Fraud Around the World

Maple Grove man gets 3 years for $20M mortgage fraud - Minnesota Public Radio

2 hours 12 min ago

Maple Grove man gets 3 years for $20M mortgage fraud
Minnesota Public Radio
A Maple Grove man was sentenced Tuesday to more than three years in prison for his part in a $20 million mortgage fraud scheme involving dozens of real ...
3rd man in scam is off to prisonMinneapolis Star Tribune

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Former Financial Agent Pleads Guilty in Muni Probe - BusinessWeek

4 hours 7 min ago

Former Financial Agent Pleads Guilty in Muni Probe
BusinessWeek
8 (Bloomberg) -- A Florida-based agent for an unidentified financial products company pleaded guilty to fraud in rigging bids for investments sold to states ...
DOJ: 6th Guilty Plea In Municipal Bond Price-Fixing SchemeWall Street Journal

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US Attorney in NY Brings Back Old Hand to Head New Civil Frauds Unit - Wall Street Journal (blog)

4 hours 41 min ago

US Attorney in NY Brings Back Old Hand to Head New Civil Frauds Unit
Wall Street Journal (blog)
It focuses on civil actions in large-scale and sophisticated financial cases, such as healthcare fraud, mortgage fraud or procurement fraud. ...
Prosecutor launches new front in the war on Wall Street fraudFinancial Times

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2 plead for role in W.Va. mortgage fraud case - BusinessWeek

5 hours 5 min ago

2 plead for role in W.Va. mortgage fraud case
BusinessWeek
A federal judge has accepted pleas from two West Virginians who were charged as part of a national crackdown on mortgage scams. US Attorney Booth Goodwin ...
Putnam couple admits guilt in real estate scamCharleston Gazette

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Ex-National Lampoon Executive Sentenced to 45 Months in Prison for Fraud - Bloomberg

5 hours 28 min ago

Ex-National Lampoon Executive Sentenced to 45 Months in Prison for Fraud
Bloomberg
Richard Margulies, 59, the former chief financial officer for Advatech, was sentenced to 51 months in prison yesterday on stock-fraud charges. ...
Dan Laikin sentenced to 45 months in Lampoon fraudIndianapolis Business Journal

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Former NBA player Rumeal Robinson guilty of fraud - The Associated Press

5 hours 28 min ago

Former NBA player Rumeal Robinson guilty of fraud
The Associated Press
DES MOINES, Iowa — Rumeal Robinson, who led Michigan to the NCAA championship in 1989, has been found guilty on 11 federal financial fraud charges. ...
Former Michigan Standout Convicted Of FraudKCCI Des Moines
Former college and NBA Basektball player found guiltyKTVO

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Chicago Owner of Aircraft Leasing Company Faces Charges of Financial Fraud - MyFox Chicago

5 hours 33 min ago

AvStop Aviation News

Chicago Owner of Aircraft Leasing Company Faces Charges of Financial Fraud
MyFox Chicago
Brian Hollnagel, 37, of Chicago -- owner, president and CEO of BCI Aircraft Leasing Inc. -- is charged with 12 counts of wire fraud, and two counts each of ...
BCI Aircraft Owner Faces New Charges in Alleged $50 Million Fraud SchemeBloomberg
Aircraft Leasing Company, Its Owner, and Six Other Defendants Indicted in ...Federal Bureau of Investigation (press release)

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Prosecutor launches new front in the war on Wall Street fraud - Financial Times

6 hours 3 min ago

The Business Insider

Prosecutor launches new front in the war on Wall Street fraud
Financial Times
Her remit covers “every single type of fraud”, including complex financial misconduct, mortgage deals, abuse of the government's troubled asset relief ...
US Attorney in NY Brings Back Old Hand to Head New Civil Frauds UnitWall Street Journal (blog)

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Former NBA player Rumeal Robinson guilty of fraud - msnbc.com

6 hours 43 min ago

Former NBA player Rumeal Robinson guilty of fraud
msnbc.com
DES MOINES, Iowa - Rumeal Robinson, who led Michigan to the NCAA championship in 1989, has been found guilty on 11 federal financial fraud charges. ...

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Hecker Pleads Guilty to Fraud Charges - Wall Street Journal (blog)

7 hours 22 min ago

Minneapolis City Pages (blog)

Hecker Pleads Guilty to Fraud Charges
Wall Street Journal (blog)
In the conspiracy plea, Hecker admitted he changed purchase agreements on vehicles to make the agreements look better to such lenders as Chrysler Financial. ...
Atty: Minn. car dealer to plead guilty to fraudBusinessWeek
Hecker pleads guilty to conspiracy, bankruptcy fraudPioneer Press
Hecker saga ends earlyMinnPost.com
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Ex-health care exec. to plead guilty to wire fraud - The Associated Press

8 hours 10 min ago

Ex-health care exec. to plead guilty to wire fraud
The Associated Press
CHICAGO — A former executive of the bankrupt health care company Canopy Financial Inc. has agreed to plead guilty in an alleged multimillion-dollar fraud. ...
Former Canopy Financial Executive to Plead Guilty in $75 Million FraudBloomberg

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Ex-Florida Cop Arrested Again for Mortgage Fraud - LoanSafe

8 hours 50 min ago

Palm Beach Post

Ex-Florida Cop Arrested Again for Mortgage Fraud
LoanSafe
(LoanSafe.org) – People need to realize that sometimes former and current law enforcement officers are humans with flaws, ...
Former officer arrested againWPTV

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Indiana AG steps up financial fraud protection - nwitimes.com

9 hours 27 min ago

Indiana AG steps up financial fraud protection
nwitimes.com
Illegal activities the group will focus on include identity theft, foreclosure scams, deceptive business practices and other financial fraud schemes. ...

Former Bellevue attorney admits guilt in state's largest mortgage-fraud scheme - Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)

10 hours 50 min ago

Former Bellevue attorney admits guilt in state's largest mortgage-fraud scheme
Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
Among the indicted were Emerald City Escrow co-owner Donata Baydovskiy, mortgage brokers Vladislav Baydovskiy of Bellevue, Viktor Kobzar of Federal Way and ...
Former Bellevue attorney admits guilt in state's largest mortgage-fraud schemeSeattle Post Intelligencer

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Former Bellevue attorney admits guilt in state's largest mortgage-fraud scheme - Seattle Post Intelligencer

11 hours 2 min ago

Former Bellevue attorney admits guilt in state's largest mortgage-fraud scheme
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Jacob A. Korn, of Seattle, pleaded guilty to charges of willful failure to file a tax return and willful failure to supply information ...
Former Bellevue attorney admits guilt in state's largest mortgage-fraud schemeSeattle Post Intelligencer (blog)

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MTV's 'Teen Mom': Victim of Financial Fraud - U.S. News & World Report (blog)

11 hours 56 min ago

MTV's 'Teen Mom': Victim of Financial Fraud
U.S. News & World Report (blog)
In fact, falling victim to a financial scam isn't the only harm MTV allows to come to its reality television stars. Cameramen stood by as Farrah's baby fell ...