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2013 

Neighbors Sue Child Molester to Make Him Buy Their Home A Pennsylvania couple is suing a neighbor — who once pleaded guilty to sexually molesting their daughter — trying to get a court to force the man to buy their $350,000 home. The child’s parents say they don’t want to live next door to the m...
03/31/2013
Manhattan Accountant Pleads Guilty to Embezzling More Than $500,000 U.S. Attorney’s Office March 29, 2013 District of Kansas (316) 269-6481   TOPEKA, KS—An accountant in Manhattan, Kansas has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $500,000 from the commercial construction company where he worked...
03/30/2013
Maryland Woman Found Guilty in Mortgage Fraud Scheme That Cost Lenders More Than $900,000 She and Others Used Straw Buyers to Generate Fraudulent Loans; Actions Led to Evictions of Some Tenants U.S. Attorney’s Office March 28, 2013 District of Columbia (202) 514-7566   WASHINGTON—LaFrances Dudle...
03/29/2013
Federal Jury Convicts Albuquerque Real Estate Broker on Wire Fraud Charges U.S. Attorney’s Office March 28, 2013 District of New Mexico (505) 346-7274   ALBUQUERQUE—Late yesterday afternoon, a federal jury returned a guilty verdict against Keith Michael Courtney, 31, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, ...
03/29/2013
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03/29/2013
Former Brighton Resident and Son Convicted in Real Estate Investment Fraud U.S. Attorney’s Office March 27, 2013 Eastern District of Michigan (313) 226-9100   A Brighton businessman and his son were found guilty today by a federal jury of conspiracy and multiple counts of wire fraud, announced U...
03/28/2013
Far Rockaway Man Charged with Defrauding Victims of $50 Million in a Real Estate Ponzi Scheme   U.S. Attorney’s Office March 28, 2013 Eastern District of New York (718) 254-7000   Earlier today, FBI agents arrested Gershon Barkany based on a criminal complaint alleging that the Far Rockaway man ...
03/28/2013
Dearborn Businessman, Disbarred Attorney Convicted in Bank Fraud and Bribery Conspiracy U.S. Attorney’s Office March 26, 2013 Eastern District of Michigan (313) 226-9100   A Dearborn businessman and attorney were found guilty today by a federal jury of multiple counts of fraud and commercial bri...
03/27/2013
Four Facing Charges in Multi-Faceted Mortgage Fraud Conspiracy U.S. Attorney’s Office March 27, 2013 Western District of Pennsylvania (412) 644-3500   PITTSBURGH—A resident of Verona, Pennsylvania and three residents of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pitts...
03/27/2013
Former Sacramento-Area Loan Officer Arrested in Huntington Beach for Mortgage Fraud U.S. Attorney’s Office March 25, 2013 Eastern District of California (916) 554-2700   SACRAMENTO, CA—Alexander A. Romaniolis, 48, of Irvine, was arrested today in Huntington Beach for mortgage fraud, United State...
03/26/2013
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