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Woman Convicted of Multi-Stage Mortgage Fraud Scam

Celia Thomas, 49, Dorchester woman was convicted by a federal jury of multiple counts of wire fraud, bank fraud, and theft of public money for a multi-stage mortgage fraud scheme.

Thursday, January 19 2012 00:02

Massachusetts Sees Mortgage Fraud Claims Quadruple

Mortgage and foreclosure related complaints have quadrupled over the past two years to become the number one reason consumers contacted the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office for assistance in 2011.

Monday, December 12 2011 00:23

Condominium Development Owner Charged with Defrauding Lenders

Leo Desire, Sr., 51, Brockton, Massachusetts, was charged in federal court with defrauding mortgage lenders in connection with the purchase of nine Boston condominium units.

Tuesday, December 06 2011 00:41

Closing Attorney Charged with Fraud

Craig J. Martin, 53, Taunton, Massachusetts, a real estate attorney, was charged in federal court with diverting mortgage loan funds from real estate closings.

Wednesday, November 16 2011 00:14

Mortgage Fraud Ringleader Sentenced

Joshua Brown, 31, New Hampshire, has been sentenced to four years in jail for leading a mortgage scheme that defrauded more than a dozen financial lending institutions and several homebuyers of more than $2 million in connection with the purchase of 26 multi-family properties in the Boston, Massachusetts area.

Friday, November 04 2011 07:20

Attorney Charged with Diverting Escrow Funds

Daniel S. Braese, 47, North Andover, Massachusetts, an attorney, was charged in federal court with diverting mortgage loan funds from real estate closings.

Monday, October 31 2011 00:04

Former Attorney Charged with Mortgage Fraud

Charles Sammon, 35, West Pittston, Pennsylvania, formerly a practicing attorney in Boston, Massachusetts, was charged with 13 counts of wire fraud, one count of mail fraud and one count of money laundering, all in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme which took place in 2006 and 2007.

Monday, October 31 2011 00:01

Man Convicted of Orchestrating Downpayment Fraud Scam

Prince Charles Eweka, 45, Canton, Massachusetts, was convicted in federal court for orchestrating a large-scale property mortgage scam and separately stealing down payments from potential buyers in Massachusetts.

Tuesday, November 01 2011 00:59

Developer and Recruiter Arrested for Mortgage Fraud

Sirewl R. Cox, 36, formerly of Boston, Massachusetts, and Lord R. Allah, 40, Burlington, Massachusetts, a developer and a recruiter, were arrested in connection with a multi-year, multi-property mortgage fraud scheme in Massachusetts.

Monday, August 08 2011 06:02

Fugitive Real Estate Developer Charged with Fraud

Paul John McMann, 52, Weston, Massachusetts, a real estate developer and entrepreneur, has been indicted and charged with defrauding numerous individuals through the use of fraudulent bank documents.

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