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Week Ending June 21, 2012
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Mortgage Fraud News
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CT Man Admits to Mortgage Fraud During Trial
June 21 -- HARTFORD, Conn. -- A Waterford man admitted in federal court on Thursday that he played a role in a mortgage fraud scheme that netted him and others $1.2 million, federal officials said.
read story at Mortgage Daily
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Mortgage Company President Sentenced to 3 Years
June 17 -- A Vallejo, Calif., woman has been sentenced to three years in prison for her role in a money laundering and mortgage-fraud scheme involving more than 18 Northern California properties, federal prosecutors said Friday.
read story at Mortgage Daily
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Husband, Wife Among 6 Indicted for Mortgage Fraud
June 17 -- A Severn, Md., couple and Gambrills, Md., woman are among six people charged with using stolen identities -- along with phony employment and credit histories -- to obtain more than $3.5 million in home mortgage loans, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Baltimore announced Thursday.
read story at Mortgage Daily
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Mortgage Fraud Index Rises, But Still Low
June 17 -- Federal, state and local prosecutors picked up the quarterly pace of activity in mortgage fraud cases -- though actions were still low based on standards established since the financial crisis.
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| Date |
Defendants |
State |
Amount of Loans |
Overview |
Source |
| Jun 20 |
Juan Velez, Flavia Mendoza |
CT |
$1,200,000 |
Velez pleaded guilty. |
Department of Justice |
| Jun 18 |
Michael T. Prieto |
NH |
$13,000,000 |
Continued for trial July 23. |
UnionLeader.com |
| Jun 17 |
Juan Velez, Flavia Mendoza |
CT |
$1,200,000 |
Trial begins for Velez. |
Department of Justice |
| Jun 17 |
Derrick Ivan Lance |
MN |
$20,000,000 |
Sentenced to 46 months. |
Department of Justice |
| Jun 17 |
James F. Habel |
NJ |
$1,000,000 |
Indicted. |
Department of Justice |
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