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Mortgage Fraud Blog - 10 new articles

In This Issue...

FinCEN's 2010 Mortgage Fraud Report
17 Arrested in New York for Mortgage Fraud
3 Admit Minnesota-Based Loan Scam
Charges Filed for Equity Stripping Scheme
Title Agency Operator Sentenced for $3.9M Mortgage Fraud Scheme
Investor Sentenced for Property-Flipping Scam
Montana Woman Sentenced for Defrauding Lenders
Man Indicted for Making False Statements Regarding Forged Deeds
New Jersey Man Sentenced for Bank Fraud Conspiracy
Disbarred Lawyer Convicted of Mortgage Fraud
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FinCEN's 2010 Mortgage Fraud Report

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) in its new report, Mortgage Loan Fraud SAR Filings In Fourth Quarter and Calendar Year 2010, released full year data showing the number of suspicious...

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17 Arrested in New York for Mortgage Fraud

17 people charged in various real estate crimes, including reverse mortgage scams, loan modifications, deed theft and mortgage fraud, have been arrested in New York.

Carmen Szumilas, 49, and Melody...

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3 Admit Minnesota-Based Loan Scam

Three Minnesota residents pleaded guilty to obtaining approximately $2 million in loan money by submitting a fraudulent application and closing documents:

Richard A. Sand, 59, White Bear Township,...

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Charges Filed for Equity Stripping Scheme

Sadie Stanhope Ng, Quincy, Massachusetts, an alleged straw buyer, and Richard Winefield, Nasua, New Hampshire, a real estate agent, have been charged for their roles in an equity stripping scheme...

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Title Agency Operator Sentenced for $3.9M Mortgage Fraud Scheme

Anthony V. Weis, 45, Phoenix, Maryland, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake to 78 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for wire fraud in connection with...

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Investor Sentenced for Property-Flipping Scam

Frederick Ugwu, 54, Upper Saddle River, N.J., a New Jersey real estate investor, was sentenced to 50 months in prison in connection with a mortgage fraud and property-flipping scheme involving rental...

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Montana Woman Sentenced for Defrauding Lenders

Tina Marie Palagi, 44, Great Falls, Montana, appeared for sentencing in Great Falls Federal Court on March 24, 2011, before U.S. District Judge Sam E. Haddon. Palagi was sentenced to a term of 57...

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Man Indicted for Making False Statements Regarding Forged Deeds

William A. Hirst, Pleasanton, California, was charged on March 17, 2011, with two counts of making false statements to the Internal Revenue Service.

According to the indictment, Hirst...

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New Jersey Man Sentenced for Bank Fraud Conspiracy

James C. Alberts, 45, Point Pleasant, N.J., was sentenced in Norfolk, Virginia, federal court to four and one-half years in prison for conspiring to commit bank fraud, and was ordered to pay over...

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Disbarred Lawyer Convicted of Mortgage Fraud

Lorie Westerfield, 46, Chicago, Illinois, a disbarred lawyer, was convicted by a federal jury convicted on fraud charges for her role in facilitating staged real estate transactions involving Chicago...

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Rachel Dollar represents lenders in mortgage related litigation. She is a shareholder at Smith Dollar PC. Ms. Dollar is a nationally recognized speaker on the topic of mortgage fraud, is licensed to practice law in California and maintains offices in Santa Rosa, California.

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