USA TODAY By Martha Neil A California-licensed lawyer known for his efforts to combat mortgage fraud has been indicted and arrested in a federal securities-fraud case in Florida. Mitchell J. Stein, who has a…

Mary Lee Reinking and Natalie Long, both formerly mortgage brokers with Crow Valley Mortgage, pleaded guilty to felony mortgage fraud charges in connection with two of the transactions and were sentenced to…

By SAM SCOTT On Monday, the council voted 6-0 to throw its backing behind state Attorney General Kamala Harris’ recent decision to form an alliance with the attorney general of Nevada to investigate mortgage…

Legal News Line He is currently serving a 12-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to mail fraud. His wife was the human resources manager for the companies. In addition, a former office manager and five…

By Dan Telvock A federal grand jury has indicted an Ashburn man who investigators say was the mastermind behind a $7 million mortgage fraud scam. Nadin Samnang, 29, faces up to 20 years in prison for each of…

The latest Experian fraud index report shows a serious spike in mortgage fraud, especially in the second half of 2011. About 49 out of 10000 applications are now flagging as fraudulent and the credit records…

A Livingston County man and his brother have been sentenced for their roles in a mortgage fraud scheme. 49-year old John Hoose and his 35-year-old brother, Scott, both from Hartland, entered…

This investigation was conducted by the recently formed Northwest Florida Mortgage Fraud Task Force, a partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office. The case…

By Doug McMurdo The same day several jurors called an expert defense witness in a massive mortgage fraud trial incompetent, the federal judge in the case barred the man from ever testifying as an expert in…

DENVER After deliberating for less than 4 hours, a federal court jury found Vicki Dillard Crowe, aka Vicki R. Dillard, age 32, of Denver, guilty of mail and wire fraud in connection with a mortgage…