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Short Sale Specialist Convicted of Mortgage and Tax Fraud

Short Sale Specialist Portrayed Herself As An International Wheeler Dealer An Ashburn, Virginia resident and self-proclaimed short sale specialist was convicted today by a federal jury on 13 charges related to mortgage fraud, passing fictitious financial instruments, and tax fraud, the Department of Justice announced. Charise Stone, 46, was indicted on April 15, 2014. According […]

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First Tennessee Bank To Pay $212.5M To Settle FHA False Claims Act Lawsuit

To Settle FHA False Claims Act Lawsuit With The DOJ, First Tennessee Bank Admits Wrong Doing The Department of Justice announced Monday that First Tennessee Bank, the regional bank for First Horizon National will pay $212.5 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act Lawsuit filed by the Department of Justice by “knowingly originating and

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U.S. Supreme Court Rules No More Second Lien Stripping In BK

Justices Side With Bank Of America’s Fantasy That Second Lien Stripping Is Unnecessary Because Property Values Will Rebound To Antediluvian Levels The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a killer blow to homeowners in bankruptcy Monday by ruling that homeowners who declare bankruptcy can’t void a second mortgage through Second Lien Stripping even if the home is underwater and is worth

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Detroit Lawyer Busted For Running Loan Mod Scam

Attorney Steven Ruza Accused Of Victimizing 143 Homeowners In Loan Mod Scam A suburban Detroit attorney is facing up to 20 years in prison for operating a loan mod scam. Steven Barry Ruza is being charged with 30 felonies including racketeering. Ruza allegedly raked in hundreds of thousands of dollars. He also allegedly victimized three

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Fraudster Gets 7 Year In Slammer For $15M Mortgage Scam

Timothy Ricks & 11 Others Profited In Mortgage Scam Using Fake Docs To Get Mortgages For Straw Buyers Timothy Ricks, 47, East Orange, New Jersey, was sentenced to 84 months in prison for conspiring to defraud financial institutions and launder stolen funds as part of a $15 million mortgage fraud scam that used phony documents

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