The Blotter

A grand jury indicted a licensed real estate agent and her husband for conspiracy and bank fraud.

A New Orleans man was sentenced for his role in a mortgage-fraud scheme.

Three co-conspirators have been taken into custody on charges related to a multi-layered mortgage fraud, credit repair and government loan fraud scheme.

Three people were arrested in connection with the theft of hundreds of thousands of dollars wired from a Florida title company to accounts across the country and the world, resulting in the first-ever cryptocurrency seizure by the Volusia, Fla., Sheriff’s Office.

Two men were indicted by a Queens County, N.Y., grand jury for allegedly filing paperwork to claim ownership of an East Elmhurst, Queens home. They allegedly impersonated the deceased homeowner, as well as her son, to gain access to the payoff information of the mortgages on the property so that it could be sold and used that information to complete the sale of the property.

A New York man pleaded guilty to a charge stemming from a wide-ranging mortgage fraud scheme involving 24 mortgage loans on numerous multi-family housing properties in Hartford, N.Y., totaling nearly $50 million.

Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s Securities Division warned state residents about a recent increase in fraudulent schemes targeting owners of timeshare properties in Mexico.

A Rochester, Ill. Man was sentenced to time in prison, followed by supervised release, for six counts of wire fraud resulting from a mortgage fraud scheme.

The Colorado Division of Real Estate issued an advisory, noting it had been made aware of a real estate scam in the state that is taking advantage of potential buyers and their real estate brokers involving properties being marketed as For Sale By Owner (FSBO).

A Brea, Calif.-based mortgage lender agreed to pay more than $1 million to resolve allegations that it improperly and fraudulently originated government-backed mortgage loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration.