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Vernon Cooks, Jr. aka Jibreel Rashad, 40, real estate investor, was convicted after trial by a jury on all counts of a federal indictment that charged him with operating a mortgage fraud scheme in the Dallas, Texas area from approximately May 2003, thr…

By Robert Uram and Aaron FoxworthyIn San Francisco Baykeeper v. Cargill Salt Division, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals provided further guidance on the limits of Clean Water Act (“CWA”) regulatory authority.  ___ F.3d ___; Case No. 05-15051, slip op. at…

Seven men and one woman were arrested on suspicion of having provided forged documents to purchase FHA insured homes. The defandants are believed to have purchased homes using fraudulent citizenship and/or financial documentation. Those arrested incl…

Charges were dismissed against Atlanta closing attorneys Russell H. Hippe III and Michael A. Brochstein. Hippe and Brochstein were both indicted in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme involving Nathan Parker. That case is ongoing. In December 200…

Charges were dismissed against Atlanta closing attorneys Russell H. Hippe III and Michael A. Brochstein. Hippe and Brochstein were both indicted in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme involving Nathan Parker. That case is ongoing. In December 200…

Mary Reagan, closing attorney, 39, Alpharetta, Georgia, was charged in a superseding indictment along with Adriene Newby-Allen, aka Cassandra Miller, 39, Alpharetta, Georgia; Brinson Allen , 38, Alpharetta, Georgia; and James Howard Bailey, III, 35, Ho…

The Georgia Department of Banking and Finance issued two Cease and Desist Orders to two separate entities. These orders have become final. Cease and Desist Orders were issued to Lenox Investment Group, Inc., and Brian Graham. These Cease and Desist O…

NovaStar Financial, Inc. is laying off 350 workers, citing a need to align its organization with changing conditions in the mortgage market. The workforce reductions affect about 17 percent of the NovaStar’s workforce. The actions focus on NovaSt…

A settlement was reached with three Washington-based businesses and their owners accused of taking unfair advantage of homeowners and other property owners facing tax foreclosure. At the same time, the office filed civil charges against two other indiv…

J. Anthony Hansen, 42, loan officer,Tacoma, Washington, was convicted of stealing more than $44,000 from homeowners as part of a program to pay off their mortgages. Hansen received a sentence of 68 months incarceration, $70,600 in restitution and a $10…