David Saks is a musician, retired real estate broker, and long-time ActiveRain member.
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2011
Norman Man to Serve 40 Months in Prison and Pay $4.3 Million in Restitution in Connection with Edmond Condominium Project U.S. Attorney’s Office December 28, 2011 Western District of Oklahoma (405) 553-8700 OKLAHOMA CITY—DEREK CHRISTOPHER SWANN, 39, of Norman, was sentenced yesterday to serve ...
12/29/2011
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Pennsylvania Man Sentenced for Identity Theft U.S. Attorney’s Office December 28, 2011 Eastern District of Pennsylvania (215) 861-8200 PHILADELPHIA—Anthony Iacono, Jr., 60, of Rutledge, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today to 81 months in prison for fraudulently obtaining over $2 million in cash ...
12/29/2011
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Still burning the candle ? Here's one that'll get you through the closing and trash the thoughts of the horned-tailed deal killer, from Artie.
12/28/2011
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Real Estate Agent Charged for Scam Involving 25 Homes Nadin Samnang, 29, Ashburn, Virgnia, has been with conspiracy and mortgage fraud charges related to his role in alleged fraudulent mortgage loan transactions involving at least 25 homes in northern Virginia and more than $7 million in losses t...
12/27/2011
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Loan Processor Admits Role in Straw Buyer Scheme Miguel Valerio, 52, Providence, Rhode Island, a mortgage loan processor with National City Mortgage Company, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Providence, R.I., to his participation in a “straw-borrowing” scheme that netted more than $3.5 mi...
12/27/2011
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Jury Convicts Man of Bribing a Loan Officer Randolph Branham, 45, Destin, Florida, was convicted of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and bribery of a loan officer, following a four-day jury trial. Prior to the trial, four others indicted in the scheme pled guilty, which included attorney Chris Cad...
12/27/2011
Mortgage Fraudster Sentenced to 5+ Years in Prison Chad Evans, 37, Brookville, Indiana, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge James Moody to 70 months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, bank and mail fraud, and money laundering for his role in a straw buyer scheme. This term of...
12/27/2011
Woman Sentenced for Mortgage, Tax and Food Stamp Fraud Chamethele McKinney, 36, Metro-east, Illinois, was sentenced to 37 months imprisonment in the United States District Court in East St. Louis, for participating in a conspiracy to defraud the United States and evade the payment of federal inco...
12/27/2011
Guilty Pleas Entered in Ohio's Largest Mortgage Fraud Case Uri Gofman, Anthony Capuozzo, The Real Asset Fund, Clear Choice Realty and Karka, Inc. pleaded guilty to mortgage fraud crimes covering more than 500 real estate transactions totaling $50 million, involving $44 million in fraudulent loans...
12/27/2011