Lawyers go to Jail!
12 plead guilty in $100 million mortgage fraud
New York City prosecutors have charged 25 people, including lawyers, bankers, mortgage brokers and appraisers, and a mortgage company, with committing mortgage fraud. Robert Morgenthau, Manhattan District Attorney, said AFG Financial Group Inc. (AFG) and its accomplices inflated property values, created phony loan packages, forged W-2 forms, and bank documents to get loans from banks for unsuspecting buyers. Buyers did not know that the transactions were a sham. AFG, through its attorneys, would ask that the mortgage money be deposited in escrow accounts. Instead of paying the seller, AFG would take the money for itself. "These attorneys often did not meet or communicate with their so-called clients until the day of the closings ... and were paid off by AFG for their efforts," Morgenthau said. Buyers were left with bad credit while the lender foreclosed the seller's property and took ownership. Banks which were cheated include New Century Mortgage Corp., which lost $32.2 mill ion; Countrywide Home Loans, which lost $7.9 million; and Washington Mutual, which lost $8.6 million. "This is one of the reasons for the mortgage crisis," said Morgenthau. Among those charged, 12 have pleaded guilty. All those convicted face up to 25 years in prison.
This is a step in the right direction by punishing the one who did in fact break the public trust. This is the only justice I have seen in a long time.
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New York City prosecutors have charged 25 people, including lawyers, bankers, mortgage brokers and appraisers, and a mortgage company, with committing mortgage fraud. Robert Morgenthau, Manhattan District Attorney, said AFG Financial Group Inc. (AFG) and its accomplices inflated property values, created phony loan packages, forged W-2 forms, and bank documents to get loans from banks for unsuspecting buyers. Buyers did not know that the transactions were a sham. AFG, through its attorneys, would ask that the mortgage money be deposited in escrow accounts. Instead of paying the seller, AFG would take the money for itself. "These attorneys often did not meet or communicate with their so-called clients until the day of the closings ... and were paid off by AFG for their efforts," Morgenthau said. Buyers were left with bad credit while the lender foreclosed the seller's property and took ownership. Banks which were cheated include New Century Mortgage Corp., which lost $32.2 mill ion; Countrywide Home Loans, which lost $7.9 million; and Washington Mutual, which lost $8.6 million. "This is one of the reasons for the mortgage crisis," said Morgenthau. Among those charged, 12 have pleaded guilty. All those convicted face up to 25 years in prison.
This is a step in the right direction by punishing the one who did in fact break the public trust. This is the only justice I have seen in a long time.
Free Reports:
http://www.StopForeclosureInSanCarlos.com http://LovelySanCarlosHomes.com
Foreclosure/Short Sale Information:
http://www.StartFreshLLC.com
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