With millions of dollars in real estate transactions on a regular basis, Florida and neighboring southern states have long faced financial crimes related to the buying and selling of homes. Authorities actively pursue every possible avenue to anticipate and preclude...
Florida continues to pursue financial crime cases, as the state has seen its share of them over the years. Local authorities have increasingly collaborated with federal agencies in an effort to stem the tide. In a recent case, 10 residents of Florida were charged with...
In recent years, financial crimes have presented a major challenge to law enforcement officials in Florida. To combat those crimes, officials have redoubled their efforts to gather information and address challenges early on. They have also fostered connections with...
In a mortgage fraud case closely watched by many Floridians, a former mortgage broker has defied expectations and received an assurance that she will not get jail time. She joins 10 others in the case, including four other real estate professionals, who also avoided...
Sentences have been handed down in the trial for a mortgage fraud case. Three individuals have now been sentenced for operating the scheme, which affected residents of South Florida. The longest sentence went to the ringleader, 64, who got a total of 11 years. He had...
Florida residents recently found out about a major mortgage fraud case in the area.In the case, homeowners in Broward County, Florida, were allegedly defrauded by two local men. According to authorities, the two men targeted homeowners who were particularly in need of...
Many Florida residents have followed the unfolding story of a massive mortgage fraud case in the area.The chief defendant in the case, 53, was just sentenced to 60 months in prison for his role in the scheme. Additionally, he will have five years of supervised release...
Residents of South Florida were shocked by the sheer size of a $39 million mortgage fraud case in the area.A woman at the center of the case, 38, has now been sentenced to over 16 years in a federal prison for her role in it. A jury found her guilty of wire fraud,...
In a surprising turn of events, a well-known bank has become implicated in a big money mortgage fraud case. The man making the allegations of fraud against the bank has now filed a massive $3 million lawsuit in Florida's Palm Beach County Circuit Court. It claims that...
A mortgage fraud scheme accumulated staggering amounts of cash from illicitly obtained loans before federal authorities were finally able to stop it. The scheme was perpetuated across eight years, according to data released by federal prosecutors working on the...
