Whitten’s initial arrest came after an employee in the county clerk-recorder’s office tipped off a fraud investigator to suspicious filings purporting to eliminate a mortgage without knowledge of the lender…

In one case, four people are accused of taking out at least 13 mortgage loans between 2006 and 2008 under false pretenses. A grand jury in Des Moines has charged Lane Anderson, 37, of Altoona, David Mable, 46…

Carlos Parada is being held on suspicion of grand theft and other charges for allegedly duping the woman in a mortgage fraud scheme. Prosecutors say after the woman’s husband died Parada offered to help her in…

A federal grand jury has indicted five Iowans on mortgage fraud charges, in a case led by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) with assistance from Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller and the Iowa Division of…

A federal indictment unsealed late Thursday charges a 48-year-old real estate agent from Savage for her participation in a multi-million dollar mortgage fraud scheme that victimized lenders across the country.

Whitten’s initial arrest came after an employee in the county clerk-recorder’s office tipped off a fraud investigator to suspicious filings purporting to eliminate a mortgage without knowledge of the lender…

In one case, four people are accused of taking out at least 13 mortgage loans between 2006 and 2008 under false pretenses. A grand jury in Des Moines has charged Lane Anderson, 37, of Altoona, David Mable, 46,

NewsNet5.com Louis Amir of Gates Mills, Ohio has been convicted on 21 counts following a jury trial for his role in a $6.7 million mortgage fraud conspiracy, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for…

Florida continues to be the state with the most mortgage fraud, according to a list compiled by MortgageDaily.com, but other states are gaining. The national “Second-Quarter 2011 Mortgage Fraud Index”…