Archives For October 2011

A former Hastings couple, James Warren Hoffman, 51, and Teresa Gay Hoffman, 52, (now with a Stillwater address), have been charged with orchestrating a $5 million mortgage fraud over a period of eight years…

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According to previously filed court documents, the government believes that more than 200 fraudulent mortgages were funded through this mortgage fraud scheme. Many of the properties have been foreclosed on…

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Juan Carlos Hernandez, 42, West Warwick, R.I., a former loan officer with National City Mortgage Company, pleaded guilty to his role in a “straw-borrowing” scheme that netted more than $3.5 million in fraudulently obtained mortgages on 13 properties in five Rhode Island communities.

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Stephen J. Troese, Sr., 72, Davidsonville, Maryland, pleaded guilty to wire fraud arising from a scheme to defraud lenders and a title insurance company of at least $937,183.

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The indictment alleges that the pair, who live in two different towns in New York, took part in a mortgage fraud conspiracy involving falsified loan applications…

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On July 19, 2011 , Antar waived his right to indictment and pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud stemming both from this scheme and a separate $2 million mortgage fraud scheme he…

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The Whitehead indictment raises the possibility that these individuals will face scrutiny from federal authorities in one of the largest cases of mortgage fraud in Southwest Florida history. Law enforcement…

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Jaco Huguet, 29, Phoenix, Arizona, a former loan officer, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Frank Zapata to 24 months in federal prison for his role in conspiracy to defraud lenders.

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Bay Net A Davidsonville man has pleaded guilty to wire fraud arising from a scheme that defrauded lenders and a title insurance company, the US Attorney’s Office in Baltimore announced Thursday…

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AP The bills signed into law Thursday create a specific crime for mortgage fraud and make that crime a felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison and a $500000 fine. Penalties for forging real property deeds…

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