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Real Estate Investor Pleads Guilty to $54.7M in Mortgage Fraud Scams

Real Estate Investor Pleads Guilty to $54.7M in Mortgage Fraud Scams

by Phil Hall | Jun 18, 2024 | Commercial Real Estate News, Industry Updates, News/Current Events, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

A New Jersey-based real estate investor pleaded guilty for his role in a multi-year conspiracy to fraudulently obtain over $54.7 million in loans and to fraudulently acquire multifamily and commercial properties. Aron Puretz was an employee of Apex Equity Group, a...
Ex-Baltimore Prosecutor Avoids Prison in Sentencing for Mortgage Fraud

Ex-Baltimore Prosecutor Avoids Prison in Sentencing for Mortgage Fraud

by Phil Hall | May 23, 2024 | Industry Updates, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

A former Baltimore city prosecutor who was found guilty of mortgage fraud avoided a prison sentence. The Associated Press reported that former state’s attorney Marilyn Mosby’s was sentenced to 12 months of home confinement, 100 hours of community service and three...
Two Former NJ Mortgage Lender Employees Charged in Fraud Scheme

Two Former NJ Mortgage Lender Employees Charged in Fraud Scheme

by Phil Hall | Apr 25, 2024 | Mortgage Information, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Two former employees of a mortgage lending company have been charged in connection with their roles in a large-scale mortgage fraud scheme. According to charges brought by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey, Christopher J. Gallo of Old Tappan,...
FTC Begins Claims Process for Victims of Lanier Law’s Mortgage Relief Scam

FTC Begins Claims Process for Victims of Lanier Law’s Mortgage Relief Scam

by Phil Hall | Jan 19, 2024 | Mortgage Information, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has started a claims process for consumers victimized by a phony mortgage relief operation known as Lanier Law that collected upfront fees of thousands of dollars and promised consumers lower monthly payments but failed to deliver....
Two Men Sentenced for $50 Million Connecticut Mortgage Fraud Scheme

Two Men Sentenced for $50 Million Connecticut Mortgage Fraud Scheme

by Phil Hall | Jan 9, 2024 | Mortgage Information, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Two New York men were sentenced by U.S. District Judge Omar A. Williams in Hartford, Connecticut, for perpetrating a $50 million mortgage fraud scheme. According to the charges brought against them, Jacob Deutsch and Aron Deutsch worked at B H Property Management LLC...
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