Mortgage Fraud Blog - Displaying items by tag: Property Theft

2 Swindle Elderly Woman Out of Multi-Million Dollar Property

Ifeanyichukwu Eric Abakporo and Latanya Pierce have been arrested and charged for allegedly swindling an elderly woman out of her multi-million-dollar property in Harlem, New York, that she had owned for more than 40 years, and then deceiving a bank into giving them a $1.8 million mortgage loan secured by the property.

Wednesday, February 29 2012 08:49

Man Arrested For Fraudulently Renting Out Foreclosed Homes

Alfonso J. Salazar, 62, was arrested on February 24, 2012, for fraudulently renting out numerous empty foreclosed (and/or unoccupied) homes in Contra Costa County, California.

Monday, January 09 2012 00:30

Fraud Notification Program at Recorders Office

A real estate fraud notification program was implemented in Contra Costa County, California. The purpose of the notification system is to make homeowners aware of recorded transactions to lessen the likelihood of forgeries and fraudulently recorded documents.

Monday, January 02 2012 00:50

Hawaii Real Estate Developer Convicted on Multiple Counts

Eric Aaron Lighter, 61, Volcano, Hawaii, a self-described real estate developer and businessman, was found guilty of conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit blackmail and witness tampering.

Monday, December 26 2011 00:40

2 Arraigned for Allegedly Stealing Deceased Woman's Home

Troy Lamar Preston and Mario Emile McKinley, two men accused of using fraudulent means to obtain the certificate of title to a deceased woman’s home, have been arraigned in San Bernardino, California, Superior Court.

Tuesday, August 30 2011 07:15

Bank Employee Sentenced for Role in Property Theft Scam

Venedie Roberto Valencia, 27, North Hollywood, California, who worked at Bank of America at the time of the offense, was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison for his role in a mortgage fraud scheme in which the schemers used stolen identities to "purchase" homes that were not for sale.

Sunday, July 31 2011 17:06

Case Settled Involving Illegal Transfer of Property

Willie E. McKay, who posed as the pastor of Macedonia Pentecostal and transferred title to the property to another church he founded, and then mortgaged the property, has settled the 2008 lawsuit against him.

Friday, July 08 2011 02:05

Investigators Seek Help in Locating Fugitive in Land Fraud Scheme

Salvador Anzo Sr., 44, is the subject of a $2.1 million dollar fugitive arrest warrant issued by the San Bernardino County Superior Court, California. Between November 2007 and January 2009 Anzo Sr. along with additional suspects Salvador Anzo Jr., 22, Marlen Medina, 26,

Thursday, June 30 2011 06:07

Man Charged with Stealing Items while Providing Foreclosure Services

Sean DeCelle, 44, Troy, New York, pled guilty before United States Magistrate Judge David R. Homer to embezzlement by an agent of a federally insured bank. Defendant DeCelle admitted that, in or about 2009, while acting as an agent of and connected in a capacity with Quantum Bank (hereinafter "the bank"), the deposits of which

Tuesday, April 19 2011 01:59

Nevada Real Estate Agent Arrested for Fraud

Christopher Brown, a real estate agent for Better Homes and Garden Desert Properties, has been arrested in connection with a scam relating to foreclosure auction sales. The State of Nevada alleges that Brown filed a fraudulent and forged Trustees Deed Upon Sale with the County Recorder transferring a property to an

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