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Wednesday, May 16 2012 00:16
Foreclosure Rescue Lawsuit Filed in Ohio
K&R Marketing LLC, doing business as Fix My Mortgage Problem, is the subject of a civil lawsuit. The lawsuit charges the business and its owner with multiple violations of Ohio's consumer laws, including failure to deliver.
Thursday, May 10 2012 05:55
Foreclosure Rescuer Indicted for Extensive Fraud Scam
Rickey White, 46, Westland, Michigan, and his company, Braunstein & Associates, face criminal charges for an extensive foreclosure-rescue fraud operation that scammed at least 360 victims out of $800,000.
Monday, May 07 2012 05:38
Man Sentenced for Bankruptcy and Identity Fraud in Connection with Foreclosure Rescue Scheme
Frederic Alan Gladle, 53, Austin, Texas, was sentenced to 61 months in prison and was ordered to forfeit $84,010 for his role in operating a foreclosure rescue scam in Southern California and elsewhere that charged distressed homeowners fees in exchange for fraudulently delaying foreclosure sales.
Thursday, April 19 2012 00:59
Foreclosure Rescuer Sued for Failing to Deliver
Christopher Rojas, Irvine, California, is the subject of a civil lawsuit for running a foreclosure rescue operation that used multiple business names and failed to deliver on its promises to lower consumers' mortgage payments.
Friday, April 13 2012 10:33
Mortgage Foreclosure Scams up 60%
The Homeownership Preservation Foundation (HPF), an independent national nonprofit, reported that mortgage foreclosure scams have surged nearly 60 percent this year.
Friday, March 30 2012 10:36
Judge Issues Longest Mortgage Fraud Sentence Ever
Andrew Hamilton Williams, Jr., 61, Hollywood, Florida, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roger W. Titus to 150 years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for his participation in a massive mortgage fraud scheme which promised to pay off homeowners' mortgages on their "Dream Homes," but left them to fend for themselves.
Tuesday, March 27 2012 00:21
2 Arrested for Foreclosure Rescue Fraud
Gloria Becerra, 46, Oxnard, California, and Hector Menendez, 55, Los Angeles, California, are the subject of a felony complaint for grand theft and foreclosure consultant fraud.
Thursday, March 22 2012 06:12
Nationwide Foreclosure Rescue Company Shut Down
Bella Homes LLC was sued in a civil action for orchestrating a foreclosure rescue scheme, which has ended in a Consent Judgment and signals the end of a national foreclosure rescue scheme.
Wednesday, March 21 2012 06:35
Foreclosure Rescuer Admits Scam Involving $30M In Home Loans
Anthony J. DeMarco, III, 33, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty to conspiracy and fraud charges in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme involving more than $30 million in loans.
Wednesday, March 14 2012 06:53
Virginia Man Admits Defrauding Homeowners and Lenders
Philip Villasis, 41, Chesapeake, Virginia, pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to commit wire fraud for his role in a foreclosure rescue scheme that defrauded homeowners and mortgage lenders.
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