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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...
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...
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
F. Jeffrey Miller - Prosecution Witness Testimony Overview
Witness Jennifer Kelly, Independence, Missouri, was the first witness called by the Government. According to the testimony Jennifer Kelly provided in court:
She and her family moved into a Miller Enterprises home with a lease/purchase agreement. The Government presented the Residential Contract for Sale of Real Estate, signed by the Kellys on...
Monday, January 18, 2010
F. Jeffrey Miller Trial - Government Calls First Witness
Builder Looking For Toys Car, motorbikes, etc. for Down Payment. New Homes avail. 913-634-**** Cell phone
This was the newspaper ad answered by a homebuyer and witness, Rick Hayes, discussed during the opening day of testimony for previously convicted homebuilder, F. Jeffrey Miller.
Witness testimony began on January 13, 2010, Topeka, Kansas....
Monday, October 26, 2009
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...
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
F. Jeffrey Miller Update
July 13, 2009
Attorney Jeffrey D. Morris has been appointed as CJA representative in response to Mr. Miller's filing a financial statement claiming that he was indigent.
Over the 4th of July weekend, Mr. Miller traveled to Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri. While there, his boat (a forfeited asset since his conviction), 'Pipe Dream' was stopped on two...
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Update - US v. F. Jeffrey Miller, et al.
Miller II: Judge Julie Robinson has ruled in favor of the defense motion granting a continuance for sentencing of the 3 convicted defendants: F. Jeffrey Miller, Steve Vanatta and Hallie Irvin. The three will now be sentenced after ruling on post trial motions set for August 10, 2009.
Vanatta has been in custody for over 2 years. Vanetta filed a...
Friday, December 19, 2008
U.S. v. Miller, et al.
Thursday, December, 18, 2008 Verdict: F. Jeffrey Miller Guilty of Conspiracy and Money Laundering Steven Vanatta Guilty of Conspiracy , Money Laundering and Bank Fraud Hallie Irvin Guilty of Conspiracy , Money Laundering and Bank Fraud Sandra Jo Harris Not guilty- all counts
Thursday, December 18, 2008
US v. Miller, et al - Jury Deliberation Day 2
Wednesday, December, 17, 2008 The jury deliberated starting at 8:00 a.m.. At 11:00 a.m., they sent a question to Judge Robinson. The jury’s question related to a reference to ‘Advahome, LLC’ and ‘who was connected?’ A second question came at 1:40 p.m. requesting transcript of a conversation between Miller and James Sparks regarding the contract...
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
U.S. v. Miller, et al
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 The jury received instructions and heard closing arguments Tuesday. Late in the afternoon, they received the case and began deliberations. Jury deliberations will resume at 8:00 a.m. today.
Monday, December 15, 2008
US. v. Miller, et al
Monday, December 15, 2008 The government has rested. The defense called Steve Vanatta, and on Friday, December 12, 2008, F. Jeffrey Miller took the stand to testify. Today, Mr. Miller resumes the stand and is being cross examined by Government Special Attorney, Hathaway. Miller is shown the Kerrie Jordan sales contract: Question: ‘Who signed Star...
Sunday, December 14, 2008
US. v. Miller, et al
Wednesday, December 10, 2008 Angela Parenza is the next witness called. Parenza worked as Miller’s office assistant from 1998 through mid 2006. Miller’s wife, sisters and brother in law are present in the courtroom. Mr. Hathaway stops the testimony of Ms. Parenza and asks the judge to admonish Hallie Irvin from raising up in her chair, trying to...
Tuesday, December 09, 2008
US v. Miller, et al
Tuesday, December 9, 2008 Continuing Testimony: Steve Brown, Court Ordered Business Monitor The Government introduced the transaction of 415 Regency Cove (an $800,000 home in Four Seasons, MO). Although under the monitoring agreement ordered by the Court, Miller mentioned this transaction after it was under contract to purchase and flip and three...
US v. Miller, et al
Tuesday, December 9, 2008 New Witness: Steve Brown, Court Ordered Business Monitor Stephen Brown, Principal of Meara, Welch & Brown was called by the Government as this mornings first witness. He and his company were selected to monitor the business dealings of Miller’s companies as a condition pending his trial. They entered into this ‘Forensic...
US v. Miller, et al.
Monday, December 8th - Afternoon Session New witness: Abby Powers (former assistant to F. Jeffrey Miller) Ms. Powers met Miller after her parents purchased a Miller built home. Through her step-father, Powers found a job with Miller in his office. Powers testified that her predecessor, Angela Parenza had left Miller’s employment and she was...
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FBI Builds Its Case in Flipping Schemes
Herald Tribune
Craig Adams, orchestrator of one of the largest real estate fraud rings in Florida history, has secretly spent more than a year and a half as an FBI informant, helping build cases against the people he once recruited into his schemes, the Herald-Tribune has learned.
Recent Appraisal Rules Open Door to Shady Middlemen
Tampa Bay Online
The changes, which took effect in May, were designed to prevent the appraisal-related fraud that helped drive housing prices to unsustainable heights.
Is 'Forensic Mortgage Analysis' Legitimate?
King5.com
Richard Hagar works at American Home Appraisals and does fraud profiling...He says the latest scam snaring homeowners are companies or individuals offering a 'forensic mortgage analysis.'
Sylvania Lawyer Charged in Thefts From 2 Clients
Toleda Blade
A Sylvania lawyer who has his office in Temperance and has long practiced in the Toledo area appeared in Lucas County Common Pleas Court yesterday on charges that he stole from clients.
Ex-IU Player Charged in Realty Funds Scheme
Journal Gazette
Former Indiana University basketball player and current radio announcer Todd C. Leary faces 17 felony charges in connection with a scheme to misappropriate real estate title funds.
More Real Estate Licenses Revoked in 2009
KMJ Now.Com
A staggering number of real estate licenses were revoked here in the Golden State in 2009, many, the result of loan modification scams.
FTC Wants to Bar Upfront Fees by Mortgage-Relief Firms
E Credit Daily
The Federal Trade Commission today proposed a new rule banning upfront fees by companies promoting mortgage modification services to rescue distressed homeowners from foreclosure.
Mortgage Fraud Conspirator Sentenced to Jail
ABC Local
One of three defendants in a Yucca Valley mortgage fraud case has been sentenced to prison.
Heath Man Awaiting How Much He Owes Scam Victims
Newark Advocate
Attorneys on Monday started the process of sorting out how much a Heath man owes to the people he admitted to scamming.
Filings of Suspected Mortgage Fraud Leveled Off
Mondaq.Com
On January 22, 2010, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) reported that filings of Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) during the first six months of 2009 for check fraud increased for all of the industries required to file SARs under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), as compared to the first six months of 2008.
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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... Read More...
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... Read More...
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
F. Jeffrey Miller - Prosecution Witness Testimony Overview
Witness Jennifer Kelly, Independence, Missouri, was the first witness called by the Government. According to the testimony Jennifer Kelly provided in court:
She and her family moved into a Miller Enterprises home with a lease/purchase agreement. The Government presented the Residential Contract for Sale of Real Estate, signed by the Kellys on... Read More...
Monday, January 18, 2010
F. Jeffrey Miller Trial - Government Calls First Witness
Builder Looking For Toys Car, motorbikes, etc. for Down Payment. New Homes avail. 913-634-**** Cell phone
This was the newspaper ad answered by a homebuyer and witness, Rick Hayes, discussed during the opening day of testimony for previously convicted homebuilder, F. Jeffrey Miller.
Witness testimony began on January 13, 2010, Topeka, Kansas.... Read More...
Monday, October 26, 2009
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...
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Rachel 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 
