Local Non-Profit Director Charged in Pernicious “Deed Fraud” Scheme
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by Stephanie Abbott
2w ago
Zina Thomas, 60, Detroit, Michigan, was charged in a criminal complaint filed in United States District Court for her role orchestrating a fraud scheme that stole houses from dozens of Detroit residents. The complaint charges Thomas with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, money laundering, and aggravated identity theft. Thomas was arrested today. According ..read more
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Man Sentenced for $650,000 Real Estate Loan Fraud
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by Stephanie Abbott
2w ago
Roscoe Copeland, 49, Detroit, Michigan, was sentenced yesterday to six years in prison for fraudulently conspiring to obtain over $650,000 in advance fees from borrowers seeking real estate loans. According to court documents, Copeland, was the founder and CEO of Alexis Realty Solutions LLC (ARS), which purported to be an alternative funding source for prospective ..read more
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Man Found Guilty in Scheme to Steal Residential Real Estate Using Fraudulent Deeds
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by Stephanie Abbott
2w ago
Jeffrey M. Young-Bey, 67, Washington, D.C was found guilty today on twelve federal charges stemming from a scheme in which he used a fake notary stamp, forged signatures, and fraudulent property deeds to steal residential real estate property. The scheme generated more than $850,000 in fraudulent loans obtained through mortgages taken out against the value ..read more
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Former President of The Lerner Group Pleads Guilty to Stealing Mortgage Payments
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by Stephanie Abbott
2w ago
Marat Lerner, 41, Brooklyn, New York, the former president of a debt relief services business, pleaded guilty today to one count of wire fraud conspiracy and one count of committing wire fraud while he was on pre-trial release.  Lerner admitted that he lied to his victims and that he stole money that the victims had ..read more
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Jury Convicts Former Baltimore City State’s Attorney of Mortgage Fraud
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by Stephanie Abbott
2w ago
Marilyn J. Mosby, 44, Baltimore, Maryland, was convicted today for making a false mortgage application when she was Baltimore City State’s Attorney, relating to the purchase of a condominium in Long Boat Key, Florida.  The jury acquitted her of making a false mortgage application related to her purchase of a home in Kissimmee, Florida. According ..read more
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CON MEN & CORPORATION PLEAD GUILTY IN DEED FRAUD SCHEME
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by Stephanie Abbott
2w ago
Russell Carbone, 69, Queens, New York, and Terrell Hill, 40, Long Island, New York, pleaded guilty to a wide-ranging scheme to steal residential properties by filing forged deeds with city officials. Carbone and Hill, pleaded guilty to scheme to defraud in the first degree and six counts of offering a false instrument for filing in ..read more
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Deputy Mayor Charged w/Mortgage Fraud Scheme in Connection w/ Fraudulent Short Sale
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by Stephanie Abbott
2M ago
Nathaniel Anderson, 56, Willingboro Township, New Jersey, a town councilman and the deputy mayor of Willingboro in Burlington County, New Jersey, and his business associate Chrisone D. Anderson, 56, Sicklerville, New Jersey, were charged with conducting a scheme to discharge the deputy mayor’s mortgage obligation on his property through a fraudulent short sale. According to ..read more
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Former NASA employee and husband charged in mortgage fraud scheme
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by Stephanie Abbott
2M ago
Noreen Khan aka Noreen Khan-Mayberry, 50, and her husband Christopher Mayberry, 51, Missouri City, Missouri have been indicted for orchestrating a fraudulent financing and refinancing mortgage loan scheme. According to the indictment, returned December 12, 2023, both are charged with one count of conspiracy to make false statements to mortgage loan businesses. Beginning in 2016 ..read more
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Businessman Convicted of Defrauding Financial Institutions out of $4 Million
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by Stephanie Abbott
2M ago
David Izsak, 48, Chicago, Illinois, a licensed real estate professional and the sole proprietor of Premier Assets Inc. and Premier Properties Enterprises, Inc., was convicted of scheming to defraud multiple financial institutions out of $4 million. From 2005 to 2018, Izsak engaged in a scheme to defraud financial institutions by obtaining residential loans through false ..read more
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Woman Sentenced for Making False Statements to a Lending Business
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by Stephanie Abbott
3M ago
Carol Bragdon, 50, Brewer, Maine, was sentenced today to wire fraud and making false statements to a mortgage lending business. According to court records, between November 2020 and April 2021, Bragdon provided false statements and representations to a residential mortgage lender for the purpose of obtaining a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) backed loan. She ..read more
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