Mortgage Daily

Published On: December 11, 2012

Criminal Lawsuits

Third-Quarter 2012 Mortgage Litigation Index

Litigation based on credit reporting and other credit issues.

 

Defendant
Plaintiff
Court
Amount
Overview
Case Title
Case Number
Date Filed Date of Activity Link to Story
Anthony Paglione na na $160,000 Probation sentence. na na na 7/2/2012 oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationCriminal072512.asp
David R. Bradley United States of America U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama na Guilty plea. na na 6/25/2012 7/24/2012 oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationCriminal072512.asp
Gary Dimattia, Lawrence Bateman Jr.  na na na Indictments. na na 8/15/2012 8/15/2012 oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationCriminalForeclosures112012.asp, oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationForeclosureFirmsCriminal101512.asp
Tiffany Ann Kiser na na na Charges filed. na na 9/18/2012 9/18/2012 oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationCriminal112012.asp
Henry E. McCaslin Jr. United States of America U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi $1,530,000 Sentenced to 63 months. na na na 8/24/2012 oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationCriminal112012.asp
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Richard Eggers na na Plaintiff filed state and federal complaints alleging discrimination na na 9/5/2012 9/5/2012 oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/EmploymentLawsuits3q2012.asp
Brynell Jones, Shardonya Fletcher, Gerri Britton, Candice McGraw, Sherece Payne, Deborah Boshears, Ashely Cain, Luna Noncent, Dianne Jaichon, Kevin Chenevare (32 total) United States of America U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York na Grand jury charges filed. na na na 7/10/2012 oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationForeclosureFirmsCriminal101512.asp
Alan David Tikal United States of America U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California $3,100,000 Arrest. na na na 9/28/2012 oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationForeclosureFirmsCA101512.asp
Danli Liu United States of America U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California na Guilty plea. na na na 8/15/2012 oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationCriminalForeclosures112012.asp
Dean Counce na na na Guilty plea for owner of American Field Services. na na na 9/14/2012 oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationCriminalForeclosures112012.asp
Lender Processing Services Inc. State of Missouri na $2,000,000 Settlement reached. na na na 8/2/2012 oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/SettlementLpsMo080212.asp
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 oldwww.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 oldwww.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 oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationForeclosureFirmsCriminal101512.asp
Gaetano Antonelli  Hernando County, Fl. na na Arrested. na na na Jul. 2012 oldwww.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 oldwww.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 oldwww.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 oldwww.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 oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationForeclosureFirmsCA101512.asp
Alex P. Soria United States of America U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada na Guilty plea. na na na 8/28/2012 oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationForeclosureFirmsCriminal101512.asp
Andrea Ramirez, Christopher Paul George, Michael Bruce Bates, Crystal Taiwana Buck, Michael Lewis Parker, Catalina Deleon, Hamid Reza Shalviri, Yadira Garcia Padilla, Mindy Sue Holt, Iris Melissa Pelayo, Albert DiRoberto United States of America U.S. District Court for the Central District of California $7,000,000 Arrests. na na na 9/21/2012 oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationForeclosureFirmsCA101512.asp
David and Minerva Chaidez Young na Las Vegas Justice Court 5 na Initial court appearance. na na na 9/14/2012 oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationForeclosureFirmsCriminal101512.asp
Ziad Nabil Mohammed Al Saffar, Sara Beth Bushore Rosengrant, Daniel Al Saffar United States of America U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California $30,000 Al Saffar sentenced to 21 months, 2 other defendants sentenced to home detention. na na na 7/23/2012 oldwww.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 oldwww.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 oldwww.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 oldwww.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 http://oldwww.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 oldwww.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 oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/FraudLitigation012913.asp
Aubrey Lee Price United States of America U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York $17,000,000 Charges filed. na na July July oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/Closings070812.asp
Clayton Coe United States of America U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois $800,000 Guilty plea. na na na 6/26/2012 oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationCriminalBanks072512.asp
Edward Woodard, Troy Brandon Woodard, Simon Hounslow, Stephen Fields, Thomas E. Arney, Dwight A. Etheridge, Jeremy C. Churchill and outsiders Eric H. Menden, George P. Hranowskyj, Natallia Green, Maria Pukhova, Recardo S. Lewis United States of America U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia $268,000,000 Indictments. na na 7/7/2012 7/7/2012 oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationCriminalBanks072512.asp
James A. Regas United States of America U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois $680,000 Guilty plea. na na na 7/1/2012 oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationCriminalBanks072512.asp
Joseph M. Braas, Michael J. Schlager, Michael J. Schlager, John Wiley Spann, Mary C. Stankiewicz, Misty L. Kroesen, Curtis A. Kroesen, Harold W. Young, John S. Tomberlin  United States of America U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania na Brass sentenced to 15 years, Schlager sentenced to 20 years. na na na 9/11/2012 oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationCriminalInvestors112012.asp
Kennedy, Linda San Luis Obispo County Superior Court $1,300,000 Not guilty plea, trial scheduled for 11.26 na na na 8/30/2012 oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/MctHardMoneyScheme083112.asp
Mark A. Conner United States of America U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia $19,500,000 Former CEO-Chairman of FirstCity Bank of Stockbridge sentenced to 12 years. na na na 8/9/2012 oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationCriminalInvestors112012.asp
Thomas E. Arney United States of America na na Guilty plea. na na na 8/24/2012 oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationCriminalInvestors112012.asp
Timothy J. Tanana na na $53,138 11- to 23-month sentence. na na na July oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationCriminal072512.asp
Rodney Getlan na na $400,000 Guilty plea. na na na 9/6/2012 oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationCriminalForeclosures112012.asp
Chicago Title Insurance Co. Fifth Third Mortgage Co. U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit na Decision in favor of plaintiff affirmed. FIFTH THIRD MORTGAGE COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CHICAGO TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant 692441 na 8/30/2012 oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationTitleMers092512.asp
Glen Alan Ward United States of America U.S. District Court for the Central District of California $1,000,000 Indictment. na na 8/17/2012 8/17/2012 oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationForeclosureFirmsCA101512.asp

 

 

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