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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.

Monday, May 21 2012 00:06

Owner Found Guilty in Mortgage Modification Scheme

Isaak Khafizov, 25, Queens, New York New York, a former owner of American Home Recovery (“AHR”), a mortgage loan modification business, was found guilty in Manhattan federal court of conspiracy, mail fraud, and wire fraud, in connection with a scheme to defraud distressed homeowners and lenders.

Thursday, May 17 2012 05:51

Alleged Foreclosure Rescue Scam Artist Faces Charges

Tashia Winstanley, 38, Holly, Michigan, and her company, TLW Mortgage Solutions, face criminal charges for her role in a foreclosure-rescue fraud operation that scammed at least 60 victims across the state out of $250,000.

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.

Friday, April 20 2012 00:26

Alleged Loan Modification Scammer Arrested

Stephen Vitalich, 46, has been arrested on charges of theft. The criminal complaint allleges Vitalich, doing business as Consumer Loan Excellence of America, LLC or NBMS of America, LLC, promised clients he would obtain mortgage loan modifications that would substantially reduce clients' monthly mortgage payments.

Thursday, April 12 2012 00:53

Mortgage Rescuer Admits Loan Modification Scam

Howard R. Shmuckler, 68, Virginia Beach, Virginia, pled guilty to running a fraudulent mortgage rescue business that received substantial fees but actually modified clients' mortgages in only a few cases.

Thursday, March 29 2012 00:59

Loan Applicant Sentenced for Misrepresenting his Assets

Ronald Tate, 42, Middletown, Delaware, has been sentenced by Chief Judge Gregory M. Sleet to a two year term of prison for submitting a fraudulent mortgage application.

Friday, March 09 2012 07:49

3 Californians Arrested for Loan Modification Scam

Gregory Flahive, 39, Cynthia Flahive, 41, and Mike Johnson, 42, the owners and managing attorney of a law firm that took thousands of dollars in up-front loan modification fees for services that were never performed for homeowners, many of whom ended up losing their homes, have been arrested on 19 felony counts.

Tuesday, March 13 2012 00:05

5 Arrested for Defrauding Homeowners

Jacob John Cunningham, Justin Dennis Koelle, Andrew Michael Phalen, Dominic Adam Nolan and John D. Silva have been arragined on charges of defrauding hundreds of victims in a real estate scam by sending out fake letters with the CitiFinancial or CitiMortgage logos offering home loan modification assistance.

Thursday, February 16 2012 08:37

Loan Modification Scams Still Going Strong

Ziad Nabil Mohammed, Daniel Al Saffar and Sara Beth Bushore Rosengrant, each charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud for their roles in operating a fraudulent mortgage loan modification business, pled guilty in federal court in San Diego, California.

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