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TRENTON – Attorney General Anne Milgram today announced a state grand jury returned separate indictments charging former Chief Judge Wanda Molina and former Court Administrator Virginia Pagan of the Jersey City Municipal Court with official misconduct for allegedly fixing parking tickets.According to Criminal Justice Director Deborah Gramiccioni, Molina, 49, of Jersey City, was charged with two

WASHINGTON - Lara Coleman, 40, of Richmond, Va., was charged in a superseding indictment with conspiracy, fraud and money laundering charges, Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew Friedrich and U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Chuck Rosenberg announced. The superseding indictment stems from a scheme to defraud and obtain millions of dollars in client funds held by The 1031 Ta

Washington – A federal grand jury in Jackson, Miss., returned a three-count indictment against Frank E. Melton, the mayor of Jackson, Miss., and his two bodyguards, Jackson police officers Michael Recio and Marcus Wright. The three men were charged in connection with a conspiracy to tear down a private home in Jackson and thereby violate the civil rights of the owner and resident of that home, a

Sassy was just a 3 lb Chihuahua, walking on Estes Road near Lorena in TX when her life was cut short by an FBI sniper with a pellet gun. Jason Davis had the hard task of telling his 8 yr old daughter that her little dog would not becoming home. Cyndi Mitchell, who lives [...]

Salem, Ore (ThaLunatic Daily) -- Graydon Drown 48, and Robyn Drown, 41, have been officially indicted by a grand jury on charges they assaulted their children using switches, pipes and 2" thick wooden boards as punishment.According to court documents, the grand jury indicted Graydon and Robyn Drown on 14 counts of second-degree assault in response to the horrific punishments the couple handed d

Convicted terrorist Sami Al-Arian has been indicted in Virginia on two counts of criminal contempt after refusing to testify before a federal grand jury despite a grant of immunity. Al-Arian , who pled guilty in 2006 to conspiring to provide goods and services to the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, has argued that his plea agreement ruled out any cooperation with the government. Two appellate courts, t

A federal grand jury charged 26 members of the violent gang known as MS-13 with federal racketeering and related crimes occurring in the United States and El Salvador, Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey, U.S. Attorney Gretchen C. F. Shappert for the Western District of North Carolina and Assistant Director Kenneth W. Kaiser of the FBI’s Criminal Investigative Division announced today.The 86-pag

Experts say there is more than enough evidence to indict Clemens on federal charges of perjury and to convict him. The gauze and needles would present a public-relations nightmare for Clemens and his lawyers, while Andy Pettitte will testify Clemens personally admitted PED use and corroborate Brian McNamee's testimony that he injected Clemens. Clemens can then move to his new address, hopefully ne

ABC News reports on the humorous story of Gaith Pharaon, a Saudi financier who is wanted by the FBI for alleged bank fraud that cost US taxpayer $1.7 billion. The funny part is that the US military just awarded him an $80 million contract to supply jet fuel to US military bases in Afghanistan. More...

So sad that a 13-year-old girl killed herself over someone she never met! There is a good lesson to learn from this: a virtual relationship is not real till you meet, and only after you meet and decide you want to continue dating the person. (I am however against people dating while [...]

An Oconee County grand jury has indicted 45-year-old Richard Harold Gear on murder charges in the shooting death of 21-year-old Bryan Joseph "B.J." Mough. After reviewing all of the evidence in the case, Jurors returned a six-count indictment, charging Gear...

According to the grand jury indictment, a network of people conspired to bilk millions from Zions Bank through an elaborate mortgage scheme beginning in March of 2005. According to the Indictment, five players were involved: - Christopher Upchurch, a...

The infamous mother in the Megan Meier Myspace Suicide case, Lori Drew, has been indicted by a Los Angeles federal grand jury on one count of conspiracy and three counts of accessing protected computers without authorization to obtain private information.Drew's indictments come as a surprise to many as the local authorities where the case transpired, in O'Fallon, Missouri, and the FBI, declined to

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) — A federal grand jury on Thursday indicted a Missouri woman for her alleged role in perpetrating a hoax on the online social network MySpace against a 13-year-old neighbor girl who then committed suicide. Lori Drew of suburban St. Louis was charged with one count of conspiracy and three counts of accessing [...]

Alexsandr Bernik, 29, Sacramento, California, was indicted on charges of wire fraud, money laundering, and making false statements to federally insured banks to obtain real estate loans. Bernik was previously arrested on April 30, 2008, on a criminal c...

Leib Pinter and Barry Goldstein, two former principals of Olympia Mortgage Corporation, a Brooklyn, NewYork-based mortgage lender, were indicted on charges of conspiracy, wire fraud, and bank fraud. The indictment charges two fraudulent schemes. In t...

On Monday, the office of John F. Wood, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a federal grand jury had indicted a man and woman on charges that the couple allegedly trained the woman's young daughter...

This news is going to raise some eyebrows. Roxanna Brown, the director of the Southeast Asian Ceramics Museum in Thailand and a noted authority on Southeast Asian ceramics has been indicted in the recent case of looted artefacts from Southeast Asia. Director of Thailand museum indicted in US probe into smuggled antiquities The Star, 13 May 2008 Asian [...]

In the following press release Benton J. Campbell, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, and Mark J. Mershon, Assistant Director-in-Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, New York Field Division, today announced the filing of an indictment charging LEIB PINTER and BARRY GOLDSTEIN, two former principals of Olympia Mortgage Corporation, a Brooklyn, NewYork-based mortgage lender, with conspiracy, wire fraud, and bank fraud. The defendants’ initial appearances and arraignments are scheduled later today before United States Magistrate Judge Joan M. Azrack at the U. S. Courthouse, 225 Cadman Plaza East, Brooklyn, New York. The case has been assigned to United States District Judge Nina Gershon. The indictment charges two fraudulent schemes. In the first,

The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York and the Acting Administrator of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration announced the unsealing of an indictment against international arms dealer Viktor Bout for conspiring to sell millions of dollars worth of weapons to the FARC to be used to kill Americans in Colombia. The indictment supercedes the original complaint against Bout when he was arrested in Thailand on March 6 . Bout is still in jail in Thailand pending extradition to the U.S,...(read more)

In the following press release Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann and Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announce the indictment of John Wanek as a result of a multi-million dollar mortgage fraud case investigated by the Central Ohio Mortgage Fraud Task Force. Wanek, of Phoenix, Arizona was indicted by the Franklin County Grand Jury last week (3/26/08) for falsifying documents in order to get a loan, a loan which he defaulted on within a year. The indictment contained one count of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, two counts of securing writings by deception, two counts of forgery, two counts of theft, and two counts of falsification. The indictment is the result of a task force investigation based on the mortgage lender coming to the prosecutor’s office and rep

Kress, Texas (ThaLunatic Daily) -- Erica Morquecho Gonzales, a 33 year old teacher’s aide at Kress High School in Kress, Texas has been indicted by a Hale County Grand Jury on a charge of improper relationship between educator and student.The Swisher County Sheriff’s Office first became aware of the allegations when they received a report that a teacher had been “messing around” with a student.Police believe that Gonsolez had sex with a male student who attended the same school on January 26, 2008. Police also believe there is more than one student involved, but hasn't yet released details about a 2nd victim yet.The teacher and a 17 year old male were both subpoena to appear before the Hale County Grand Jury. An indictment shortly followed.Gonzales is reportedly on probation

Dominick Devito and Robert Didonato were charged in a superceding indictment with participating in a wide-ranging scheme to commit mortgage fraud, and Devito, Didonato, John Liscio, and Louis Cordasco, Jr. were charged with participating in an associat...

In the following press release United States Attorney Karen P. Hewitt announced the indictment and arrest of Micah Bachman, also known as Tyler Jefferies, of Lake Forest, California, for bank fraud, false statements on loan applications, false use of a social security account number, money laundering, false statements to a federal officer, and aggravated identity theft. The 18-count indictment was handed up by a federal grand jury sitting in San Diego on March 11, 2008. Mr. Bachman was arrested today, pursuant to a bench warrant issued in connection with the indictment. According to the indictment, Mr. Bachman created the alter ego of “Tyler Jefferies” and over time built a credit profile for that identity based upon a social security number stolen from a child in Kentucky. A

In the following press release James A. Zerhusen, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky announced that three Ohio residents were indicted today for conspiracy to commit wire fraud. The indictment alleges that William R. Bowling Jr., 46, of Cincinnati, Georgia Bowling, 64, of Franklin, and Gregg E. Russell, 54, of Middletown devised a complicated scheme to defraud Countrywide Home Loans. The Indictment alleges that William Bowling Jr., the buyer/borrower, purchased 24 investment properties in Kettering, Ohio and that the paperwork submitted to the lender, Countrywide Home Loans, represented that the down-payment was coming from Bowling Jr. The 24 purchases each originated and were processed through Countrywide Home Loan’s office in Ft. Mitchell, Ky. Th

Flagstaff, AZ (ThaLunatic Daily) -- Tawni L. Wimberley, a 29 year old former computer/technology teacher at Flagstaff High School in Arizona previously indicted by a grand jury on charges of sexual conduct with a minor has been charged with two additional counts of sexual conduct with a minor.Wimberley, who is already facing another charge of sexual misconduct with a student, turned herself in to Flagstaff Justice Court on Friday where she was read two additional charges of sexual misconduct that police have filed against her.Wimberley was indicted on sexual misconduct charges on March 12 after police conducted a 5 month long investigation into her alleged activities with several students. Police determined that one of Wimberley's partners was a 17 year old student, while the others we

From: 411 Politics Fact or Fiction 04.14.08: Week 85   4. This week, on Chris Matthew's show, in response to Matthews asking the question, "tell me something I don't know," blogger Andrew Sullivan of Atlantic.com said, "this man, these men [Bush and other high level administration officials] will be indicted for war crimes." Though we're not sure they will, this man, these men OUGHT to be tried for war crimes.Tom Head: FICTION. George W. Bush DESERVES to be indicted for war crimes, but I don't know whether he ought to be. We need to ask ourselves, first, who it is that would be doing the indicting. If it's a future Democratic administration, then it will be seen as a partisan attack writ large and will present no moral victory, even in the event of a conviction. If it's a

‘Milk Nymphos,’ ‘Storm Squirters 2′ and Belladonna ‘Fetish Fanatic 5′ trailer cited as allegedly ‘obscene’ By: David Sullivan Posted: 04/08/2008 WASHINGTON - Evil Angel owner John Stagliano has been charged by a federal grand jury with multiple obscenity violations stemming from the sale and distribution of adult videos through the mail and the Internet. The indictment handed down April [...]

Well, thats putting it bluntly... who knows what will happen. One thing I can agree with Bush on is that indeed - history will be the judge. Media coverage of the disclosure of the "torture memo" authored by Bush Justice Department official John C. Yoo has been mostly a deafening silence. But on this morning's Chris Matthews' show, someone finally fired a shot. As we mentioned in this

Oregon City couple are charged with second-degree manslaughter in the death of their daughterAn Oregon City couple whose 15-month-old daughter died this month of medically treatable conditions surrendered to police Friday night hours after a Clackamas County grand jury indicted them.They are at the heart of a case testing a state law that bars faith healing when it could endanger a child's life.Based on the jury's findings, arrest warrants were issued for Carl Brent Worthington, 28, and Raylene Worthington, 25, on charges of second-degree manslaughter and second-degree criminal mistreatment in the March 2 death of their daughter, Ava.At 8:30 p.m., the pair voluntarily surrendered at the Clackamas County Jail, said Detective Jim Strovink, a sheriff's office spokesman. They were held on $250

Another Democrat bites the dust, this time a Superdelegate who’s endorsed Obama. Puerto Rico Governor Aníbal Acevedo Vilá, a Democratic Party superdelegate and endorser of Senator Barack Obama, was indicted today as part of a wide-ranging conspiracy to systematically violate federal campaign finance law and obstruct FBI investigations into his now apparently illegal campaign for Congress [...]

Two weeks since the ABC and NBC evening shows took multiple days before getting around to informing viewers that disgraced New York Governor Eliot Spitzer belonged to the Democratic Party — after every ABC, CBS and NBC morning and evening news program last year immediately highlighted the party of Republican Senators David Vitter and Larry [...]

Mar 24, 2008 (The Sacramento Bee - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) — NO MATCHES FOUND. | news | PowerRating | PR Charts — Federal officials announced the indictment of 19 people Monday in what they call the largest “foreclosure rescue” scam in the nation, one that allegedly took in more than $12 million [...]

 The so-called culture of corruption that the Democrats labeled Republicans with before the 2006 election has been catching up with Democrats lately. Just two weeks ago we had the Eliot Spitzer debacle followed by the ongoing disgrace of his replacement, and now we have a Democrat Mayor charged with perjury. Of course if there is [...]

Lawhawk and I saw this at about the same time. In an Associated Press report on a perjury indictment for Kwame Kilpatrick, reporter Corey Williams leaves a little something out of the story. Guess which political party Kilpatrick represents? Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, a one-time rising star and Detroit’s youngest elected leader, was charged Monday with perjury [...]

Frisco, Texas (ThaLunatic Daily) -- Nancy Torres, a 29 year old teacher's aid at Wakeland High School has been arrested and charged with sexual assault of a child and improper relationship between educator and a student. Both are second-degree felonies.According to police, Torres engaged in a sexual relationship with a 14 year old boy from Staley Middle School. The alleged encounters between Torres and the boy began in May and lasted through September.According to court records, the boy reported to police that the two had engaged in sexual activity several times a week. The alleged activity took place in her F-150 pick up most of the time in four different states. Also according to reports, Torres played soccer. The teen traveled to watch Torres play and many of the sexual encounte

Dateline March 18, 2008 2:53 PST Ed Okun embattled scam artist of the 1031 Tax Group fiasco has been arrested by Chuck Rosenberg US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia on 3 counts: Mail Fraud in connection with the 1031 Tax Group dealings, Cash Smuggling tied to a $15,000 Fed Ex delivery to the [...]

-prostitution-scan_n_90766.htmlExcerpt:"Report: Spitzer Indicted, Will Resign: Fox News reports that Spitzer will offer his resignation to the state Senate at 7 PM ET. Fox also reports based on two sources, "including one involved in the investigation itself," that Spitzer "has been indicted regarding acts committed in the District of Columbia."

A few days ago, there was an attempted lynch by Arabs in east Jerusalem against two municipal workers travelling there in their car. Now, three men have been arrested in the case: (IsraelNN.com) Three Arab men from Jerusalem have been indicted for an attack on two municipal workers earlier in the week. The men were indicted for deliberately endangering life in a transportation lane, assault, and

The sicko policeman named Mordecai Mehager is being indicted for his crimes: (IsraelNN.com) Former Yassam riot police officer Mordechai Mehager is facing a judge in the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court to answer charges of brutality in the 2006 eviction of protestors prior to demolition of nine structures at the Samarian town of Amona. Mordechai Mehager was indicted on three counts of grievous

The following defendants were charged in a federal indictment for their roles in a mortgage fraud scheme: Bradley Grant Kitchen, 39, Provo; David R. Bolick, 50, Sandy; Steve Wells Cloward, 38, Orem; Ron K. Clarke, 38, Provo; Jeffery David Garrett, 42, Provo; and Rebecca Ann Hadlock, 30, Saratoga Springs, all of Utah. A federal grand jury …Read More...

Budimir Radojcic, 54, Crown Point, Indiana, allegedly led a financial crimes enterprise that netted more than $3 million by obtaining federal grants and mortgages under false pretenses. The 52-count indictment also names Radojcic‘s two daughters, Suzana Radojcic and Mirjana Omickus, Christa Patterson and Mark J. Helfand. The indictment describes how Budimir Radojcic allegedly purchased rental properties, converted the units into condominiums and then sold them to straw …Read More...

3000+ text messages to their 15-year old son during school hours led family members to accuse 33-year old Robertson County teacher of rape. This from the Ledger Independent:Crystal Wells surrenders to police Tuesday morningMOUNT OLIVET -- After being indicted for rape, information has been released by police indicating a former Deming teacher allegedly provided the cellular phone to facilitate communication and alleged sexual rendezvous between herself and her a 15-year-old student.Crystal Wells, 33, of Carlisle, surrendered to police Tuesday after the six-count indictment was handed down by a Robertson County grand jury."Her lawyer made arrangements for her to turn herself in at the Scott County Detention Center," said Kentucky State Police Lt. John Bradley. "She arrived and was arrested by KSP Detective Jeremy Murrell at 11:33 a.m. She was processed, then she posted bond and was released."Wells was indicted, Monday by the Robertson County grand jury on six counts of third degree-rape

  All four suspects in the murder of NFL player Sean Taylor have been indicted by a grand jury in Miami.  CNN reports that three adult suspects are under suicide watch and behind bars in Miami.  The fourth suspect, 17-year-old Eric Rivera Junior, has been named as the triggerman and is in the custody of Florida juvenile justice authorities.  Taylor, who played for the Washington Redskins, died last Tuesday after he was shot during a home-invasion burglary early Monday at his Miami-area home.  All four suspects have been charged with first-degree felony murder and armed burglary.  The three adult suspects are 20-year-old Venjah Hunt, 19-year-old Jason Mitchell and 18-year-old Charles Wardlow.  They appeared in court in Miami Tuesday via video conference, wearing green vests that defense attorneys called “suicide safety smocks.”  They were ordered held without bond. 

In the following press release Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown, joined by Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly, Special Agent in Charge of the United States Social Security Administration’s Office of Inspector General Edward J. Ryan and New York State Department of Motor Vehicles Commissioner David J. Swarts, today announced that a federal employee has been charged with tampering with government computers to unlawfully create a social security account for an individual in the country illegally as part of a mortgage fraud scheme in which the employee and three other individuals artificially inflated the price of a Queens house by “flipping” the property before stealing the personal identity of a dead Queens woman to fraudulently take out nearly $500,000 in mortgage loans on the property. District Attorney Brown said, “Mortgage fraud and identity fraud are two of the fastest growing white-collar crimes in the country today, costing billions of dollars

In the following press release Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown announced today that two attorneys have been charged separately with looting their respective escrow accounts and failing to return money they had been holding for clients.District Attorney Brown said, “According to the charges, the defendants not only violated the trust that their clients placed in them but they let down the entire legal system which counts on members of the bar to conduct themselves in an ethical matter. Each of the attorneys has been disbarred, and each now faces serious criminal charges.”District Attorney Brown identified the defendants as Arelia Taveras, 46, presently of Bloomington , Minnesota , and another person in a non Mortgage/Real Estate related matter. Taveras, who is accused of stealing a total of $99,142 from four clients, is charged with three counts of third-degree grand larceny, second-degree forgery, first-degree offering a false instrument for filing and scheme to d

Dan Eddie Paschall, 33, Allen, Texas, was indicted on charges of making false statements to obtain credit or property, money laundering and conspiracy.  According to the Indictment, on or about December 16, 2006, Paschall brokered several loans for a borrower by inflating the borrower’s income and assets in the loan applications submitted to WR Starkey Mortgage, LLP.  The properties involved include: 3007 Carlton Parkway, Waxahachie; 3005 …Read More...

In the following press release on November 16, 2007, the Office of U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, announced that Harold Stafford, Miles Jackson Black and Jeffrey Dunn Hathcock were indicted by a federal grand jury on Wednesday for conspiracy, wire fraud and bank fraud. In addition, Harold Stafford was charged with money laundering. The fifty-one count indictment alleges that from January 2005 through October 21, 2005, Stafford, Black and Hathcock engaged in a mortgage fraud scheme that involved the purchase of approximately twenty-two luxury homes in Hendersonville and Gallatin by unqualified straw buyers. Stafford, Black and Hathcock caused the submission to mortgage lenders of false mortgage loan applications that overstated the straw buyers’ income, falsely stated that the homes would be the straw buyers’ primary residences, and failed to disclose other recent home purchases by the same straw buyers. If convicted, Stafford, Black and Hathcock each

Police are close to reaching a decision on the Bank Leumi scandal Olmert was involved in: The team of detectives investigating Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's possible corruption in the sale of Bank Leumi is expected to decide by Sunday whether the evidence gathered in the case justifies charging him. Olmert, who was serving as finance minister at the time of the sale, is suspected of

The Reunited Spice Girls make their first live performance. Lindsay Lohan serves her time for her DUI. Is Katharine Mcphee married? Barry Bonds is indicted. The Munchkins from The Wizard of Oz get a star on walk of fame. Dr. Phil is run over by truck and a host of other celebrity news and gossip courtesy of Somagirls.

With news of Barry Bonds being indicted on Thursday, we tend to forget about how we really feel in these situations. Plus, we don't really know anything at this time, so specualtion is all we can go on. For that reason, here is my article on Bonds that I wrote on August 26. Barry, I Forgive You I have hated Barry Bonds for a while now. Even before the steroid scandals, he just wasn't a player I

WHO REALLY FREAKIN' CARES??? Is this really news? I would hope not. I can't imagine that anybody else would have NOT lied about using performing enhancing drugs. Especially back when Baseball was on a...

D & T National Appraisals, Inc., and its CEO, Donato Odato, 54, 166-11 Cryders Lane, Whitestone, New York, have been variously charged with second- and third-degree forgery, criminal possession of a forged instrument, first- and second-degree falsifying business records, first- and third-degree identity theft, first-degree scheme to defraud and fifth-degree conspiracy. Odato faces up to seven years in prison if convicted. The corporate defendant faces a fine of up to $10,000 for each …Read More...

Barry Bonds, the former San Francisco Giant who broke Hank Aaron’s 755 home run record last year and hitting a career total 762 home runs, was indicted on Thursday on four counts of perjury and one count of obstruction of justice. Bonds is accused of lying under oath before a federal grand jury in 2003 when he denied using banned drugs. The indictment states that Bonds lied when he stated under

Baseball superstar Barry Bonds has been indicted on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice after lying to investigators probing a steroid scandal. The indictment, filed in U.S. District Court in San Francisco, stems from the investigation into the San Francisco Bay Area Laboratory Cooperative (BALCO) whose top figures have already served jail time on steroid distribution charges. “During the criminal investigation, evidence was obtained including positive tests for the presence of anabolic steroids and other performance-enhancing substances for Bonds and other professional athletes,” the indictment said. If convicted on a perjury charge, Bonds could face up to five years in prison. ** Read a copy of the actual indictment on The Smoking Gun 

In the following press release Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown, joined by Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly and New York State Secretary of State Lorraine A. Cortes-Vasquez, today announced the indictment of a Whitestone real estate appraisal company and its chief executive officer for allegedly inflating the value of properties in connection with numerous residential mortgage applications. In a 397-count indictment, D & T National Appraisals, Inc., and its CEO, Donato Odato, 54, of 166-11 Cryders Lane in Whitestone, have been variously charged with second- and third-degree forgery, criminal possession of a forged instrument, first- and second-degree falsifying business records, first- and third-degree identity theft, first-degree scheme to defraud and fifth-degree conspiracy. Odato faces up to seven years in prison if convicted. The corporate defendant faces a fine of up to $10,000 for each felony count conviction or double the amount of the illegal gain. Distric

From CNN: A federal grand jury indicts Barry Bonds on perjury and obstruction of justice charges, AP and CNN affiliate KTVU reportFrom KTVU TV - "Major League Baseball's all-time home run king Barry Bonds was indicted Thursday on perjury and obstruction justice charges, according to KTVU reporter Rita Williams.The five-count indictment -- four counts of perjury and one of obstruciton of justice -- capped one of the longest federal grand jury investigations in Northern California history -- a proceeding that introduced the sports world to the acronym BALCO (Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative) and led to the downfall of American track and field world and Olympic champions Marion Jones, Kelli White and Tim Montgomery..."

In the following press release the Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced today that Joseph Levine, a 59-year-old recently disbarred attorney from Hewlett, has been arrested and charged with stealing more than $300,000 from two clients he was hired to represent in legal matters during the past year. Mr. Levine is facing felony counts of Grand Larceny in the Second and Third Degrees, and two counts of Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument in the Second Degree. “Lawyers are hired into positions of trust, often during a difficult time of someone’s life,” said Rice. “The betrayal of that trust is something my administration takes very seriously and will continue to investigate and prosecute aggressively.” Rice said that in December of 2006, the defendant counseled a Rockville Centre woman to settle a personal injury lawsuit that awarded his client $300,000. On December 27, 2006, Mr. Levine traveled to the Pennsylvania office of the i

Robert L. Dodsworth, Erie County, Pennsylvania, is accused of a mortgage-fraud scam that included misrepresenting Borrower income and financials. Dodsworth is also alleged to have manipulated the bank accounts of prospective homeowners. According to the criminal iinformation, Dodsworth, owner of several Pennsylvania corporations, from January 2003 through March 2006, in the Western District of Pennsylvania, conspired with others to obtain investors for the purpose of procuring funds for the …Read More...

In the following press release Eric Melgren, United States Attorney for the District of Kansas, announced that s ix people were indicted Wednesday on federal charges of taking part in a conspiracy to fraudulently obtain $14 million worth of loans on homes in the Kansas City area. Named in the indictment were Wildor Washington, Jr., 37, Leawood, Kan.; Maurice Ragland, 33, Lee’s Summit, Mo.; Victoria Bennett, 34, Leawood, Kan.; Kara E. Robinson-Franks, 37, Grandview, Mo.; Scott Alexander, 69, Merriam, Kan.; and Terrence Cole, 41, Kansas City, Kan. According to the indictment: Washington owned Heritage Financial Investments, Legacy Enterprises, B&L Custom Development and Liberty Escrow. Through his companies, he prepared fraudulent loan applications submitted to lenders throughout the country including Hamilton Mortgage of Phoenix, Ariz; First Magnus of Overland Park, Kan.; Aegis Funding Corporation of Houston, Texas; National City Mortgage of Dayton, Ohio; Mortgage Solu

In the following press release Cuyahoga County (Ohio) Prosecutor Bill Mason announced the indictments of Donna Leonard, Tonia Glover, Bethany Curry, Terrence R. Sanders, and Kendra Outram in related cases, and George Michaels in another case (see separate entry). Leonard, Glover, Curry, Sanders, and Outram obtained over $600,000 by falsifying documents to purchase six properties throughout Cuyahoga County. As a result, each house went into foreclosure. Donna Curry, Donna Leonard, Tonia Glover, Terrence R. Sanders, and Kendra Outram used fake names to obtain loans to purchase six houses during 2002 and 2003. Curry obtained a $77,000 loan to purchase a house at 1765 Allandale, East Cleveland. Leonard obtained an $86,700 loan to purchase a house at 10104 Olivet Ave., Cleveland. Glover obtained a $111,599 loan to purchase a house at 12404 Oakpark, Garfield Heights. Sanders obtained a $138,000 loan to purchase a house at 25477 Forbes Road, Oakwood. Using another fake name, Sanders ob

In the following press release Cuyahoga County (Ohio) Prosecutor Bill Mason (pictured left) announced the indictment of George Michaels [who is accused of] obtaining $200,000 in fraudulent building contract loans for two houses worth almost $1 million in North Royalton. The work was never completed, leaving the victims to find another builder to finish construction. The U.S. Postal Inspection Service, a member of the Mortgage Fraud/Predatory Lending Task Force, conducted the investigations with the Prosecutor’s Office. “The pervasive fraud—whether mortgage fraud or theft—-in the real estate market has been one of the big factors in our high foreclosure rate. These thieves are affecting not just our neighborhoods with blight and abandoned houses but our entire economy,” said Prosecutor Bill Mason. “Our county is making a concerted effort to tackle a mortgage industry gone awry, and these indictments add to this chorus of aggressively combating the

In the following press release the FBI in St Louis MO announced that Christopher Rakel was charged in a two-count indictment alleging a far-ranging scheme to defraud banks and other mortgage lenders and money laundering, the announcement was delivered by United States Attorney Catherine L. Hanaway. “Mortgage fraud is, unfortunately, rampant in our community,” said Hanaway. “In addition to the lenders duped in this scheme, the neighborhoods in which these homes are situated must struggle with the vacant and dilapidated housing stock that is the unfortunate by-product of this type of crime. This indictment shows the continuing commitment of my office to fight mortgage fraud through prosecution and aggressive pursuit of restitution for its many victims.” According to the indictment, Rakel, a mortgage broker with Tri-State Mortgage, facilitated the purchase of dozens of fraudulent real estate transactions, primarily in South St. Louis, during 2005 and 2006. Rake

In the following press release Wayne County (MI) Prosecutor Kim Worthy announced that over the course of its first two years investigating property scams, the Wayne County Deed Fraud Task Force has arrested and convicted quite a few bold individuals for ripping off homeowners and mortgage companies, but few have been as bold – or as foolish – as D’Clarence Reynolds, according to Task Force officials. Investigators for the Task Force say Reynolds, 27, who last year had been terminated by the Detroit Police Department in June 2006, allegedly forged the signature of Wayne County Clerk Cathy Garrett on a form that indicated he was still an employee with the city. The letter was dated October 16, 2006, nearly two months after his termination. With that forged document in hand, Reynolds successfully obtained an $80,000 loan from Long Beach Mortgage to purchase a home located at 7389 Warwick in the city of Detroit. “It’s hard to believe that anyone &ndash

In the following press release it was announced that Investigators from the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Real Estate Fraud Prosecution Unit arrested Laura Anderson-Mota, 41, and German Moreno-Ledesma, 43, both of Downey. Felony charges of PC 470, Forgery and PC 115, Filing a False Instrument were filed against Anderson-Mota and Moreno-Ledesma. On March 4, 2005, the victim attempted to purchase a car in the City of South Gate. She soon discovered that her identity had been used to purchase a duplex in the 8900 block of Date Street in the City of Fontana. The victim filed a crime report with the Huntington Park Police Department. The crime report was then forwarded to the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Real Estate Fraud Prosecution Unit. Both Mota and Ledesma were transported and booked at the Sheriff’s West Valley Detention Center, in Rancho Cucamonga on $500,000 bail for each of them. Resources: Press Release

Christopher Rakel, 29, St. Louis County, Missouri, was charged in a two-count indictment alleging a far-ranging scheme to defraud banks and other mortgage lenders and money laundering. According to the indictment, Rakel, a mortgage broker with Tri-State Mortgage, facilitated the purchase of dozens of fraudulent real estate transactions, primarily in South St. Louis, Missouri, during 2005 and 2006. Rakel would prepare fraudulent loan applications and other documents to assist …Read More...

Iftikhar Ahman, 36, Manpreet Singh, 24, and Jose Serrano, 44, all from Stockton, California, have been charged with mail fraud. Ahmad and Serrano have also been charged with money laundering.  Ahmad and Singh were previously arrested on a criminal complaint filed in connection with this investigation on August 16, 2007, were released on bond, and were indicted on August 30, 2007.  Serrano was arrested on a criminal complaint …Read More...

Jeffrey Allen Herald, 49, Phoenix, Arizona, has been indicted on three counts related to providing unlicensed legal and mortgage loan services to victim clients. Herald was indicted on two counts of Fraudulent Schemes and Artifices, a class 2 felony, and one count of Theft, a class 2 felony. The indictment contains nine different aliases for the defendant. It is alleged that between February 1, 2005 and October 1, 2007, Herald presented …Read More...

In the following press release Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas announced that Jeffrey Allen Herald (DOB 6/26/58) of Phoenix has been indicted on three counts related to providing unlicensed legal and mortgage loan services to victim clients. Herald was indicted on two counts of Fraudulent Schemes and Artifices, a class 2 felony, and one count of Theft, a class 2 felony. The indictment contains nine different aliases for the defendant. It is alleged that between February 1, 2005 and October 1, 2007, Herald presented himself as either an attorney or a mortgage loan originator to as many as 21 different clients and perhaps more. The total dollar loss incurred to these clients during this period is $313,957. The victims, residents of Arizona, Florida, California, Texas, New Mexico, Washington, Hawaii and Utah, paid the defendant legal and mortgage loan fees for services that he was unable or unwilling to fulfill. The defendant billed and received “refundable” origin