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Sun, 09/23/2018 - 20:00
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BOSTON – Three Massachusetts men were charged today in federal court in Boston in connection with a 10-year mortgage fraud scheme involving at least two dozen fraudulent loan transactions and $4.3 million in losses to lenders.
George Kritopoulos, 46, of Salem, a real estate developer, was arrested…
Tue, 10/23/2018 - 14:29
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Universal American Mortgage Company LLC (UAMC) has agreed to pay the United States $13.2 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by falsely certifying that it complied with Federal Housing Administration (FHA) mortgage insurance requirements in connection with certain…
Wed, 10/31/2018 - 11:23
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(Source: insidernj.com) TRENTON – Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal today announced that the Attorney General’s Office and its state and federal partners have charged four new defendants with filing fraudulent applications for federal relief funds related to Superstorm Sandy, bringing the total…
Mon, 10/29/2018 - 12:00
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BOSTON – A Wakefield man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston in connection with a decade-long mortgage fraud scheme involving at least two dozen fraudulent loan transactions and $4.3 million in losses to lenders.
Joseph Bates III, 38, of Wakefield, pleaded guilty before U.S. Senior…
Thu, 11/15/2018 - 12:00
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A former executive director of a Cleveland community development corporation was arrested this morning for embezzling more than $172,000 from the Collinwood and Nottingham Villages Development Corporation.
Tamiko Parker, 46, of Cleveland, is scheduled to appear on Thursday at 2 p.m. in U.S.…
Tue, 11/20/2018 - 12:00
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United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced a federal indictment charging ROBERT ANTHONY COLEMAN, 45, and YOLANDA YVETTE COLEMAN aka YOLANDA YVETTE PITTMAN, 50, with multiple counts related to the theft of more than $248,000 of government funds. ROBERT COLEMAN is also charged with two…
Wed, 12/12/2018 - 12:00
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John H. Durham. United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that STEVEN F. HARVIN, 53, of New Haven, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today in Hartford federal court to one count of theft from programs receiving federal funds.
According to court documents…
Thu, 02/07/2019 - 12:00
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A contractor from North Royalton was indicted for paying cash bribes to a City of Cleveland building official.
Martin Fano, 69, was indicted on seven counts of honest services mail and wire fraud.
According to the indictment:
Fano owned and operated ABC Construction LLC, a business that provided…
Wed, 01/08/2020 - 12:00
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NEWARK, N.J. – An Essex County, New Jersey, man will be arraigned today on charges that he engaged in a conspiracy to commit mortgage fraud that resulted in potential losses in excess of $1 million, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
Cabral Simpson, 43, of Belleville, New Jersey, appeared…
Fri, 03/06/2020 - 12:00
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BOSTON – The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced today a $7,000 settlement with 44 Hawthorne, LLC and its owner, Alek Vienneau, to resolve allegations that they submitted false claims to the federal government after receiving impermissible excess rent payments from a low income tenant while…
