Archives For August 2011

NorthJersey.com According to the Indictment and the admissions made in court today by O’Malley and Arvelo, the participants in the mortgage fraud scheme falsely represented on mortgage loan applications…

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James Hurst Miller Jr., 63, Paso Robles, California, was charged with federal fraud and money laundering offenses for allegedly bilking victims who invested into Central Coast real estate projects””money that was siphoned off for other purposes.

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Consumers are being warned to be wary of any notices or advertisements that claim to offer homeowners facing foreclosure “complete forgiveness of the loan” or other monetary relief if they join a class-action lawsuit.  Such ploys are likely a pretext to collect illegal up-front fees for foreclosure assistance.

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A Valley Stream man was among more than a dozen people arrested last week for an alleged mortgage fraud scheme involving at least 100 mortgage loans worth more than $58 million. In an indictment filed by the US

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A fourth person has pleaded guilty in US District Court in Lexington in connection with a multi-million-dollar mortgage fraud scam. Jeffrey A. Singleton pleaded guilty on Friday to one count of conspiracy…

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New York Daily News If anything it could get worse,” he said The report listed “hot spots” for mortgage fraud. California, Florida and New York were among the hottest of those, in line with some of the worst

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The FBI seems to be stepping up its pursuit of mortgage fraud cases against home builders, although many of the recently settled cases appear to be left over from as long ago as the building boom. In a report…

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Vincent J. Garcia, 59, Albuquerque, New Mexico, a real estate developer, pleaded guilty to committing bank fraud in the amount of $365,677 under a plea agreement with the United States Attorney’s Office.

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According to court documents, the orchestrator of the mortgage fraud scheme was Juan Carlos Gonzalez, who previously pleaded guilty and was sentenced to seven years in prison. Gonzalez entered into contracts to

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Demerara WavesOzone Park, Queens-based broker Edul Ahmad was indicted in a $50 million mortgage fraud scheme, the US Attorney’s office announced today. Ahmad, who is a licensed real estate broker with Ahmad Rea

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