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  • Mortgage-fraud probe grows

    Pioneer Press - It all started in 2006 when a Plymouth man called police after finding a mortgage notice in his mailbox, addressed to him, for a house he'd never heard of. Three arrests later, investigators now are sifting through the paperwork on some 80 closings ...
    2008-02-03 03:53:00
  • Hometown ceo likes what he sees in Lennar

    St. Petersburg Times - Kapila says there would be no equity left after paying off the SunTrust mortgage, which is more than $1.2-million, and assessments from the homeowners' association. Pearlman, in jail awaiting trial on federal bank fraud charges, never lived in the ...
    2008-02-04 10:26:00
  • Suits filed, agents hunting perpetrators of loan scams that devastated ...

    San Francisco Gate - The FBI says mortgage fraud is the nation's fastest-growing white-collar crimes, reaching epidemic proportions in recent years as get-rich-quick mania flooded the housing market. Bank reports of "suspicious activity" related to mortgage fraud ...
    2008-02-02 03:54:00
  • On Super Tuesday, Pa. watches, waits

    Centre Daily - They don’t get to cast ballots today because they don’t live in a Super Tuesday state, but plenty of Centre County ... ID woman whose dismembered body found along interstates 02/05/08 12:22 AM Feds charge 24 people in Pittsburgh area mortgage fraud 02/05 ...
    2008-02-04 09:14:00
  • Football player seeks plea deal

    Centre Daily - Scirrotto, 21, of West Deptford, N.J., faces a count of criminal trespass and a summary harassment count after an ... ID woman whose dismembered body found along interstates 02/05/08 12:22 AM Feds charge 24 people in Pittsburgh area mortgage fraud 02/05 ...
    2008-02-04 09:14:00
  • Attempted homicide case ends with guilty plea

    Centre Daily - BELLEFONTE — A Muncy woman accused of twice trying to kill her husband, once herself and once through a “hit man ... ID woman whose dismembered body found along interstates 02/05/08 12:22 AM Feds charge 24 people in Pittsburgh area mortgage fraud 02/05 ...
    2008-02-04 09:14:00
  • Board looks for help planning for future

    Centre Daily - STATE COLLEGE — The State College Area school board may hire an independent facilitator to help create a ... ID woman whose dismembered body found along interstates 02/05/08 12:22 AM Feds charge 24 people in Pittsburgh area mortgage fraud 02/05 ...
    2008-02-04 09:14:00
  • Charges against official detailed

    Herald-Standard - Today should serve as a warning to anyone who is contemplating mortgage fraud type schemes," Jenkins said. "A law enforcement dragnet is now in place to begin the process of smothering this crime that does so much to cause financial harm and ...
    2008-02-04 06:15:00
  • Americans living overseas head to polls

    Centre Daily - AP Photo Jennifer Rosenzwig of New York, center, and Jessica Buck, hometown unknown, left, the first voters in 2008 U.S ... ID woman whose dismembered body found along interstates 02/05/08 12:22 AM Feds charge 24 people in Pittsburgh area mortgage fraud 02/05 ...
    2008-02-04 10:19:00
  • Missouri ranks No. 5 in mortgage fraud as rate more than doubles

    Kansas City Star - Mortgage fraud passed $4 billion in 2007, up dramatically from 2006, according to a report issued today by MortgageDaily.com . In 2006, the Web site tracked about $1.6 billion in mortgage fraud. Missouri was No. 5 on the list of states with the ...
    2008-02-04 12:21:00
  • 24 indicted as mortgage fraud probe widens

    Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - U.S, Attorney Mary Beth Buchanan, with officials from federal, state and local law agencies, announces the launch of the Western Pennsylvania Mortgage Fraud Task Force. Local, state and federal prosecutors yesterday issued a warning to the subprime ...
    2008-02-04 09:07:00
  • Banker on trial for $4.3M fraud - Montreal Gazette

    Banker on trial for $4.3M fraudMontreal Gazette, Canada - 8 hours agoThéroux was also the recipient of a $335000 mortgage from the Royal Bank for a fictitious Robert Picard to pay for a $585000 condo. ...
    2008-02-04 03:20:11
  • New changes for licenses and ID cards - KVAL

    New changes for licenses and ID cardsKVAL, OR - 6 hours agoThe tighter id requirements will help reduce fraud, by bringing the state's requirements in line with the national standards. There are changes to proof of ...
    2008-02-04 05:19:08
  • Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP Files Class Action Suit ... - PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung)

    Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP Files Class Action Suit ...PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung), Austria - 5 hours ago... represented by Coughlin Stoia, which has expertise in prosecuting investor class actions and extensive experience in actions involving financial fraud. ...
    2008-02-04 05:44:29
  • Mortgage fraud targeted by task force - Monessen Valley Independent

    Mortgage fraud targeted by task forceMonessen Valley Independent, PA - 2 hours agoSprouts' case was one of several Buchanan cited yesterday as she initiates the Western Pennsylvania Mortgage Fraud Task Force. ...
    2008-02-04 09:04:33