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A New Orleans lawyer who was working in Las Vegas as a real estate agent was sentenced to three years in prison in a mortgage fraud operation that scammed more than $50 million from financial institutions, U.S. District Judge Philip M. Pro announced today. http://www.mortgagedaily.com/Fraud/MctMark103113.asp

3 Yrs for New Orleans Lawyer in $50 Mil Mortgage Fraud - David M. Mark sentenced in Las Vegas... Q4-2012 | Q3-2012Q2-2012 | Q1-2012Q4-2011 | Q3-2011Q2-2011 | Q1-2011Q4-2010 | Q3-2010Q2-2010 | Q1-2010Q4-2009 | Q3-2009Q2-2009 | Q1-2009Q4-2008 | Q3-2008Q2-2008 | Q1-2008full-year 2007

The estranged wife of a pastor with a criminal history in Berks County expressed remorse Wednesday for writing checks in a scheme that defrauded a New York bank of $6.4 million in home loans. http://www.mortgagedaily.com/Fraud/MctWilkerson103113.asp

X-Wife of Pastor in Mortgage Fraud Case Gets No Prison - Joyce Wilkerson says she is sorry for... Q4-2012 | Q3-2012Q2-2012 | Q1-2012Q4-2011 | Q3-2011Q2-2011 | Q1-2011Q4-2010 | Q3-2010Q2-2010 | Q1-2010Q4-2009 | Q3-2009Q2-2009 | Q1-2009Q4-2008 | Q3-2008Q2-2008 | Q1-2008full-year 2007

One of the key figures in a multi-state real estate scam that cost banks millions of dollars has pleaded guilty to bank fraud in federal court, and his agreement with prosecutors could lead to further arrests. http://www.mortgagedaily.com/Fraud/MctDain071813.asp

Leader of SC Mortgage Fraud Scheme Admits Guilt - Mark Dain pleads guilty | July 18, 2013 |... Q4-2012 | Q3-2012Q2-2012 | Q1-2012Q4-2011 | Q3-2011Q2-2011 | Q1-2011Q4-2010 | Q3-2010Q2-2010 | Q1-2010Q4-2009 | Q3-2009Q2-2009 | Q1-2009Q4-2008 | Q3-2008Q2-2008 | Q1-2008full-year 2007

Mark R. Dain, 33, of Fairfax, Virginia, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and admitted responsibility for fraudulent loan applications involving 22 different properties, which resulted in more than $7 million in losses to various federally insured financial institutions. Dain also agreed to the entry of a restitution order and personal money judgment for the full amount of the financial institutions' losses. http://www.mortgagedaily.com/Fraud/PressReleaseDain071113.asp

Owner of Woodbridge Real Estate Company Pleads Guilty in $7 Million Mortgage Related Bank Fraud... Q4-2012 | Q3-2012Q2-2012 | Q1-2012Q4-2011 | Q3-2011Q2-2011 | Q1-2011Q4-2010 | Q3-2010Q2-2010 | Q1-2010Q4-2009 | Q3-2009Q2-2009 | Q1-2009Q4-2008 | Q3-2008Q2-2008 | Q1-2008full-year 2007

DENVER—Roger K. Howard, age 50, of Englewood, Colorado, pled guilty recently before U.S. District Court Judge R. Brooke Jackson to three counts of wire fraud and one count of money laundering, the United States Attorney's Office, IRS-Criminal Investigation, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation announced. Howard, who is free on bond, is scheduled to be sentenced by Judge Jackson on August 26, 2013. Howard's co-defendant, Oai Quang Luong, pled guilty to three counts of wire fraud on May 22, 2013, and is scheduled to be sentenced on August 15, 2013. http://www.mortgagedaily.com/Fraud/PressReleaseHoward062813.asp

Denver Man Pleads Guilty in Multi-Million-Dollar Real Estate Scheme - Department of Justice... Q4-2012 | Q3-2012Q2-2012 | Q1-2012Q4-2011 | Q3-2011Q2-2011 | Q1-2011Q4-2010 | Q3-2010Q2-2010 | Q1-2010Q4-2009 | Q3-2009Q2-2009 | Q1-2009Q4-2008 | Q3-2008Q2-2008 | Q1-2008full-year 2007

United States Attorney Robert E. O'Neill announces that Oscar Torres (47, Weston) pleaded guilty today to participating in two separate mortgage fraud conspiracies. He faces a maximum penalty of 30 years in federal prison on each of the two counts. http://www.mortgagedaily.com/Fraud/PressReleaseTorres050913.asp

Owner Of Multiple Real Estate Companies Pleads Guilty To Two Mortgage Fraud Conspiracies Involving M Q4-2012 | Q3-2012Q2-2012 | Q1-2012Q4-2011 | Q3-2011Q2-2011 | Q1-2011Q4-2010 | Q3-2010Q2-2010 | Q1-2010Q4-2009 | Q3-2009Q2-2009 | Q1-2009Q4-2008 | Q3-2008Q2-2008 | Q1-2008full-year 2007

The final defendant in a mortgage fraud case where area manufactured home buyers were stuck with six-figure mortgages for homes they never received was sentenced this week to 18 months in prison. http://www.mortgagedaily.com/Fraud/MctKennedy050813.asp

Fraud on Mfg Housing Lands Mortgage Broker in Jail - Nancy Kennedy sentenced to 18 months | May 8, 2 Q4-2012 | Q3-2012Q2-2012 | Q1-2012Q4-2011 | Q3-2011Q2-2011 | Q1-2011Q4-2010 | Q3-2010Q2-2010 | Q1-2010Q4-2009 | Q3-2009Q2-2009 | Q1-2009Q4-2008 | Q3-2008Q2-2008 | Q1-2008full-year 2007

The former Hillsborough County government director of real estate was sentenced this morning to a year and a day in federal prison for two counts of mortgage fraud. http://www.mortgagedaily.com/Fraud/MctHaynes050713.asp

Former FL Officers Sentenced for Mortgage Fraud - Anthony Haynes sentenced to 1 year | May 7, 2013 | Q4-2012 | Q3-2012Q2-2012 | Q1-2012Q4-2011 | Q3-2011Q2-2011 | Q1-2011Q4-2010 | Q3-2010Q2-2010 | Q1-2010Q4-2009 | Q3-2009Q2-2009 | Q1-2009Q4-2008 | Q3-2008Q2-2008 | Q1-2008full-year 2007

Season Heather Hymas, 27, was sentenced Thursday in Boise federal court to five years probation for misdemeanor theft from a financial institution. U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge also ordered Hymas to pay $100,272.32 in restitution to Wells Fargo Bank. http://www.mortgagedaily.com/Fraud/MctHymas050313.asp

$68 Million Mortgage Fraud Case Yields 13th Sentence - Season Heather Hymas sentenced in Boise feder Q4-2012 | Q3-2012Q2-2012 | Q1-2012Q4-2011 | Q3-2011Q2-2011 | Q1-2011Q4-2010 | Q3-2010Q2-2010 | Q1-2010Q4-2009 | Q3-2009Q2-2009 | Q1-2009Q4-2008 | Q3-2008Q2-2008 | Q1-2008full-year 2007

It was the hardest, longest fight of Teresa Isabella's life. http://www.mortgagedaily.com/Fraud/MctNguyen042513.asp

Homeowner Recovers Home from Mortgage Fraud After 5 Yrs - Title changed hands between Maureen McClay Q4-2012 | Q3-2012Q2-2012 | Q1-2012Q4-2011 | Q3-2011Q2-2011 | Q1-2011Q4-2010 | Q3-2010Q2-2010 | Q1-2010Q4-2009 | Q3-2009Q2-2009 | Q1-2009Q4-2008 | Q3-2008Q2-2008 | Q1-2008full-year 2007

Federal authorities on Wednesday unsealed a new federal indictment adding nine defendants to the Operation Wax House mortgage and investment fraud probe. http://www.mortgagedaily.com/Fraud/MctWaxHouse042513.asp

Operation Wax House Yields 9 More Defendants - 92 defendants charged so far in mortgage fraud case | Q4-2012 | Q3-2012Q2-2012 | Q1-2012Q4-2011 | Q3-2011Q2-2011 | Q1-2011Q4-2010 | Q3-2010Q2-2010 | Q1-2010Q4-2009 | Q3-2009Q2-2009 | Q1-2009Q4-2008 | Q3-2008Q2-2008 | Q1-2008full-year 2007

Emeka Udeze, age 38, of Bowie, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to commit wire fraud in connection with two separate mortgage fraud schemes that resulted in over $2,013,478 of actual losses to mortgage lenders. http://www.mortgagedaily.com/Fraud/PressReleaseUdeze042213.asp

Mortgage Broker Pleads Guilty in Two Separate Fraud Schemes That Resulted in Losses of More Than $2. Q4-2012 | Q3-2012Q2-2012 | Q1-2012Q4-2011 | Q3-2011Q2-2011 | Q1-2011Q4-2010 | Q3-2010Q2-2010 | Q1-2010Q4-2009 | Q3-2009Q2-2009 | Q1-2009Q4-2008 | Q3-2008Q2-2008 | Q1-2008full-year 2007