Saturday, December 10, 2011

Mortgage Scam Identity Theft News - Sat Dec 10


Four From Ohio Charged in $7 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme
LoanSafe
... Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation (IRS), Edward J. Hanko, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and other agencies participating in a mortgage fraud task force announced the indictment today. ...
Westbury Man Sentenced for $20M Mortgage Fraud
Long Island Press
By Timothy Bolger on December 9th, 2011 A Westbury man has been sentenced to four to 12 years in prison for leading a $20 million scheme in what authorities described as the largest mortgage fraud and identity theft ring in Nassau County history. ...
Another Sentencing is Made in Connections to the Rivertown Financial Services ...
LoanSafe
by Alex Ferreras on December 9, 2011 in Scams (LoanSafe.org) - Kevin P. Wheatley was announced guilty on December 6th by the Honorable Stephen Herrick for a role in a multi-million dollarmortgage fraud scheme. Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman ...
As The Holidays Continue The Need to Avoid Mortgage Modification Scams Grows
LoanSafe
First of all, homeowners should always be on the lookout for the signs of con artists and scams out there that make bogus or even near real promises to help lower the monthly mortgage payments of a distressed homeowner. Foreclosure rescue schemes such ...
Man From Columbia Sentenced to Prison for Role in Mortgage Fraud Scheme
LoanSafe
... D. Bennett sentenced John Stewart Morrison IV, age 55, of Columbia, Maryland late yesterday to 15 months in prison, followed by two years of supervised release, for mail fraud in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme involving a loss of $431377. ...
New Fund to Compensate Indiana Fraud Victims
LoanSafe
On this last Wednesday, Zoeller's office filed various lawsuits against Mortgage Litigation Law Group of Florida and Home Start Services of California. These lawsuits prosecute and propose that both foreclosure consultant companies collected money up ...
Arrests Made in $6 Million Loan Modification Scam
LoanSafe
The two individuals involved, Christopher Fox and Curtis Melone (AKA Curtis Kubat), reportedly were charging their clients a fee of up to $3500 upfront in order to negotiate a loan modification with the mortgage servicer through an Orange County based ...
Republican Misinformation, Scams & Delusions, and the Best Ways to Combat Them
OpEdNews
The claim falls apart even before one digs into the particulars, for the simple reason that people's mortgages didn't bring down the banking system in the first place. To wit: The entire subprime mortgage market was worth only $1.4 trillion in the fall ...
As HARP 2.0 Heats Up, Beware of Fraud
U.S. News & World Report (blog)
Homeowner rescue schemes and refinancing-related scams account for 10 percent of the FBI's mortgage fraud cases, according to Gallagher. That number would be higher, he says, but the bureau has a $1 million threshold when it comes to the amount of ...
USDOJ: Three Charged with Fraud in Florida Foreclosure Rescue Scheme
7thSpace Interactive (press release)
This investigation is part of the Department of Justice's continued nationwide focus on mortgage fraud. Charges contained in the indictment are simply accusations, and not evidence of guilt. Evidence supporting the charges must be presented to a ...

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