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David Willan, Craig Conner, Daniel A. Mohler, Sandra Langer, Mandie Pugh, Nicole Pappas-Ford, Richard Borodkin, Brianna Fullerton and Daniel Ringer, all of Evergreen, Ohio, Amanda Lower, Angela Soukup and Gene Luce III, all of Carnation, Ohio, appraisers Joseph Pietro, John Schwinkendorf, Susan Bigley and Robert Kokai, and Michelle Hyatt of First Security Title, were all reportedly charged with a mortgage fraud scheme that took Summit County and Ohio officials years to prove.
The 147-count indictment sets forth mortgage fraud schemes that involved several Evergreen Investments companies. Officials reportedly reviewed over 800,000 pages of loan documents in their investigation. Those affected by the fraud schemes are said to be at least 500.
Fraud is going to cause the whole financial system to crater. There is so much garbage in the securitized mortgage market that it is scary!
The feds better get serious about loan quality or 2010 is going to make 1929 look like a picnic in the park.
Posted by on 12/28 at 02:24 PM
It makes me feel better knowing that at last the hard work of Mrs. Dollar is at last comeing to the attention of the Congress of the US.Senator SCHUMER IS going to open hearings in2008.I will be sending his people a history of a persons actives in Harris County Texas that shows flipping properties 2 times in one day,false apprasials that jumped the properties to over twice their value.This caused false information to be entered in the MLS Loans were later taken on 72 properties based on the false info .HARRIS COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT THEN RAISED THE “VALUE” OF ALL PROPERTIES IN THIS T/H subdivision.I have asked how do you repay loans on non productive properties??? WHY DOES HARRIS COUNTY APPRASIAL DIST. THEN CUT THE VALUE BY OVER 50% !!!!!!NO ANSWERS SO FAR.PROOF OF EVERYTHING I HAVE WRITTEN WAS GIVEN TO THE FBI.MY NAME IS GEORGE UBER, USN RETIRED.
Posted by on 12/31 at 03:16 AM
The Akron scammers, swindlers and defrauders deserve, if convicted, decades in the slammer (for each one).
Don’t at all understand the quote in the Akron paper that “each mortgage generated between 3,000 and 5,000 pages” requiring review. If true, why not COMPUTERIZE THE ENTIRE PROCESS???
Posted by on 01/02 at 04:20 AM
if you want more info. about Michelle Hyatt,google her name or her husband , Marty Hyatt or her husbands sex partner , Konnie Beck.
Posted by on 01/04 at 08:43 AM
These defendants are all from Akron, OH. They work for Evergreen Investments and Carnation Bank.
Posted by on 01/12 at 05:36 PM
Sucks to be them!!!!!They deserve what they get!!!
Posted by on 02/12 at 06:10 AM
Michelle Hyatt’s husband Marty Hyatt is a realtor for Kruger Realty that does business in the Akron area,I wonder if they were involved as well? The Hyatt’s are a modern day Bonnie and Clyde.
Posted by on 02/17 at 11:30 AM
Amanda Lower’s latest scam is collecting donations for Operation Pooch. Check it out at operationpooch.blogspot.com
How can anyone trust a person that is currently on probation for three felony fraud convictions to actually use this money for its intended purpose? Especially if that individual loves to party, drink and offer herself up for money. Think about it! Amanda Lower, the party girl that is in real tight with the cops. I guess when you snitch on your neighbors and friends and when you offer to participate in sting operations orchestrated to entrap innocent people the cops will look the other way when you violate the terms of your probation.
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.
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...
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...
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...
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