Two defendants in a high-profile mortgage fraud case confessed to their complicity in the scheme, according to a recent statement from s U.S. Attorney.The two defendants admitted that they had conspired together to willfully defraud multiple financial institutions....
Charges filed in alleged Medicare scam
In an indictment that was unsealed this past Friday, a man was formally accused of committing $27 million in Medicare fraud across a six-year period. The man, 62, has now been charged with aiding and abetting, conspiracy, money laundering and health care fraud. The...
12 people charged in federal cocaine trafficking organization
A federal indictment was unsealed on Sept. 12 and it identified 12 people who have been indicted after a year and a half investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigations. The FBI identified the drug investigation as "Operation Holy Trap," likely due to the fact...
Mortgage fraud lawsuit allowed to proceed
A multi-million dollar company embroiled in a mortgage fraud case formally requested that the lawsuit against them be dismissed. However, a U.S. District Court Judge just ruled that the case can go forward after all. The Judge ruled that the company involved must...
Appraiser commits $9 million mortgage fraud
A man who was President of his own appraisal company at 22 has been charged in a mortgage fraud case. The man, now 30, was President of Platinum Appraisal Services. His company was supposed to be making objective appraisals of various properties from a neutral...
Guilt plea entered in Medicare fraud case
In a stunning Medicare fraud case, a man has pleaded guilty to intentionally defrauding Medicare and pocketing $13 million in illicit gains. The guilty plea was entered last Friday in federal court. The man, 57, faces sentencing for being a part of the scheme in the...
Executive enters guilty plea in Fort Lauderdale fraud trial
In a big money white collar crime case, an executive based in Fort Lauderdale pled guilty in the Mutual Benefits Corp. fraud trial.Prior to being charged in the case, the executive had been living the high life at the expense of those he had defrauded. He lived in a...
Attorneys indicted for mortgage fraud
In a million-dollar mortgage fraud case, two well-known attorneys were recently indicted for their role in a mortgage fraud ring.The indictment was handed down by Eric T. Schneiderman, the State Attorney General of New York. It names the two attorneys, plus an...
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