Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Mortgage Fraud Blog - 10 new articles - In This Issue...

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Mortgage Fraud Blog - 10 new articles

In This Issue...

Real Estate Developer Arrested
Seller Sued for Allegedly Stealing Down Payments
Loan Officer Sentenced to 19 Years in Prison
Consent Order Obtained in Foreclosure Scheme
Executive Charged for Real Estate Investment Scheme
Michigan Legislation Aimed at Combatting Mortgage Fraud
Couple Admit Mortgage Fraud Charges
Man Sentenced for Providing False Information to a Financial Institution
Three Men Indicted for $52 Million Ponzi Scheme
Investor Sentenced for $4M Mortgage Fraud Scam
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Real Estate Developer Arrested

John R. Steffen, St. Louis, Missouri, a real estate developer, was arrested May 9, 2011, for allegedly making misrepresentations concerning collateral for a loan, among other things. Steffen was...

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Seller Sued for Allegedly Stealing Down Payments

Fernando Chavez-Guillen, has been sued for an apparent scam being perpetrated against mobile home buyers in Albuquerque, New Mexico, who paid a deposit or made a down payment and then never obtained...

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Loan Officer Sentenced to 19 Years in Prison

Michael Pahutski, 48, Gastonia, North Carolina, was sentenced to 19 years imprisonment to be followed by five years of supervised release. Pahutski was also ordered to perform 200 hours of community...

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Consent Order Obtained in Foreclosure Scheme

Brian Thompson, Greene County, Missouri, in 2009, was sued for allegedly engaging in a "foreclosure rescue" scheme to gain the equity in homes that were subject to foreclosure. A consent order has...

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Executive Charged for Real Estate Investment Scheme

John Bravata, the founder and chairman of BBC Equities, LLC, was arrested at JFK International Airport. Bravata was arrested on an inbound flight from Italy. Bravata is charged in a criminal...

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Michigan Legislation Aimed at Combatting Mortgage Fraud

Legislative reforms have been proposed intended to strengthen the hand of prosecutors and law enforcement to combat mortgage fraud.

A bi-partisan package of bills introduced in the Michigan Senate...

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Couple Admit Mortgage Fraud Charges

Garret Griffith Gililland III, 29, and Nicole Magpusao, 31, both formerly of Chico, California, and now in federal custody, pleaded guilty before Senior United States District Judge Edward J. Garcia....

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Man Sentenced for Providing False Information to a Financial Institution

Paul Redondo, 34, Meridian, Idaho, was sentenced in federal court to three years' probation, three months of home detention, and 80 hours of community service for misdemeanor theft from a financial...

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Three Men Indicted for $52 Million Ponzi Scheme

Two attorneys, along with a real estate speculator in the United Kingdom, have been indicted for their roles in a fraud conspiracy that stole more than $52 million:

Martin T. Sigillito, 62, Webster...

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Investor Sentenced for $4M Mortgage Fraud Scam

Dustin Thompson , 32, Phoenix, Arizona, was sentenced to 27 months in prison for his involvement in a $4 million mortgage fraud scheme. Thompson pleaded guilty to one count of Conspiracy to Commit...

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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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