|
Defendant
|
Plaintiff
|
Court
|
Amount
|
Overview
|
Case Title
|
Case Number
|
Date Filed |
Date of Activity |
Link to Story |
| Don Walter Williams Jr. |
United States of America |
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama |
$838,180 |
Indicted. |
na |
na |
3/28/2012 |
3/28/2012 |
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| Kelsey Torrey Hull, Jonathan Alfred Kimpson, James Michael Green, Herbert Bush, Wilbur “Sonny” Letak and Kevin Claude Barnett |
United States of America |
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia |
na |
Defendants sentenced. |
na |
na |
na |
2/23/2012 |
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| Annamarie Skillings |
United States of America |
U.S. District Court for the District of Maine |
$10,000 |
Sentenced to supervised release. |
na |
na |
na |
3/12/2012 |
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| George Todd Powers |
United States of America |
na |
$5,986,781 |
Defendant senteced to 121 months prison. |
na |
na |
na |
3/7/2012 |
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| Jeffrey C. McLendon |
na |
na |
na |
Indictment filed. |
na |
na |
3/7/2012 |
3/7/2012 |
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| Susan A. Curtis, Kevin W. Caffrey, Gary Stocking Jr. |
United States of America |
U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut |
$7,449,000 |
Curtis sentenced to 102 months prison. |
na |
na |
na |
3/29/2012 |
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| Matthew Kent, David Rubin, Joshua Gold |
United States of America |
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri |
$1,500,000 |
Defendants sentenced. |
na |
na |
na |
Mar. 2012 |
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| Richard D. Meisinger |
na |
na |
na |
Charges filed. |
na |
na |
na |
3/23/2012 |
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| Barry Heisner |
United States of America |
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California |
na |
Defendant accused of rigging bids at foreclosure auction between May 2009 and January 2011 in violation of the Sherman Act. |
United States of America v. Barry Heisner, Defendant |
CR12-00084 |
2/9/2012 |
2/9/2012 |
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| DocX |
Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette |
na |
na |
Subpoena issued as part of effort to investigate questionable mortgage documentation filed with Michigan’s Register of Deeds offices during the current foreclosure crisis. |
na |
na |
na |
3/13/2012 |
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| Dominic Leung |
United States of America |
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California |
|
Criminal information filed. |
United States of America v. Dominic Leung, Defendant |
CR12-00083 |
2/9/2012 |
2/9/2012 |
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| Hilton Wong |
United States of America |
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California |
na |
Defendant accused of rigging bids at foreclosure auction between May 2009 and January 2011 in violation of the Sherman Act. |
United States of America v. Hilton Wong, Defendant |
CR12-00082 |
2/9/2012 |
2/9/2012 |
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| Kenneth A. Swanger |
United States of America |
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California |
na |
Defendant pleaded guilty. |
na |
na |
na |
1/27/2012 |
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| Loan Thituong Nguyen and Lynn Eichenberger |
Orange County District Attorney |
na |
$2,000,000 |
Arrested. |
na |
na |
na |
2/22/2012 |
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| Lorraine Brown, DocX |
Boone County, Missouri |
na |
na |
Indictments. |
na |
na |
2/7/2012 |
2/7/2012 |
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| Luis Giancarlo Belevan, Brian Prehoda |
United States of America |
U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona |
$2,870,984 |
Belevan sentenced to 60 months prison. |
United States of America v. Luis Giancarlo Belevan |
2:11-cr-02025-JAT |
na |
2/27/2012 |
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| Wiley C. Chandler, et al |
United States of America |
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California |
na |
Defendant Chandler pleaded guilty. |
na |
na |
Dec. 2011 |
2/24/2012 |
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| Anthony J. DeMarco III, Michael Richard Roberts, Sean Ryan McBride, Eric Bascove |
United States of America |
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania |
$30,000,000 |
Guilty plea by DeMarco. |
na |
na |
na |
3/20/2012 |
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| Charles Donaldson, Mary Anne Dean |
United States of America |
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland |
$4,700,000 |
Donaldson sentenced to 41 months prison. Dean previously sentenced. |
na |
na |
na |
3/8/2012 |
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| Kathleen Harps |
United States of America |
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia |
na |
Sentenced to 54 months prison. |
na |
na |
na |
1/26/2012 |
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| Marlon Baugh |
United States of America |
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida |
na |
Sentenced to 1 year prison. |
na |
na |
na |
1/27/2012 |
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| Michael Prieto |
na |
na |
$13,000,000 |
Arraignment. |
na |
na |
na |
3/27/2012 |
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| Philip Villasis, Ray D. Gata |
United States of America |
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia |
$170,000 |
Defendants have pleaded guilty. |
n |
na |
na |
3/13/2012 |
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| Warren Jackson, Yolanda King |
State of Illinois |
na |
$350,000 |
Arrested and indicted. |
na |
na |
na |
1/20/2012 |
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| Andrew Kissel, et al |
Hudson Valley Bank |
Supreme Court of Connecticut |
$404,000 |
Supreme Court affirmed Appeals Court decision to award funds to First American. |
HUDSON VALLEY BANK, v. ANDREW M. KISSEL ET AL |
SC 18547 |
na |
2/7/2012 |
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| John Marcus Desenberg |
United States of America |
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California |
$300,000 |
Pleaded guilty. |
In re. John Marcus Desenberg |
Docket #: 1:11CR-00406-LJO |
na |
3/7/2012 |
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| Gloria Becerra and Hector Menendez |
Ventura County |
na |
na |
Arrested. |
na |
na |
na |
3/22/2012 |
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| Rene Alvarez, Mariano Ortega |
Santa Clara County |
na |
$2,000,000 |
Defendants pleaded guilty. |
na |
na |
4/15/2010 |
3/19/2012 |
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| Rodney Getlan |
Baltimore County |
na |
$105,000 |
Arrested. |
na |
na |
na |
3/20/2012 |
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| Lori J. Macakanja |
United States of America |
U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York |
$298,639 |
Sentenced to 72 months prison and restitution. |
na |
na |
na |
2/2/2012 |
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| Jacinto Puentes, Elinor Puentes, Theodore Tarone, Raul Salabarria and Rogelio Ramirez |
United States of America |
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida |
$8,000,000 |
Defendants charged with fraud. Arraignment hearing for 3. |
na |
na |
na |
2/24/2012 |
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| Russell Kinnard Henry |
United States of America |
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia |
$1,910,101 |
Defendant sentenced to 57 months prison. |
na |
na |
na |
3/21/2012 |
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| William “Ondra” Joel, Maurice Vernon, Elton Lassiter |
United States of America |
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida |
$1,800,000 |
Defendants Joel and Vernon found guilty. |
na |
na |
na |
Jan. 2012 |
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| Joseph Guernsey, Benedict “Gus” Olberding, Melissa Butterworth |
United States of America |
U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina |
$760,000 |
Defendants seek shorter sentences because lender sold fraudulent loan to MBS investors and lost nothing. |
na |
na |
na |
Feb. 2012 |
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| Reginald R. Harper, Troy A. Fouquet |
United States of America |
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana |
$2,000,000 |
Defendants charged with fraud. |
na |
na |
2/15/2012 |
2/15/2012 |
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| Carole Nelson, Andrew Hamilton Williams Jr. |
United States of America |
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland |
$34,340,830 |
Williams sentenced to 150 years prison. |
na |
na |
na |
3/30/2012 |
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| Frederick Darren Berg |
United States of America |
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington |
$140,000,000 |
Defendant sentenced to 18 years in prison for Ponzi scheme. |
na |
na |
na |
2/9/2012 |
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| Gerald Lee Kelly |
United States of America |
U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona |
|
Indictment. |
USA v Gerald Lee Kelly |
2:12-cr-00057-01-SRB |
1/10/2012 |
1/1/2012 |
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| Jerry J. Williams, Francesco Mileto, Thomas Hebble, Angel Guerzon |
United States of America |
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida |
$64,000,000 |
Guilty plea by Williams. |
na |
na |
na |
Feb. 2012 |
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| Lloyd M. Mallory Jr., Robert Fulton Rood IV |
Southern Management Corporation Retirement Trust |
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia |
na |
Mallory pleaded guilty. |
na |
na |
na |
Mar. 2012 |
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| Michael Noreski |
United States of America |
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey |
$1,400,000 |
Defendant sentenced to 90 months in prison. |
na |
na |
na |
3/20/2012 |
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| Randy G. Ridenour |
na |
na |
$34,342 |
Defenant charged with securities fraud. |
na |
na |
3/14/2012 |
3/14/2012 |
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| Todd Hoss |
United States of America |
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington |
$2,000,000 |
Defendant convicted. |
na |
na |
na |
3/30/2012 |
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| Dan Oaheyoh Two Feathers |
United States of America |
U.S. District Court for the District of Montana |
$800,000 |
Pleaded guilty. |
na |
na |
na |
3/7/2012 |
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| Lee Bentley Farkas |
United States of America |
Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals |
$2,900,000,000 |
Defendant filed an appeal. |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LEE BENTLEY FARKAS, Defendant-Appellant |
1028098 |
na |
Jan. 2012 |
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| Kareem Serageldin, David Higgs, Faisal Siddiqii and Salmaan Siddiqui |
Securities and Exchange Commission |
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York |
2650000000 |
Defendants Higgs and Salmaan Siddiqui pleaded guilty. |
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, Plaintiff, v. KAREEM SERAGELDIN, DAVID HIGGS, FAISAL SIDDIQll and SALMAAN SIDDIQUI, Defendants |
12 CIV 0796 |
2/1/2012 |
2/1/2012 |
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| Jacob J. Cunningham, Justin D. Koelle, Andrew M. Phalen, Dominic A. Nolan and John D. Silva |
United States of America |
na |
na |
Indicted |
na |
na |
na |
3/2/2012 |
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| Ziad Nabil Mohammed Al Saffar, Sara Beth Bushore Rosengrant |
United States of America |
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California |
$90,000 |
Plea agreements reached. |
na |
na |
na |
2/14/2012 |
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| Rodney Andrews |
Sacramento County |
na |
na |
Defendant sentenced to 4 years prison. |
na |
na |
na |
3/1/2012 |
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| USA Home Recovery Service, Maria Victoria Santos, Felipe Carlos Segovia Castro, Laura Cecilia Carlson and Margie Joanna Vargas |
Ventura County |
na |
na |
Felony complaint filed. |
na |
na |
na |
1/13/2012 |
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| Gary Pierce, Todd R. Bettin |
United State of America |
na |
$4,174,044 |
Pierce sentenced to 6 years prison, Bettin pleaded guilty. |
na |
na |
na |
3/9/2012 |
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| Keybank, Denis Kelliher |
Investors Savings Bank |
Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division |
$1,300,000 |
Appeals court affirmed trial court’s ruling that plaintiff maintaned lien priority. |
INVESTORS SAVINGS BANK, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Defendant-Appellant, and DENIS KELLIHER, Defendant |
A-0404-10T2 |
10/31/2011 |
3/12/2012 |
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| Daniel J. Nichter |
na |
Franklin County Court |
na |
Defendant sentenced for fraud and ID theft. |
na |
na |
na |
1/13/2012 |
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| Norton Helton, Charles White, Felicia Ford |
United States of America |
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois |
na |
Helton sentenced to 15 years prison. |
na |
na |
na |
1/18/2012 |
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| Paige Kinney |
U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona |
U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona |
$38,745,215 |
Sentenced to 15 years prison. |
In re. Paige Kinney |
CR-10-796-PHX-NVW; CR 11-491-PHX-NVW |
na |
3/7/2012 |
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| In Re: Financial Resources Mortgage, Inc. |
Financial Resources Mortgage Inc., CL&M, Inc. |
U.S. States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Hampshire |
na |
Trustee seeks approval for settlement. |
In Re: Financial Resources Mortgage, Inc. and CL&M, Inc. and other jointly administered cases. |
09-14565-JMD, 09-14566-JMD |
na |
Q1 2012 |
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