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Published On: November 1, 2012
Mortgage Fraud Lawsuits

Third-Quarter 2012 Mortgage Litigation Index

Big cases involving mortgage fraud, flipping, identity theft and inflated appraisals where a lender employee is involved..

Defendant
Plaintiff
Court
Amount
Overview
Case Title
Case Number
Date Filed Date of Activity Link to Story
Carline M. Charles United States of America U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia $4,000,000 Guilty plea. na na na 7/26/2012 www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationForeclosureFirmsCriminal101512.asp
Cathy Saffer, Barrington Coombs United States of America U.S. District Court na Conviction in Foreclosure Solution Specialists case. na na na 8/2/2012 www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationForeclosureFirmsCriminal101512.asp
Joanne M. Seeley United States of America U.S. Middle District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania $2,470,666 Sentenced to 238 months. na na na 7/20/2012 www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationForeclosureFirmsCriminal101512.asp
Benjamin Robers United States of America U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit $218,952 Defendants ordered to pay restitution to mortgage lender and mortgage insurer after defrauding the companies to obtain loans under the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act. United States v. Robers 692045 na 9/15/2012 www.mortgagedaily.com/FraudWisconsin091812.asp
Gregory Flores, Sheri Gale, Amy Hall United States of America U.S. District Court the Central District of California $1,098,000 144-month sentence for Flores. na na na 7/9/2012 www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationForeclosureFirmsCA101512.asp
Christopher J. Warren United States of America U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California $19,800,000 Sentenced to 14 years. na Docket #: 2:09-cr-121-JAM na 9/11/2012 www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationCriminal112012.asp
Joel Blanford, John Ngo, William T. Bridge, Paul Bridge United States of America U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California na Blandford convicted. na na na 9/19/2012 www.mortgagedaily.com/ConvictionLongBeach092012.asp
Joseph Witkowski, Charles Harvath, Stephen F. Corba Jr., William Brown, John Siuszko, Michael Williams, Robert Serao, Catherine Pearson, Isatu Tejan-Sie, Crystal Brame, George Lachenmayr Jr., Aku I. Muhammad, Mark Kreischer, Marc Jacobs United States of America U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey $40,000,000 Charges filed against 10 defendants. na 12-cr-522 8/9/2012 8/9/2012 www.mortgagedaily.com/FraudLitigation012913.asp
Lacey Phillips, Erin Hall United States of America U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, U.S. District Court for the District of Wisconsin
na Panel ruling affirms district court ruling. U.S. v. Phillips na na 8/2/2012 https://www.mortgagedaily.com/FraudLitigation012913.asp
Rodney Foster United States of America U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri $280,000 Conviction. na na na 7/20/2012 www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationCriminal072512.asp
Shawn L. Portmann, Sonja Lightfoot, Alice Barney, Jeanette Salsi, Jill Reding, Tonya Ruf, Katherine Friske United States of America U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington $10,000,000 Guilty plea by Portmann. na na na 9/18/2012 www.mortgagedaily.com/FraudLitigation012913.asp
Gaetano Antonelli  Hernando County, Fl. na na Arrested. na na na Jul. 2012 www.mortgagedaily.com/ForeclosureLawsuits4q2012.asp
David Singui, Aziz Meghji United States of America U.S. District Cour for the Central District of California $15,000,000 Arrested. na na 9/6/2012 9/11/2012 www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationForeclosureFirmsCA101512.asp
Vito Grippo, Frederick Grippo, John Pereless State of New Jersey na $4,500,000 Grippos charged, Pereless pled guilty on July 2. na na na 9/27/2012 www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationForeclosureFirmsCriminal101512.asp

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