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Seventh Circuit rules on insured’s post-judgment motions in consumer fraud caseSeventh Circuit rules on insured’s post-judgment motions in consumer fraud case
Wednesday, 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.
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Indiana AG files suit against MV Realty 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.
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Title insurer, escrow agent seek dismissal of claims in commercial real estate dispute Title insurer, escrow agent seek dismissal of claims in commercial real estate dispute
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
As part of extensive litigation between numerous parties, a title insurer and its employee who acted as the escrow agent for the purchases of commercial real estate sought the dismissal of the claims against them. The plaintiff in the case sought to lift the stay of litigation pending arbitration.
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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.
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Tampa man pleads guilty to bank fraud conspiracy
Wednesday, 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.
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Florida man pleads guilty to D.C. mortgage assistance, foreclosure prevention fraud scheme
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
A Miami, Fla., man pleaded guilty to a scheme in which he stole more than $31,920 from the District of Columbia’s HomeSaver program, a foreclosure prevention program administered by the D.C. Housing Finance Agency and funded by the U.S. Department of Treasury.
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Ways to stop seller impersonation fraud in its tracks 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.
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Seller sues title insurer for alleged violation of residential purchase agreement Seller sues title insurer for alleged violation of residential purchase agreement
Monday, September 18, 2023
The hopeful seller of property in Nevada sued the title insurer that was to perform escrow services to facilitate the sale of property. He alleged the title insurer violated its contractual obligations under the residential purchase agreement.
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Undercover operation leads to arrest of Broward County fraudster Undercover operation leads to arrest of Broward County fraudster
Monday, September 18, 2023
The Broward County, Fla., Property Appraiser’s office and the Broward County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of a man during an undercover operation at a title company in Cooper City, Fla.
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FinCEN issues guide to assist small businesses report BOI
Monday, 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.
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CISA, NSA, FBI issue deepfake cybersecurity threat information sheet
Monday, 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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Florida mortgage officer sentenced for bank fraud, identity theft
Monday, September 18, 2023
An Osceola County, Fla., mortgage loan officer was sentenced to time in federal prison for bank fraud and aggravated identity theft charges involving forging judges’ signatures.
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