William Athan, 63, Shelton, Connecticut and Naples, Florida, waived his right to indictment and pleaded guilty today before United States District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford, Connecticut, to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud related to a $3.6 million mortgage fraud scheme.
According to documents filed with the Court and statements made in court, Athan,
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FMA Servicing, Inc., Orlando, Florida, a loan modification company, has been temporarily enjoined by the Orange County Circuit Court from charging up-front fees to homeowners for loan modification services. According to the order, FMA Servicing must comply with written notice requirements contained in the Foreclosure Rescue Fraud Prevention Act.
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Kamau Herndon, 37, Portland, Oregon, has been indicted and charged with six counts of wire fraud, one count of mail fraud, three counts of money laundering, and one count of aggravated identity theft in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme. Agents from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Criminal Investigation Division and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) arrested Continue Reading...
Manpreet Singh, 25, Stockton, California, has been sentenced to six months of home detention and five years’ probation for mail fraud for her part in a mortgage fraud scheme. As a special term of probation, she was ordered to pay $1,000 a month in restitution to the victim of her mortgage fraud scam. And she was also ordered to pay $163,500 in restitution. As Continue Reading...
The following four indviduals were arrested Wednesday, February 11, 2009, for allegedly defrauding financially troubled homeowners out of more than $1 million in property. The alleged victims were all Polynesian and were offered new mortgages to help save their homes from foreclosure. The defendants allegedly had straw buyers purchase the properties and then took out all of the equity.
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The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office set up a special hotline number for those who are victims of “house stealing”.
The number for the Economic Crime Complaint Hotline is 215-686-9901. Callers should leave a message and a number where investigators may contact them.
Saying that that the defendants “are intent on ripping people off by villainy and treachery,” District Attorney Lynne Abraham held a news conference to release the results of a Grand Jury
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Lee Howlett, 45, Portland, Oregon, pled guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Robert E. Jones to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and money laundering. Sentencing is set for May 5, 2009.
As previously reported on Mortgage Fraud
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Chandra Jones, 31, Lanham, Maryland, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme that falsely promised to help homeowners facing foreclosure keep their homes and repair their damaged credit.
As previously reported on Mortgage Fraud Blog and
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Linda Edwards, 55, Centennial, Colorado, was sentenced to serve 41 months (3 ½ years) in federal prison for wire fraud, false statements, and false use of a Social Security number. Following the prison term, Edwards was ordered to spend 3 years on supervised release. She was also ordered to pay restitution totaling $646,521.87, forfeit $139,854.96, which represents the proceeds of her illegal activities, and pay a $1,300 special
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Time to update the web pic …. That old red jacket photo has followed me since the first post in July 2004. That picture hasn’t aged at all!! Alas, I don’t live in stasis. So, we’re changing the picture … we may change it several times – kind of like the spin on that slot machine …. clicking past the mismatched tiles to land, finally, on the three 7’s ….
Leave your comments and help choose the final photo. :coolmad:
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