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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 

Greenleaf Co-Owner Sentenced in Multi-Million- Dollar Mortgage Fraud Scheme U.S. Attorney’s Office July 31, 2014 Western District of Missouri (816) 426-3122 SPRINGFIELD, MO—Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that a Nixa, Mo., man who was...
07/31/2014
Defendant Who Sold Homes He Did Not Own Gets 70-Month Prison Term U.S. Attorney’s Office July 31, 2014 Eastern District of Pennsylvania (215) 861-8200 PHILADELPHIA— Eric Tubbs, 54, of Philadelphia, was sentenced yesterday to 70 months in prison for fraudulently selling properties he did not own....
07/31/2014
Fulton County Investment Adviser Sentenced to 262 Months’ Imprisonment U.S. Attorney’s Office July 31, 2014 Middle District of Pennsylvania (717) 221-4482 The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Robert G. Bard, age 47, of Warfordsburg, Pen...
07/31/2014
Former FBI Agent and Wife Plead Guilty to Mortgage Fraud Charges   reproduced courtesy of Rachel Dollar original content here Charles Espinel, 61, and Jeannette Espinel, 58, Daly City, California, a former 32 year FBI employee and his wife, pleaded guilty in federal court to Bank Fraud charges f...
07/31/2014
Mortgage Fraud Conspirators Operating in the Charlotte Area Sentenced to Prison U.S. Attorney’s Office July 30, 2014 Western District of North Carolina (704) 344-6222 CHARLOTTE, NC—Two defendants involved in a mortgage fraud conspiracy that targeted Charlotte-area homes were sentenced to prison ...
07/30/2014
Loan Officer Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud U.S. Attorney’s Office July 30, 2014 Eastern District of Tennessee (865) 545-4167 KNOXVILLE, TN—On July 29, 2014, Paulynn Wright, 42, of Knoxville, Tenn., pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at ...
07/30/2014
    Mortgage Fraud Blog sends me an update email once per week.   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 litigati...
07/30/2014
real estate fraud: Couple Sent to Prison for Defrauding Mortgage Lenders of $3 Million + - 07/30/14 08:54 AM Bergen County Couple Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding Mortgage Lenders of More Than $3 Million NEWARK, NJ—A husband and wife from Bergen County, New Jersey, were both sentenced today to...
07/30/2014
Bergen County Couple Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding Mortgage Lenders of More Than $3 Million U.S. Attorney’s Office July 29, 2014 District of New Jersey (973) 645-2888 NEWARK, NJ—A husband and wife from Bergen County, New Jersey, were both sentenced today to prison for lying about their empl...
07/30/2014
Seven Sentenced to Federal Prison in Multi-Million-Dollar Mortgage Fraud Scheme U.S. Attorney’s Office July 29, 2014 Southern District of Texas (713) 567-9000 HOUSTON—The final two defendants charged for their roles in a multi-million dollar mortgage fraud scheme operating in the Houston area ha...
07/30/2014
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