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Man Admits Straw Buyer Scam and Agrees to Forfeit $6.2M

Justin Lindle Hatton, a Utah resident, the owner of a real estate investment and management company, Malibu Equity Group Inc, pleaded guilty to a straw buyer scam. Hatton also agreed to forfeit $6.2 million in connection with his role in the scam.

Friday, December 23 2011 00:56

Loan Modifier Charged with Scamming Homeowners

David Shawn Moffitt, 34, the owner of a loan modification business with offices in Lehi and St. George, Utah, has been charged with 9 felony counts for allegedly defrauding hundreds of desperate homeowners.

Wednesday, November 02 2011 07:25

Mortgage Fraud Ringleader Sentenced

Christopher D. Hales, 30, Midvale, Utah, was sentenced in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme. The indictment involves two properties, one in Lindon, Utah and one in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Monday, October 17 2011 00:27

Husband and Wife Charged with Mortgage Fraud Scam

Portia R. Louder, 40, and Chad Louder, 41, Highland, Utah, are charged with criminal violations of federal law in connection with what the indictment alleges was a scheme to profit from loans fraudulently obtained from mortgage lenders.

Wednesday, September 21 2011 00:01

Utah Man Sentenced for Mortgage Fraud Crimes

James Merrill Roberts was sentenced to 37 months in prison to be followed by 60 months of supervised release in conjunction with Mail Fraud and Money Laundering charges related to a mortgage fraud scheme. In addition, Roberts was ordered to pay $609,991 in restitution.

Friday, September 02 2011 00:37

Utah Man Pleads Guilty to Mortgage Conspiracy

James Andrew Lawyer, 30, Utah County, Utah, will be sentenced Oct. 26, 2011, in U.S. District Court after pleading guilty to conspiracy in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme involving the purchase of a home in Highland, Utah.

Friday, June 10 2011 06:03

Man Admits Role in Straw Buyer Scheme

James Merrill Roberts, Cedar Hills, Utah, pleaded guilty to counts 3 and 8 of an indictment charging him with a scheme to identify residential properties, recruited straw buyers, and, through false statements on loan applications, falsely inflated the apparent value of the properties to induce lenders to grant loans for amounts in excess of their fair market value. As

Friday, May 13 2011 01:20

Man Charged with Making False Statements to Lender

Steve Bunderson, 64, Salt Lake City, Utah, has been indicted and charged with making false statements to a financial institution and money laundering in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme involving the purchase of a home in Highland, Utah. According to the indictment, in July 2006, a husband and wife listed a home for sale in

Tuesday, July 06 2010 01:22

Mortgage Fraud Scheme Gets Three Charged

James Merrill Roberts, 41, Cedar Hills, Utah, and Christopher Ethington, 35, and Janet H. Ethington, 33, both of Riverton, Utah, have been charged with mortgage fraud in a 12-count indictment. The indictment alleges they operated a scheme to identify residential properties, recruited straw buyers, and, through false

Wednesday, May 19 2010 01:17

Real Estate Investor Charged with Making False Statements

Justin Lindle Hatton, a Utah resident, the owner of a real estate investment and management company, Malibu Equity Group Inc, has been charged with making false statements to a financial institution, making and subscribing a false tax return and aiding and abetting. According in the

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