By Corey G. Johnson California continues to lead the nation in questionable home loans, with Los Angeles, Riverside, Santa Clara, Orange and San Bernardino counties among the areas with the highest number of…

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An Edgewater man was sentenced to six years in prison and a Crofton man pleaded guilty Friday for their involvement in a Gambrills-based mortgage fraud scheme in which they stole nearly $5 million for their…

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An innovative white collar criminal defense strategy in South Carolina takes its cues from the complexities that characterized mortgage industry dealings over the last decade.

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KPBS The state attorney general’s office, working with other law enforcement and the State Bar, ratcheted up its mortgage fraud crackdown with the arrest of the owners and managing attorney of a Northern…

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Charles Donaldson, 58, Bowie, Maryland, was sentenced to 41 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme which caused the issuance of over $4.7 million in fraudulent mortgage loans and homeowners to lose over $1.2 million in equity in their homes.

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Jinnie Mathurin, 42, Coral Springs, Florida, a mortgage broker, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Donald M. Middlebrooks to a year and one day in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release.

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A Coral Springs woman was sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison Wednesday for her role in a multi-million dollar mortgage fraud scheme, court records show. Jinnie Mathurin, 42, was also ordered to pay…

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California homeowners are warned to beware of phone solicitations from scam artists claiming to provide assistance related to the recent national mortgage settlement.

 

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Brett Depue, 38, Gilbert, Arizona, following a seven-day jury trial, was convicted of conspiracy and wire fraud charges for his involvement in a mortgage fraud scheme involving straw buyers and false mortgage loan applications.

 

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By Brenda Gazzar, Staff Writer A man who had his wedding paid for by a charitable foundation has been accused of fraud in California and Florida, according to court documents and other information obtained by…

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