|
Defendant
|
Plaintiff
|
Court
|
Amount
|
Overview
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Case Title |
Case Number
|
Date Filed |
Link to StoryLink to Story |
| Christopher Lee Diener |
state of california |
na |
na |
Attorney arrested in connection with illegal loan activites. |
na |
na |
na |
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| David Young Park |
State of Maryland |
Baltimore County Circuit Court |
na |
Defendant was sentenced to 18 months in prison and ordered to pay $116,556 in restitution for stealing the loan proceeds from a refinance transaction on a commercial condominium. |
United States v. Park |
na |
December 8, 2009 |
oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationCrimes020910.asp |
| Edward Seung Ok, Martha Rodriguez, Cynthaia Valenzuela, Vladimir Stefanovic and Maria G. Juarez |
United States of America |
na |
$40,000,000 |
Prison sentences handed out in foreclosure scam |
na |
na |
na |
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| Eric S. Murphy, Jr. |
State of Maine |
Superior Court- Hancock |
na |
Defendant pled guilty to two counts of theft by deception in connection with a scam relating to residential construction loans. |
State of Maine v. Murphy |
na |
June 10, 2010 |
oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationCriminal032910.asp |
| Glenn Steven Rosofsky |
United States of America |
na |
na |
Operator of Nations Housing Modification Center telemarketer was indicted. |
na |
na |
na |
oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationForeclosureFirms033110.asp, oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationModificationFirms033010.asp |
| Home Savers Consulting Corp., Garth Celestine, Phil A. Simon |
na |
na |
$10,000,000 |
Guilty plea in alleged foreclosure scam. |
na |
na |
na |
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| Isaac Yass and Andrew Blechman |
United States |
U.S. District Court in Topeka, Kansas |
$1,000,000 |
Sentences pursuant to convictions for fraudulently filing bankruptcies in the name of nonexistent individuals with businesses that claimed to be part-owners of properties that were in foreclosures. |
U.S. v. Yass |
No. 08-40008-JAR |
January 4, 2010 |
oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/ForeclosureFirmLitigation021510.asp |
| Jamaar Manlove, Larry Manlove, Rhonda Manlove, Master Builders for Christ and Vision Builders Christian Center |
United States |
Delaware |
na |
Defendants were charged in a 21 count indictment for mortgage fraud. Defendants allegedly promised borrowers who were on the verge of foreclosure that they could avoid foreclosure through a complex sale-leaseback scheme where they transferred title then took it back after their financial standing improved. |
na |
na |
February 2, 2010 (Indictment announced) |
oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/ForeclosureFirmLitigation021510.asp |
| Jason Alan Tauer |
United States |
U.S. District Court – Minnesota |
na |
Defendant pled guilty to stealing 93 loan files and [data] on 208 more people from Ameriquest Mortgage where he worked as a mortgage assistant. Defendant used stolen IDs to fraudulently obtain cash, services and other valuables. |
United States v. Tauer |
na |
January 29, 2010 (guilty plea) |
oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationCrimes020910.asp |
| Jason Vitulano, Peter Hartofilis, Joseph Miller, Robert Hofler, and Steve Vento |
United States of America |
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida |
$5,739,326 |
Revised indictment in TopDot case adds defendants who are accused of submitting fraudulent loan applications for $3 million in loans. |
United States v. Vitulano et al. |
Case No. 9:09-cr-80156-DMM |
na |
oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/IndictmentTopDot031810.asp |
| Jeffery Tye Brown |
na |
na |
na |
Indictment over alleged foreclosure scheme. Borrower fled to Phillipines. |
na |
na |
na |
oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationForeclosureFirms033110.asp |
| Jeffrey L. Levine, Delroy Oliver Davy and Mark Anthony McBride |
United States |
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia |
na |
Levine plead guilty to accounting fraud. McBride has agreed to plead guilty to fraudulently obtaining millions of dollars in loans and awaits sentencing. |
United States v. Levine |
1:2009cr00554 |
December 22, 2009 |
oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationCriminal011810.asp |
| Jennifer McCall, Wilbur Ballesteros, Ronald Aaron Chapman Jr., Clifford McCall, Joy Jackson, Kurt Forham |
na |
na |
$17,000,000 |
Some of defendants sentenced in foreclosure scheme. |
na |
na |
na |
oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/Credit011210.asp |
| Jodie T. Hoang |
United States |
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana |
na |
30-month sentence for allegedly stealing $1 million from employer Standard Mortgage Corp. |
na |
na |
na |
oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationCriminal011810.asp |
| John McTaggart |
na |
San Francisco Superior Court |
na |
John McTaggart allegedly stole $140,000 in reverse mortgage proceeds from an 86 year old woman. He allegedly convinced her to sign over the funds for two annuities he promised to purchase on her behalf. However, instead he deposited the funds into his personal account. |
na |
na |
na |
oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationCriminal011810.asp |
| Julian James Ruiz III |
State of Oregon |
na |
na |
Mortgage fraud results in criminal prosecution for owner of American Home Modification. |
na |
na |
na |
oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationForeclosureFirms033110.asp, oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationModificationFirms033010.asp |
| Kahram Zamani |
State of California |
Orange County |
na |
Loan modification group faces criminal charges for collecting upfront fees without providing services. |
na |
na |
na |
oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationForeclosureFirms033110.asp, oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationModificationFirms033010.asp |
| Kristine L. Brown |
na |
na |
na |
Defendant is accused of stealing $29,000 from her former employer, Mortgage Network Solutions, by re-directing appraisal fee checks to accounts she controlled. |
na |
na |
November 1, 2009 |
oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationCrimes020910.asp |
| Michael Sinclair, William Vargas |
na |
na |
na |
Indictment over alleged foreclosure scheme. Sinclair fled to Phillipines. |
na |
na |
na |
oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationForeclosureFirms033110.asp, oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationModificationFirms033010.asp |
| Michael Trap |
United States of America |
na |
na |
Loan modification telemarketer was indicted. |
na |
na |
na |
oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationModificationFirms033010.asp |
| Roberta L. Stutzman |
United States of America |
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania |
na |
Defendant bank employee allegedly stole in excess of $4 million dollars from employer by establishing lines of credit under false names. |
United States v. Stutzman |
na |
na |
oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/ForeclosureLitigation021510.asp, oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationCriminal032910.asp |
| The USMAC Law Group |
State of Oregon |
na |
$28,857 |
Loan modification group entered into settlement agreement for collecting upfront fees without providing services. |
na |
na |
na |
oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationForeclosureFirms033110.asp, oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationModificationFirms033010.asp |
| Vicky L. Young |
United States of America |
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District off Kentucky |
na |
Defendant allegedly stole from her employer, a bank, by inflating loan amounts and diverting excess proceeds for personal use. |
United States v. Young |
No. 6:09-cr-00015-ART-REW |
February 26, 2009 |
oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/ForeclosureLitigation021510.asp, oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationCriminal032910.asp |
| William Everett Nichols |
United States |
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Louisiana |
$4,000,000 in restitution |
Defendant pled guilty to taking proceeds from a warehouse line of credit and providing fake notes to the warehouse lender, fraudulently collecting $2,900,000. |
United States v. Nichols |
Criminal No. 09-00163 |
July 23, 2009 |
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