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2014 

Oceanside Woman Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Investors of $6.9 Million in a Real Estate Ponzi Scheme U.S. Attorney’s Office February 28, 2014 Eastern District of New York (718) 254-7000 Earlier today, Laurie Schneider pleaded guilty at the federal courthouse in Central Islip, New York, to wire fr...
02/28/2014
Former Dublin Resident Pleads Guilty to Fraud, Money Laundering, Tax Crimes in $10 Million Real Estate Scam U.S. Attorney’s Office February 27, 2014 Southern District of Ohio (937) 225-2910 COLUMBUS—Haider Zafar, 36, formerly of Dublin, Ohio, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to multiple wir...
02/28/2014
Escrow Company Executive Allegedly Misused Customers’ Funds Employee Charged Separately with Stealing from Company U.S. Attorney’s Office February 27, 2014 Northern District of Illinois (312) 353-5300 CHICAGO—The co-founder and president of a defunct mortgage escrow company was indicted on feder...
02/27/2014
Escrow Officer Guilty in North Texas Mortgage Fraud Conspiracy Final Defendant’s Guilty Plea Brings Closure to Nearly $4 Million Fraud U.S. Attorney’s Office February 26, 2014 Eastern District of Texas (409) 839-2538 SHERMAN, TX—A 35-year-old Edinburg, Texas woman has pleaded guilty to federal c...
02/26/2014
Father and Son Sentenced in $30 Million Bakersfield Mortgage Fraud Scheme U.S. Attorney’s Office February 24, 2014 Eastern District of California (916) 554-2700 FRESNO, CA—United States District Judge Lawrence J. O’Neill sentenced Bakersfield residents Carlyle “Carl” Lee Cole, 66, to 17 years an...
02/25/2014
Dallas-Area Lawyer Sentenced for Covering Up Bank Fraud U.S. Attorney’s Office February 24, 2014 Northern District of Texas (214) 659-8600 DALLAS—An Allen, Texas man, who pleaded guilty in April 2013 to one count of a misprision of a felony stemming from his involvement in a loan fraud scheme wa...
02/25/2014
  House Payments Are Increasing According to a new Nashville Business Journal article, "The average house payment has risen 21 percent since 2012, according to a housing affordability report from RealtyTrac." The study was based on a study of 325 counties across the country to find the $865 "esti...
02/24/2014
Burlington Real Estate Consultant Sentenced to 20 Months in Prison Helped Clients Fraudulently Obtain Multiple Home Equity Loans U.S. Attorney’s Office February 21, 2014 District of New Jersey (973) 645-2888 CAMDEN, NJ—A real estate consultant was sentenced today to 20 months in prison for helpi...
02/23/2014
        #2590 An assumption is when one party or another assumes that the property is going to be given to them as part of a devise. Is this fact true or false ? Please take your time. The solution is posted below the wildlife photo. A. False If a buyer takes over the responsibility of repaying a...
02/23/2014
#2589 An assignor is one who has engaged in the practice of breeding mules and donkeys. Is this fact true or false ? Please take your time. The solution is posted below the wildlife photo. A. False An assignor is one who assigns rights or interests to another person or entity. The assignor is the...
02/23/2014
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