Last month, state investigators arrested notary Hans Johns for theft and mortgage fraud. Now Johns insists he is guilty only by association. Johns is accused alongside two tenants who used to rent office space…

BOSTON A Fairhaven attorney with an office in Taunton was charged today in federal court with diverting mortgage loan funds from real estate closings. Craig J Martin, 53, of Taunton, was charged…

STAMFORD, Conn. Christian Tudorof, 43, of Stamford was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison Tuesday [in a US District Court in New Haven] for his role in a $4 million…

COLUMBIA, SC United States Attorney Bill Nettles stated today that Robert C Sasser, age 32, of Lexington, was sentenced in federal court in Columbia for wire fraud, a violation of 18 United States…

Cusic and Frey were arrested in April on charges including extortion and wire fraud. Frey’s attorney didn’t return a call for comment. Cusic and Frey beginning in January 2011 falsely told four clients who…

Tucson Citizen The objective of the conspiracy was to recruit unqualified borrowers as straw buyers, submit fraudulent loan applications on their behalf and on his own behalf, obtain mortgage loans in excess of…

Syed A. Babar, 28, of New London, was accused of leading a mortgage fraud ring that federal prosecutors said included an unlicensed lawyer, a dishonest appraiser, a phony construction company, people who posed…

MATTHEW KENT, University City, Missouri, pled guilty to one felony count of wire fraud, appearing before United States District Judge Rodney W. Sippel. Sentencing has been set for February 17, 2012. Wire fraud…

Rothenberger was one of five people involved in a mortgage scheme designed to create kickbacks for buyers and extra cash for those running the scam. The indictment states lenders were misled about the buyer…

In February, a 29-count federal indictment was returned against 12 people accused of taking part in mortgage fraud, including loan officer Stephen Holman, 40, of Cleveland and his brother Timothy, 44…