The Blotter

Two Floridians were sentenced to time in prison for conspiracy to commit bank and wire fraud in connection to a scheme to sell condominium units in Tampa, Fla. Read on for more details.

Six defendants were arrested for allegedly stealing ownership of 44 homes in Broward County, Fla., from the living and the dead. Read on for more details.

A woman formerly of Las Vegas was arrested in Cloverdale, Calif., and charged by the Nevada Attorney General with mortgage fraud. She is allegedly conspired with her husband to mislead victims whose homes were at risk of foreclosure. Read on for more details.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has charged a mortgage relief operation with deceiving distressed homeowners by falsely promising to make their mortgages more affordable and prevent foreclosure. A federal court temporarily halted the scheme and froze the defendants’ assets at the FTC’s request. Read on for more details.

First American Financial Corp. released the First American Loan Application Defect Index for March 2018, which estimates the frequency of defects, fraudulence and misrepresentation in the information submitted in mortgage loan applications. The latest index highlights that property and loan characteristics play an important role in the risk of a local market. Read on for more details.

An Oregon man was indicted by the Clark County, Nev. Grand Jury on four felony charges for her role in taking title, without authorization, to foreclosed properties owned by Federal National Mortgage Association. Read on for more details.

A Lake Jackson, Texas area attorney has entered a guilty plea to bank fraud for his role in a mortgage fraud scheme. Read on for more details.

A former insurance and real estate agent is facing felony charges in two Twin Cities area counties for swindles involving identity theft and mortgage fraud. Read on for more details.

A former U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (ICE-HSI) special agent pleaded guilty to devising a wire fraud scheme that defrauded SunTrust Mortgage and Freddie Mac of more than $40,000. Read on to learn more.

A Rocklin, Calif., man was sentenced to time in prison for wire fraud involving financial institutions. Read on for more details.