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David Saks is a musician, retired real estate broker, and long-time ActiveRain member. David's blog features important information relevant to the safety, integrity and security of the industry. In addition to his widely read real estate fraud blog, a comprehensive overview of real estate continuing education is a weekly addition for his subscribers and the ActiveRain community at-large. Thank you for subscribing to and for visiting David's ActiveRain home on the internet. Please join. Membership in ActiveRain will enrich your life !

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2014 

Facebook is a dangerous, out-of-control social networking environment full of voyeurs, cretins and lurkers looking for indecent relations and a way to anonymously vent hatred. It includes many less-than-savvy commerce-concerned users trying to get rankings in Bing, Google or other search engines...
05/30/2014
Lakewood Man Sentenced to More Than Seven Years in Prison for Embezzling from Credit Union U.S. Attorney’s Office May 28, 2014 Northern District of Ohio (216) 622-3600 A Lakewood man was sentenced to more than seven years in prison and ordered to pay nearly $7 million in restitution for embezzli...
05/29/2014
Georgia Man Arraigned on Fraud and Money Laundering Charges U.S. Attorney’s Office May 28, 2014 Middle District of Tennessee (615) 736-5151 R.C. Patel a/k/a Rajesh C. Patel, 55, of Duluth, Georgia, was arraigned today in U.S. District Court in Nashville on investment fraud and related money laun...
05/29/2014
Before you even think about committing a real estate crime click the red button. real estate fraud: Settlement Company Head Pleads Guilty to $2 Mil + Short Sale Fraud - 05/28/14 07:38 AM Head of Annandale Settlement Company Pleads Guilty in More Than $2 Million Short Sale Mortgage Fraud ALEXANDRI...
05/28/2014
  Before you even think about committing a real estate crime click the red button.     real estate fraud: Settlement Company Head Pleads Guilty to $2 Mil + Short Sale Fraud - 05/28/14 07:38 AM Head of Annandale Settlement Company Pleads Guilty in More Than $2 Million Short Sale Mortgage Fraud AL...
05/28/2014
Head of Annandale Settlement Company Pleads Guilty in More Than $2 Million Short Sale Mortgage Fraud U.S. Attorney’s Office May 27, 2014 Eastern District of Virginia (703) 299-3700 ALEXANDRIA, VA—Jose Marinay, 52, of Annandale, Virginia, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit wire fraud fo...
05/28/2014
Here's today's update from my friend, and great attorney, Rachel Dollar. The Mortgage Fraud Blog website is updated every business day and you can always get the latest news by visiting www.mortgagefraudblog.com. Rachel Dollar is a California attorney who represents lenders in mortgage related l...
05/28/2014
Owensboro Man Charged in Second Home Improvement Scam Charged with Defrauding Union County Couple of Nearly $150,000 Recently Pleaded Guilty in U.S. District Court to Defrauding Elderly Daviess County Couple of $200,000 in Similar Home Improvement Scam U.S. Attorney’s Office May 22, 2014 Western...
05/27/2014
  #2720 A contract is considered to be a void contract if it can't be enforced because of a statute of limitations. Is this true or false ? Take your time. The solution is posted bel;ow the royalty free wildlife photo.   A. False If a statute of limitations is involved we have an expired contract...
05/25/2014
  #2719 When we talk about REALTORS® we're talking about professionals that are members of the National Association of Real Estate Brokers. Is this true or false ? This is a very tough question, so please take your time before you scroll down below the wildlife photo for your solution.   A. False...
05/25/2014
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