June Hathaway Duke Archives

3 Indicted in Maryland for Purchasing Identities Stolen from Mortgage Company

Nekia Ishawn Hunter, 28; Lavon Caldwell, 25; and Faye Marie Jones, 51, Baltimore, Maryland, were indicted for conspiring to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft arising from a scheme to use stolen personal identity information to fraudulentl…

Kentucky Office of Financial Institutions Warns Consumers About Loan Scam

Kentucky Title Loans, via its web site www.ktlinc.net, is offering a variation of a common loan scam and does not appear to be a legitimate business.  The Kentucky Office of Financial Institutions (OFI) is warning consumers about the company as OF…

eAppraiseIt v. Crowley Update

Word on the street is that the court did not grant eAppraiseIT’s request for a preliminary injunction.  What this means is that the Mortgage Fraud Watch List website will stay live and continue to operate.  The case against Pam Crowley …

Another Defendant Pleads Guilty in Notorious Mortgage Fraud Case

Michael Rodd, 53, a real estate agent doing business as Heartland of America, Inc., Olathe, Kansas, plead guilty to conspiracy for his role in a mortgage fraud scheme most notably known to include the sale of former Jackson County, Missouri, Executive …

Atlanta Lender Files Suit Against 26 Defendant for Alleged Warehouse Line Fraud

Regions Bank, an Alabama Corporation dba Regions Funding, Atlanta, Georgia, filed suit against the following defendants alleging for a large mortgage fraud scheme wherein the defendants, headed by Toby Groves, principal of Groves Funding Group, Inc., a…

MFB Finalist for Inman’s Most Innovative Blog Award

Once again, Mortgage Fraud Blog has been nominated - and selected as a finalist - for a ‘best blog’ award.  This time it’s the Inman News 2007 Innovator Award.  Here’s the press release with the full list of categories…

Three Colorado Appraisers Lose Licenses

Julie M. O’Gorman, Loveland, Colorado, grossly overvalued eight properties, most of which were in the Greeley, Colorado area. These eight properties are the subject of charges previously filed against O’Gorman.  The Colorado Department of Real…

North Carolina Man Sentenced to 18 Years for Mortgage Fraud

Maurice E. Bethea, who previously plead guilty in connection with his participation with several other individuals in an investment and mortgage fraud scheme perpetrated by Alexis Enterprises, LLC, was sentenced to 18 years in prison and ordered to pay…

Minnesota Woman Indicted for Defrauding Lenders and Clients

Molly L. Heise, 49, Chaska, Minnesota, was arrested and indicted for defrauding clients and lenders of approximately $2.5 million.  Heise, the former president of Profile Title & Escrow Corporation, Bloomington, Minnesota, made her appearance …

Florida Man Indicted for Fraud

George M. Riley Sr., 43, Tampa Springs, Florida, formerly Hebron, Connecticut, was indicted on 14 felonies in Licking County Common Pleas Court, including robbery, theft, fraud and engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity charges.  According to m…