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Written by Administrator on January 3rd, 2012
In Austin, Texas, the Austin American Statesman reports:A Lakeway man who has been accused of fraudulent business dealings at least twice has agreed to plead guilty in a new investigation involving allegations that he was paid to fraudulently delay foreclosures on behalf of distressed property owners, according to court documents.Frederic ...
Written by Administrator on December 18th, 2011
From the Office of the U.S. Attorney (Los Angeles, California):Federal authorities have charged an Austin, Texas man with having operated a foreclosure-rescue scam in Los Angeles and elsewhere that falsely promised the owners of more than a thousand distressed properties that they could indefinitely postpone foreclosure sales.Frederic Alan Gladle, of ...
Written by Administrator on December 8th, 2011
From the Office of the U.S. Attorney (Sacramento, California):United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced that five persons had been charged in a federal indictment, [...] in connection with a foreclosure rescue scheme. The five defendants, Jewel L. Hinkles aka Cydney Sanchez, 61, of Los Angeles; Bernadette ...
Written by Administrator on November 29th, 2011
In New York City, The New York Times reports:A federal judge in New York on Monday threw out a settlement between the Securities and Exchange Commission and Citigroup over a 2007 mortgage derivatives deal, saying that the S.E.C.’s policy of settling cases by allowing a company to neither admit nor ...
Written by Administrator on November 23rd, 2011
In St. Louis, Missouri, Courthouse News Service reports:The Millsap & Singer law firm, "one of Missouri's largest foreclosure firms," violates its role as a neutral trustee in foreclosures by serving as attorney-in-fact for lenders, a class action claims in City Court.Lead plaintiff Nurdin Beganovic says that in Missouri no court ...
Written by Administrator on November 12th, 2011
In Jacksonville, Illinois, the Chicago Tribune reports:Roger Greenwood thought he had heard of every conceivable bank fee. Then he received his September credit card bill.Bank of America charged the Jacksonville, Ill., man $ 39.23 in interest — on a $ 0 balance. Greenwood was convinced it was a ...
Written by Administrator on November 4th, 2011
In New York City, Reuters reports:Herbert A. Allen, founder of an annual business conference that draws a host of media moguls, is accused in a lawsuit of aiding a family fraud to stop a dying cousin's creditor collecting $ 25.3 million.***The plaintiff, Excelsior Capital LLC, said Herbert A. Allen ...