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Mortgage Fraud - Mississippi
Wednesday, February 03, 2010
Mortgage Fraud Scam Sends 3 to Jail
Dwayne G. Deer, Biloxi, Mississippi (fomerly of McComb, Mississippi), James Todd Phillips, McComb, Mississippi, and Dawn Stinson, McComb, Mississippi, were sentenced for their roles in a mortgage fraud scheme that operated from March 2003 through January 2006. Deer and Phillips victimized over 25 banks, title insurance companies and other...
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Man Pleads Guilty to Falsifying Home Loan Applications
John P. Peters, 45, Moss Point, Mississippi, pled guilty in federal court to two counts of theft of government funds relating to fraudulent business and home loan applications he made to the U.S. Small Business Administration for financial assistance during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
According to court documents, the U.S. Small Business...
Monday, December 28, 2009
Couple Sentenced in Mortgage/Bankruptcy Fraud Scheme
Robert E. Power, Jr. and Deaundrea M. Power were sentenced for conspiracy to commit bank and wire fraud, as well as bankruptcy fraud. Robert Power was sentenced to serve 8 years and 9 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release. Deaundrea Power was sentenced to serve twelve months and one day in prison, followed by one year of...
Monday, November 02, 2009
Southaven Resident Pleads Guilty to Mail Fraud, Tax Evasion
Paula Sharice Nelson a/k/a Paula Mason, a/k/a Paula Kimmons, 30, Southaven, Mississippi, pled guilty to one count of mail fraud and one count of income tax evasion before U.S. District Judge S. Thomas Anderson. Nelson faces a maximum penalty of 35 years in prison and a fine of $1.25 million when she is sentenced on January 28, 2010.
Nelson was...
Tuesday, August 04, 2009
Mississippi Man Sentenced For Fraud
James Wynn Threatt has been sentenced to 21 years in prison for his role in dual frauds, one for mortgage fraud and the other for fraudulently acquiring car loans for his auto dealerships. Threatt is to self-report to prison on September 28, 2009, before noon.
As previously reported by Mortgage Fraud Blog, on June 17, 2008, criminal charges for...
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
2 Former Closing Agents Are Charged With $9 Million Mortgage Loan Fraud
J. Larry Kennedy and Keith M. Kennedy have been charged in a 38 count indictment with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, conspiracy to launder money, multiple counts of wire fraud, and multiple counts of money laundering in relation to their roles in a mortgage fraud conspiracy and scheme with Mark J. Calhoun, April Calhoun and Willie...
Monday, June 29, 2009
Former Mortgage Broker Pleads Guilty in $1.6 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme
Warren Clifton Pierce, a former mortgage broker operating as Integrity Mortgage, Inc. entered a guilty plea on Monday, June 1, 2009, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, to the crime of Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud and Wire Fraud for his role in a scheme to fraudulently obtain mortgage loans totaling...
Monday, February 23, 2009
Update On Mississippi Broker’s Sentencing
Ernest Wayne White, Jr, 36, a former mortgage broker, pled guilty in January 2006 to a criminal information charging him with mortgage fraud. As previously reported by Mortgage Fraud Blog, White pled guilty to one count of engaging in a monetary transactions in criminally derived property of a value greater than $10,000. White was sentenced...
Monday, December 01, 2008
Convicted Broker Appeals Sentence
Toby Wayne Goss, Hinds County, Mississippi, having been convicted for mortgage-lending fraud, appealed his sentence contesting the loss calculation used in determining his sentencing range. At issue is whether, when computing that range, the fair market value of the collateral for each of the home-mortgage loans involved in the scheme should...
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Former Loan Broker Charged in $1 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme
Gene A. Bradford has been indicted in connection with a mortgage loan fraud scheme. The indictment, unsealed at Bradford’s arraignment, charges Bradford with one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud & wire fraud, five counts of wire fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering, and three counts of money laundering. Also...
Friday, August 15, 2008
Former Mortgage Broker Charged with Multiple Counts of Fraud
Warren Clifton Pierce was charged in a 13-count indictment in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme. The indictment, unsealed at Pierce’s arraignment, charges Pierce with one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud & wire fraud, seven counts of wire fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering, two counts of money laundering,...
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Mississippi Announces Indictments In Operation Malicious Mortgage
U.S. Attorney Dunn Lampton announced that during “Operation Malicious Mortgage” from March 1, 2008 through June 18, 2008, eleven (11) individuals have been charged, pleaded guilty, or have been sentenced in federal court in connection with mortgage loan fraud schemes investigated by the Jackson Financial Crimes Task Force. As previously reported...
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Father And Daughter Charged With Mortgage Fraud
Mark J. Calhoun and his daughter April Calhoun were indicted by a federal grand jury in connection with a mortgage loan fraud scheme. Mark Calhoun is charged with 12 counts of wire fraud and an additional four counts of money laundering. Mark and April Calhoun are both charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering and eight counts of...
Friday, April 11, 2008
Mortgage Brokers Sentenced In Separate Fraud Schemes
David Kennedy and LaVonne Hamilton, two former mortgage brokers in Jackson, Mississippi, were each sentenced for their respective roles in separate mortgage fraud schemes. David Kennedy was sentenced to serve 24 months in federal prison followed by 3 years of supervised release. LaVonne Hamilton was sentenced to serve 16 months in federal prison...
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Mississippi Broker Indicted for Wire Fraud & Conspiracy
Bryan “Bo” Barry, 38, Brandon, Mississippi, was indicted on a two count indictment in August 2007 by a federal grand jury. The first count charged him with violating Title 18, United States Code, Section 1343 (wire fraud) and the second count charged him with violating Title 18, United States Code, Section 371 (conspiracy). Barry worked as a...
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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 
