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Wednesday, July 27, 2005

Mortgage Fraud Charges Severed in Delaware Racketeering Case

Charges on loans will proceed separately

A U.S. District Court judge in Delaware severed wire fraud charges against Sherry L. Freebery (arising from an alleged fraudulent mortgage transaction) from the racketeering case proceeding against former New Castle County, Delaware Executive Tom Gordon and top aide Freebery.  The ruling was included in an order that dismissed multiple charges –...

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OFHEO Finalizes Regulation on Mortgage Fraud

The Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO) has finalized for publication in the Federal Register a regulation requiring Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to report mortgage fraud or possible mortgage fraud to OFHEO in a timely fashion.  The regulation also requires that Annie Mae and Freddie Mac maintain adequate internal controls,...

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Monday, July 25, 2005

Final Dorean Principal Arrested

Johnson Faces Extradition to Utah

Kurt F. Johnson, 42, was arrested in Hayward, California last week.  Johnson faces extradition to Utah on ten felony charges including communications fraud, racketeering, theft, false and fraudulent insurance act and conspiracy arising from his alleged participation in the Dorean Group mortgage elimination scheme. 

Dale Scott Heineman, 45, ...

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Redwood Trust Principal Indicted

Titus Believed to Have Taken over $4.2M from Homeowners

Kenneth G. Titus Sr., 60, a former plumber from Scotia, New York and the principal of Redwood Trust in Rotterdam, New York was indicted on charges of mail fraud, wire fraud and money laundering in connection with allegations that he ran a mortgage elimination scheme that defrauded numerous homeowners of millions of dollars. 

(Redwood Trust of...

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Feds Arrest Man Accused of Foreclosure Avoidance Scam

Cash Charged in Illinois

John D. Cash, aka Baba Ankh, aka Dr. Typhon.Ra, 45, formerly of Markham, Illinois, was arrested in Atlanta last week by federal authorities.  The government seeks to extradite Cash to Chicago, Illinois where he has been indicted on 11 counts including wire fraud, mail fraud and bankruptcy fraud in connection with allegations that he ran a...

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Foreclosure Redemptionist Convicted in Baltimore

Federal Jury Finds Coley Guilty on 13 Counts

Gary T. Coley was convicted by jury in a Baltimore, Maryland federal Court after an eight day trial on 13 counts of issuing false government financial instruments and aiding abetting in connection with a foreclosure rescue scam. 

According to government sources, Coley was a self-proclaimed “Redemptionist” who acted as a Foreclosure Specialist...

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Friday, July 22, 2005

The True Costs of Mortgage Fraud

The following is an op-ed article written by Patrick L. Meehan, U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of Pennsylvania entitled “The True Cost of Mortgage Fraud’ following the sentencing of Philip Garland

Garland, real estate developer, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 18 months in prison and ordered to pay $1,150,000 in restitution to HUD...

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MBA Selects Mortgage Fraud Blog as News Provider

Mortgage Fraud Against Lenders Resource Center Features Site News

Mortgage Fraud Blog has been selected as the exclusive provider of news for the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Mortgage Fraud Against Lenders Resource Center

Interthinx and The Dollar Law Firm, PC have partnered to provide the news content through Mortgage Fraud Blog.  Headlines and excerpts of stories from MFB will appear on the resource...

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Balf is no “Robin Hood”

Last week a federal judge likened Patrick Balf (a Pennsylvania man who was convicted of wire fraud, tax evasion and filing false income tax reforms in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme) to Robin Hood.  An editorial in The Morning Call sets the record straight.

Noting that “The Banking Department and the U.S. Attorney’s office are trying to...

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Pennsylvania Couple Accused of Forgery

Ernest E. Fulton, 63, and Myrna Fulton, 65, husband and wife, Daisytown, Pennsylvania were arraigned on charges of forgery, identity theft and criminal conspiracy arising from allegations that they forged the identification of Ernest’s 84-year old mother in order to obtain a $121,500 mortgage.

According to an article in the Pittsburgh Tribune...

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Two Charged with Violation of Colorado Organized Crime Control Act

$1M in Losses Alleged

A grand jury in Denver, Colorado indicted Luis Vagle, former head First Financial Corp., and Lawrence M. Rosenberg, on charges they violated the Colorado Organized Crime Control Act in an alleged mortgage fraud scheme that resulted in foreclosures.  Losses to home sellers and lenders are estimated at $1 million.

According to authorities, Vagle...

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Colorado Forms Mortgage Fraud and Foreclosure Task Force

The Colorado Attorney General announced the formation of a Task Force to investigate foreclosure and mortgage fraud. The Task Force is comprised of public trustees, district attorneys, law enforcement and county clerk and recorders from across Colorado.

At the first meeting, the Attorney General charged the Task Force with three agenda items, 1)...

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Wednesday, July 20, 2005

Real Estate Agent and Loan Processor Guilty in HUD Loan Fraud

Oliverez and Cruz admit to obtaining FHA Loans for Illegal Aliens

Carlos Ruano Cruz, real estate agent, Kansas City, Kansas and Mary Rachel Olivarez, loan processor, Shawnee, Kansas entered guilty pleas in a U.S. District Court in Kansas to one count each of conspiracy to defraud in connection with allegations that they conspired to sell homes to illegal aliens through the FHA loan program.

In their pleas,...

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Tuesday, July 19, 2005

Three Indicted in Georgia Identity Thefts and Mortgage Fraud

Defendants targeted home that was already sold

A grand jury in Savannah, Georgia returned a 19 count indictment including charges of conspiracy, mail fraud, wire fraud, money laundering and identity theft against:

Stacey L. Shefton, 33

Michael D. Dunn, 39

Willie J. Anderson, Jr., 37

The indictment also includes a forfeiture provision in which the Government seeks to recover certain property from...

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Pastor and Accomplice Convicted In Mortgage Fraud

Rayborn faces up to 60 years

A federal jury convicted Gerald Rayborn, 59 of mail fraud, wire fraud, money laundering and conspiracy to commit wire fraud, mail fraud and money laundering. Rayborn is the pastor of the New Mount Sinai Missionary Baptist Church, Horn Lake Road, Memphis, Tennessee. The Indictment alleged that Rayborn conspired with Larry Bullock, a CPA, to...

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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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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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