|
Defendant
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Plaintiff
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Court
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Amount
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Overview
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Case Title
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Case Number
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Date Filed |
Link to Story |
| American Home Mortgage Holdings, Inc. et al |
na |
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware |
$100k |
AHM was held liable for aiding and abetting mortgage fraud perpetrated by an unlicensed real estate broker. |
In Re. American Home Mortgage Holdings, Inc. et al |
No. 07-11047 |
na |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationCompliance032910.asp |
| Edward D. McCusker, Jeffrey A. Bennett, Stephen G. Doherty, John Alford Bariana, Jacqueline McCusker |
United States |
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania |
na |
Defendants are accused of operating a scheme from 2004-2007 using mortgage fraud to extract the remaining equity in homes where borrowers were delinquent or financially distressed. |
United States v. McCusker et al. |
na |
December 8, 2009 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/ForeclosureFirmLitigation021510.asp |
| Greenpoint Mortgage Funding, Inc. |
Melody L. Cochran |
California Court of Appeals, Second Appellate District, Division Five |
na |
Plaintiff sued to quiet title and for fraud based on fraudulent transfer of spouse’s separate property by husband. Appellate court reversed a summary judgment grant in favor of Greenpoint, who had recorded two Deeds of Trust on the Property |
Cochran v. Greenpoint Mortgage Funding, Inc. |
No. B214890 |
March 9, 2010 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationForeclosures033110.as |
| Ideal Mortgage Bankers, LTD, Michael Howard Ashley |
United States of America |
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York |
na |
Defendant was permanently enjoined from originating loans to be submitted for HUD/FHA insurance and from working for HUD approved lender. |
United States v. Ideal Mortgage Bankers et al |
2:2009CV04484 |
October 20, 2009 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationCompliance032910.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) |
www.mortgagedaily.com/ForeclosureFirmLitigation021510.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 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/IndictmentTopDot031810.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 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationCrimes020910.asp |
| Pulte Homes, Inc., Pulte Home Corp., Pulte Mortgage LLC |
Soladin Kaing et al |
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California |
na |
A motion to dismiss was granted in favor of defendants alleged to have forced subprime loans on unqualified borrowers, which led to increased foreclosures and, in turn, devalued the properties in surrounding neighborhoods. |
Skaing (sic) v. Pult Homes, Inc. |
No. 09-5057 |
February 18, 2010 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationCompliance032910.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 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/ForeclosureLitigation021510.asp, www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationCriminal032910.asp |
| Wells Fargo Bank, NA, as trustee for Bear Sterns Asset Backed Securities I LLC, Greenpoint Mortgage Funding Trust 2006-ARI, Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2006-ARI |
John Cirigliano |
Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial District, Miami Dade County, Florida |
na |
Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment denied based on issues of material fact as to standing. |
Wells Fargo, NA v. Cirigliano |
No. 08-28846-CA10 |
March 25, 2010 |
www.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationForeclosures033110.asp |
