ABC News A Pakistani beauty queen has been charged with scamming dozens of San Jose, Calif., families in what prosecutors say was a phony mortgage refinancing scheme. Saman Hasnain, who won the 2008…
Continue Reading...Andrew Hamilton Williams, Jr., 61, Hollywood, Florida, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roger W. Titus to 150 years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for his participation in a massive mortgage fraud scheme which promised to pay off homeowners’ mortgages on their “Dream Homes,” but left them to fend for themselves.
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James Kevin Hughes, 53, Crownsville, Maryland, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge William N. Nickerson to 18 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for wire fraud arising from a scheme to defraud lenders and a title insurance company of approximately $3.1 million.
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Kesha Danine Fortune Haynie, 41, Chico, California, was convicted after a six day jury trial of two counts of mail fraud in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme.
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by MortgageOrb.com on Thursday 29 March 2012 Nevada tops the nation in mortgage fraud risk, while five of the six New England states have experienced the largest changes in mortgage fraud risk between 2010 and…
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By ANN CARRNS Acting on a complaint by the FTC, a federal court has halted a mortgage relief operation that the commission accused of taking in more than $1 million by offering troubled homeowners…
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In June 2011, Tate pled guilty to a two-count Felony Information, charging him with one count each of mail fraud and wire fraud. In early 2008, with the assistance of others, Tate submitted a fraudulent…
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By Lee Howard Hartford Attorney and mortgage broker Maurizio Lancia, one of the key figures in a New London mortgage scam headed by Jose Guzman, faces up to 33 months in jail and nearly $1 million in…
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Michael Staaf, 42, New Brighton, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced by United States District Judge David S. Cercone to 10 years of imprisonment and five years of supervised release for his role in a large-scale mortgage fraud and money laundering scheme.
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PR Web (press release) Mortgage Fraud Examiners, the investigative firm who warned the public about the “criminal loan modification trap, useless forensic loan audits, the administrative…
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