The Blotter

Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown announced that a 68-year-old Queens man has been charged with stealing more than $100,000 from an 83-year-old female friend who gave him power of attorney to act in her stead as her health was deteriorating and she was losing her eyesight. Among other things, he authorized the sale of property in Freeport, Long Island and transferred the proceeds to his own account. Read on for more details.

The former bookkeeper of an Oklahoma real estate management company pleaded guilty to check forgery and embezzlement. Read on for more details.

The Nevada Legislature has passed legislation that would amend certain laws regarding county recorders. Read on for more details.

The Illinois Attorney Registration & Disiplinary Commission issued an email alert to attorneys in the state warning of a phishing attack targeting lawyers. Read on for more details.

The Orange County, Calif., district attorney announced that a man was arraigned for impersonating an attorney and defrauding several clients through mortgage modification and debt consolidation schemes. Read on for more details.

A woman who used personally identifiable information stolen from employees of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) was sentenced to 5 1/2 years in prison. Read on for more details.

A Naples, Fla., loan officer plead guilty to conspiracy to commit loan and credit application fraud. Read on for more details.

A California man was sentenced to time in prison for conspiracy to commit mortgage fraud and money laundering. Read on for more details.

A Rhode Island attorney was sentenced to time in prison for stealing from clients. Between approximately April 2011 and June 2014, he defrauded four clients by using funds from one client to pay off debts owed in connection with his representation of other clients, and also to pay for personal expenses, including the tuition for one of his children at a private high school.

Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown announced that a Long Island attorney who admitted to defrauding Queens homeowners, financial institutions and real estate buyers out of more than $2.3 million in mortgage loan proceeds through a “short sale” mortgage fraud scheme has been sentenced to time in prison. Read on for more details.