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Seventh Circuit rules on insured’s post-judgment motions in consumer fraud caseWednesday, September 20, 2023 A man sued his title company for consumer fraud and breach of contract. In 2021, a district court dismissed his complaint for failure to state a claim. A year later, after the court denied a motion to reconsider, the man filed a series of post-judgment motions. The district court denied those motions and the man appealed the decision to the Seventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. |
Indiana AG files suit against MV Realty Wednesday, September 20, 2023 Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita filed a lawsuit against MV Realty in an effort to stop the company from negotiating contracts that violate Indiana law. The company is based out of Florida, but it operates in Indiana and several other states. |
Arizona counties begin releasing title alert programs Wednesday, September 20, 2023 After the passage of SB 1110 earlier this year required county recorders in Arizona to provide a system for notifying people when any document is recorded in which the person is a named party to the instrument, several counties have begun rolling out their alert systems.
Tampa man pleads guilty to bank fraud conspiracyWednesday, September 20, 2023 U.S. Attorney Roger Handberg announced Carlos Ferrer, 46, of Tampa, Fla., pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud. Ferrer faces a maximum penalty of 30 years in federal prison.
Ways to stop seller impersonation fraud in its tracks Monday, September 18, 2023 One of the fastest-growing real estate cyber fraud schemes in 2023 is seller impersonation fraud, where someone finds a vacant or non-owner-occupied property and attempts to impersonate the property owner and sell the property. Using public records, business email compromise and good old-fashioned persistence, these fraudsters try to trick the Realtor, title company and buyer into thinking they are the real owner of the property and can sell the property, all before the real owner gets wind that their property is being sold.
You can be part of stopping this crime in its tracks.
FinCEN issues guide to assist small businesses report BOIMonday, September 18, 2023 The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network published a Small Entity Compliance Guide to assist the small business community in complying with the beneficial ownership information reporting rule.
CISA, NSA, FBI issue deepfake cybersecurity threat information sheetMonday, September 18, 2023 The National Security Agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency released a Cybersecurity Information Sheet , Contextualizing Deepfake Threats to Organizations, which provides an overview of synthetic media threats, techniques, and trends.

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