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…

By Kirsten Valle Pittman Federal prosecutors in Charlotte Tuesday filed charges against another defendant in the long-running mortgage fraud investigation known as Operation Wax House. The US Attorney’s Office…

U.S. Justice Department unit to ramp up hiring as mortgage probes advance. Thomson Reuters News & Insight.  In a New York Times opinion piece, Phil Angelides said the 55 attorneys, agents and analysts assigned…

Suspicious mortgage activity in Palm Beach County increased in the third quarter of 2011, landing the county fifth on a national ranking of fraud hotspots, according to a report released Tuesday. The rankings…

NEWARK A Scotch Plains man was sentenced to 33 months in prison for his role in a mortgage fraud scheme he organized through Elite Financial Solutions, a purported home foreclosure rescue company he…

By Jacqueline Palank That’s the lesson Lee Farkas is learning as the former Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp. chairman serves a 30-year prison sentence for running a massive mortgage fraud. In court…

Orlando Sentine lBy Paula McMahon, Sun Sentinel A former Plantation police officer was sentenced to three years and seven months in federal prison on Friday and ordered to pay close to $3 million in restitution…

By Rick Daysog A federal mortgage fraud probe that has produced criminal charges against dozens of people in Sacramento’s Russian American community is spinning off new white-collar investigations. Internal…

AP WASHINGTON Five California men have been charged with defrauding struggling homeowners who were seeking government mortgage help, federal authorities said. The defendants, all from Orange County…

The state Department of Justice plans to use up to $3 million of the $31.6 million given directly to the state of Wisconsin under the $25 billion multi-state mortgage settlement to identify, investigate and…