is currently being held pending his sentencing which is set for December 22nd, 2009 at 9:00 a.m.. Steve Vanatta and Hallie Irvin, Miller's codefendants, will be sentenced at that time also.

Several motions were heard this week. One was a motion for Miller to be released pending his sentencing. Miller's attorney, Jeff Morris, argued that the court had dismmissed with predjudice the matter involving Miller's purchase of a commercial lawnmower, violating the court ordered monitoring agreement. He also argued that Miller was not a flight risk and should be released. This motion was denied

Another motion heard by Judge Robinson was that of an escrow account containing proceeds from the sale of Miller's forfeited assets. This account has a balance of $143,000. Attorney Morris argued that his firm was due $100,000 for work done in the Miller matter, to date. The government argued that his 'un-itemized fees' were 'exhorbitant'. The balance of the funds, Morris argued, should be released to the Miller family to help pay for mounting household expenses.

The government argued that the 'Asset Forfeiture Provision' applies down to 'the last penny' and that 'the rights of the victims to made whole are of paramount immportance' and that no routine household expenses like Visa bills, are allowed.

Attorney Morris argues that there is more than enough assets to satisfy the jury's judgement of $2.65 million dollars. The government argues that the estimated value of his assets are only $1.4 million.

The government also stated that Miller has been paid dividends from a company Miller has an ownership interest in; Boreflex. From July, 2008 to present, Miller has been paid $330,509.30 from Boreflex, unbeknownst to the court appointed monitor.

Present in the courtroom was Todd Earnshaw. Earnshaw was indicted along with Miller and others in what is commonly referred to as 'Miller I'. That trial is scheduled to begin on January 11, 2010 in Topeka, Kansas.



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