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Lawyer Disbarred After Stealing $1.1M in Mortgage Modification Scam

Vafa Allan Khoshbin, 52, Los Angeles, California, state bar number 165486, an attorney accused of misappropriating $1.1 million from 10 clients, has agreed to be disbarred. The case was one of the largest misappropriation cases ever handled by the California Office of Chief Trial Counsel.

Friday, May 18 2012 00:45

Jury Convicts R. E. Agent of 13 Counts of Mortgage Fraud

Behrooz Badie, 53, Sacramento, California, has been found guilty of 13 counts of mail fraud following a six-day mortgage fraud trial.

Thursday, May 17 2012 06:07

Jury Convicts Attorney of Private Money Lender Scam

David C.H. Lin, 44, Sunnyvale, California, an attorney, was convicted by a federal jury of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, and multiple counts of mail and wire fraud in connection with his role in a private money lender scheme.

Monday, May 14 2012 06:12

Real Estate Developer Goes to Jail for Inflating Home Prices

William E. Baker, 66, Chico, California, was sentenced by United States District Judge Edward J. Garcia to 18 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release. Baker pleaded guilty to mail fraud for his involvement in a mortgage fraud scheme.

Thursday, May 03 2012 06:09

Mortgage Scam Perpetrated at Height of Financial Crisis Lands Fraudster in Prison for 7 Years

James Delbert McConville, 61, Fremont, California, was sentenced to 93 months in prison, and ordered to pay more than $7 million in restitution for conspiring to commit mail and wire fraud related to approximately 80 fraudulent loan applications secured by real property in Escondido and San Marcos, California.

Wednesday, May 02 2012 07:02

Lawyer Agrees to Disbarment for his Role in Loan Modification Scam

Philip A. Kramer, 52, Calabasas, California, an attorney at the center of a national loan modification scam, agreed in April 2012 to be disbarred.

Monday, April 30 2012 05:35

Real Estate Investors Admit Bid RIgging at Foreclosure Auctions

Lydia Fong and Matthew Worthing, both of San Francisco, California, have agreed to plead guilty to their roles in conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in northern California.

Friday, April 27 2012 07:42

Fraudster Locked Up for Stealing from Lenders

Scott Dority, 54, San Marino, California, has been sentenced to 121 months in federal prison for defrauding banks and other lenders by using straw borrowers and bogus documents to obtain millions of dollars in loans for houses and high-end vehicles that included Ferraris and Lamborghinis.

Friday, April 27 2012 00:14

Man Arrested for Forging Grant Deeds, Renting Out Foreclosures

Eric Lamonte Smith, 38, Upland, California, has been arrested and charged with real estate fraud, identity theft, forgery, and preparing fraudulent credit applications. The defendant was arraigned and pleaded not guilty to all counts.

Wednesday, April 25 2012 08:18

Tax Preparer Sent to Prison for Mortgage Fraud

Patricia Ann King, 57, Bakersfield, California, was sentenced by Chief United States District Judge Anthony W. Ishii to three years and one month in prison for her role in a mortgage fraud scheme and for aiding and assisting the preparation of false tax documents in connection with her tax preparation business.

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