Most Recent Articles For: Florida

Written by Administrator on April 2nd, 2012
In West Palm Beach, Florida, The Palm Beach Post reports:A Palm Beach County family that lost its home in a 2010 foreclosure judgment is getting another shot at its case after the 4th District Court of Appeal said a lower court was premature in ruling for the bank.In the case, ...
Written by Administrator on March 30th, 2012
In Fort Myers, Florida Gulf Coast Business Review reports:U.S. District Judge John Steele sentenced Fort Myers attorney Joseph Troiano, 63, [...] to six years in federal prison for mail and wire fraud. Steele also ordered Troiano to pay restitution to his victims totaling nearly $ 2.5 million. A jury ...
Written by Administrator on March 29th, 2012
In Orlando, Florida, the Orlando Sentinel reports:A few blocks from West Colonial Drive in Orlando is a weathered, split-level house that has been in foreclosure since 2007. The longtime owner has lived there for nearly five years without making a payment.It's not the only Central Florida house that has idled ...
Written by Administrator on March 27th, 2012
The following facts are taken from a recent Florida appeals court ruling vacating a default judgment and setting aside a judgment of foreclosure:Bank begins foreclosure proceedings on homeowner, one Mr. Baker.Homeowner Baker happens to be in Europe on a business trip and, while he was away, he allowed the out-of-town ...
Written by Administrator on March 24th, 2012
Down On the Florida Keys in Monroe County, Florida, KeysNet.com reports:Negotiations over a plea deal for a suspended Keys state law enforcement agent charged with homestead-exemption fraud have fallen through, and now he's set for trial on April 23 in Key West. Following the breakdown in talks, Vince Weiner, 47, ...
Written by Administrator on March 13th, 2012
In Pompano Beach, Florida, WSVN-TV Channel 7 reports:A South Florida man is facing foreclosure after having life-saving heart surgery. Paul Crowley loves the view from his Pompano Beach condo, but how much longer he will be able to enjoy that view now hangs in jeopardy.Crowley now faces eviction. His problems ...
Written by Administrator on March 12th, 2012
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network released its Third Quarter 2011 Update of mortgage loan fraud suspicious activity reports (MLF SARs) that shows financial institutions filed 19,934 MLF SARs in the third quarter of 2011 up from 16,567 filed in the same quarter of 2010. Mortgage Fraud Blog - Perp ...