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  • Toronto condo fraud nets $3.8M

    CNEWS - ... in partners that included a real estate agent, a lawyer and employees from an unnamed bank in order to pull off the fraud ... Charged so far along with Patrick Chan are real estate agent Roland Williams, 70, of Mississauga, mortgage specialists ...
    2008-01-18 12:34:00
  • Another brutal day on Wall Street

    CNN Money - Also after the close Thursday, Washington Mutual ( WM , Fortune 500 ) reported a wider quarterly loss that missed estimates, due in part to the weakening value of its mortgage portfolio. Separately, the company is being sued for appraisal fraud. In other ...
    2008-01-17 03:16:00
  • Alleged TO condo fraud nets 135 charges

    Globe and Mail - Two brothers face charges for allegedly selling parking spots as condos; lawyer, mortgage specialists also charged ... Read the full article Please let us know if this reader’s comment breaks the editor's rules and is obscene, abusive, threatening ...
    2008-01-17 10:58:00
  • 16 Indicted In Local Mortgage Fraud Scheme

    KXAN - Sixteen people have been indicted by a federal grand jury in an Austin mortgage fraud scheme that spanned years and cost lenders millions of dollars. The fraud dates back to 1999 and involves two dozen Austin-area residential properties. The indicted ...
    2008-01-16 03:53:00
  • Fraudsters duped condo buyers: Police - National Post

    Fraudsters duped condo buyers: PoliceNational Post, Canada - 12 hours agoInvestigators say the scheme involved a real estate agent, a real estate lawyer and two mortgage specialists from the bank. Police investigators allege two ...
    2008-01-17 12:03:16
  • Citizens Republic Bancorp Announces Fourth Quarter 2007 Results - PR Newswire (press release)

    Citizens Republic Bancorp Announces Fourth Quarter 2007 ResultsPR Newswire (press release), NY - 12 hours agoCitizens incurred employee severance and selected benefits expense of $3.3 million as a result of the strategic business alliance with PHH Mortgage, ...
    2008-01-17 12:06:48
  • Yes, you probably should get renter's insurance - WalletPop

    Yes, you probably should get renter's insuranceWalletPop, VA - 11 hours agoTracy L. Coenen, CPA, MBA, CFE performs fraud examinations and financial investigations for her company Sequence Inc. Forensic Accounting, and is the author ...
    2008-01-17 01:16:12
  • Identity theft nets fraudster 16 years in prison - NetworkWorld.com

    Identity theft nets fraudster 16 years in prisonNetworkWorld.com, MA - 10 hours agoA United States District sentenced Isaac Allen this week to a 16 ½ years in the slammer for identity theft and bank fraud. Judge James Whittemore had ...
    2008-01-17 02:22:08
  • Police say brothers sold parking spots as condos - Toronto Star

    Police say brothers sold parking spots as condosToronto Star,  Canada - 10 hours agoFive Toronto-area residents face more than 100 fraud-related charges in a real estate scam that sold parking lot spaces as condos, police say. ...
    2008-01-17 02:44:23
  • Center for Strategic Anarchy: Housing Market News - Infoshop News

    Center for Strategic Anarchy: Housing Market NewsInfoshop News - 8 hours ago... mortgage payments, fraud fighters are watching closely for a spike in arsons by desperate homeowners who can no longer afford their home payments. ...
    2008-01-17 04:20:27
  • Sympathy and community service order - Scotland Courier

    Sympathy and community service orderScotland Courier, UK - 7 hours agoMr Whelan said that Mr Haggart, a builder, paid the mortgage and other bills while Mrs Haggart paid day-to-day expenditure. ...
    2008-01-17 05:00:20
  • Enron-driven reforms are unraveling - Houston Chronicle

    Enron-driven reforms are unravelingHouston Chronicle, United States - 2 hours agoBy LOREN STEFFY The company's collapse in late 2001 alerted the investing public to the magnitude of corporate fraud. We realized no haven was safe. ...
    2008-01-17 10:35:31
  • Many Subprime Culprits Will Escape Private Liability Because of ... - Corporate Crime Reporter

    Many Subprime Culprits Will Escape Private Liability Because of ...Corporate Crime Reporter, DC - 2 hours agoCoffee said that the Supreme Court’s Stoneridge decision “means that private liability for persons who commit knowing and egregious fraud but make no public ...
    2008-01-17 10:49:43
  • Real estate appraiser sues WaMu - Seattle Post Intelligencer

    Real estate appraiser sues WaMuSeattle Post Intelligencer - 53 minutes agoWertz sued for breach of contract, fraud, slander and other causes of action. She is seeking unspecified damages. She declined to comment. ...
    2008-01-18 12:04:30
  • Condo fraud nets $3.8M - Canoe.ca

    Condo fraud nets $3.8MCanoe.ca, Canada - 12 minutes agoCharged so far along with Patrick Chan are real estate agent Roland Williams, 70, of Mississauga, mortgage specialists Lascelles Williams, 36, of Pickering, ...
    2008-01-18 12:44:58