Mortgage Fraud Blog. Jeffrey Halpern, 62, Hewlett, New York, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Peter G. Sheridan in Trenton federal court to an information charging him with one count of wire fraud. Halpern was the sole proprietor of a purported loan modification consulting company and admitted that he fraudulently billed clients more than $400,000 for services that were never […] The post Loan Modification Consultant Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud appeared first on Mortgage Fraud Blog.
Loan Modification Consultant Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud
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Escrow Company Owner Indicted for Fraud
Mortgage Fraud Blog. Lori Lynn Andrew, 48, Cashmere, Washington, the owner of Hartman Escrow, Inc., a now defunct real estate escrow firm, was indicted by a federal grand jury on ten counts of bank fraud, and one count each of mail and wire fraud. The Washington State Department of Financial Institutions arranged for a receiver to take over the Tukwila, Washington […] The post Escrow Company Owner Indicted for Fraud appeared first on Mortgage Fraud Blog.
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Switzerland Hotel in the Doghouse After Posting Anti-Semitic Notice
A hotel in Switzerland is in the news, but not for a good reason. The Paradies Arosa, an Alpine establishment in Arosa, a city outside Davos, posted this notice a few days ago: The text of the sign shown in the photo was written in broken English... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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US Justice Department reportedly blocking marijuana research requests supported by DEA
The Washington Post has this notable new article reporting that "The Justice Department under Attorney General Jeff Sessions has effectively blocked the Drug Enforcement Administration from taking action on more than two dozen requests to grow marijuana to use in research." Here is more: A year ago, the DEA began...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MarijuanaLaw/~4/IP5zsJOOPyA" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>
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Kramer on Interrogation Torture and the Death Penalty
Matthew H. Kramer (Churchill College, Cambridge University) has posted On Political Morality and the Conditions for Warranted Self-Respect on SSRN. Here is the abstract: In my recent book, "Liberalism with Excellence", I have expounded at length a conception of warranted...
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Sentence in Origination and Short Sale Fraud
Mortgage Fraud Blog. Mahendra Prasad, 55, Fremont, California, was sentenced by to 15 months in prison and ordered to pay $328,000 in restitution for his role in a mortgage fraud scheme. On May 22, 2017, Prasad pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud affecting a financial institution. Co-defendants Jyoteshna Karan, Praveen Singh, Sunita Singh and Nani Isaac are […] The post Sentence in Origination and Short Sale Fraud appeared first on Mortgage Fraud Blog.
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Appraiser Sentenced for Use of Non-Licensed Assistants
Mortgage Fraud Blog. Matt Garner, 34, licensed real estate appraiser, Lexington, Kentucky, was sentenced in federal court to five months in prison and five months home confinement. He was also ordered to pay a $5,500 fine. Garner pled guilty in May of 2017 to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and making false statements to a federal agency, Garner made false statements […] The post Appraiser Sentenced for Use of Non-Licensed Assistants appeared first on Mortgage Fraud Blog.
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Day Care Worker Facing Charges After Child Dies in Parked Van
A horrific tragedy earlier this month reminds us that a vehicle can quickly become deadly on a hot day. Last week, the body of three-year-old Myles Hill was discovered in a parked van at the Little Miracles Academy day care center in Orlando. The little boy, along with several other children, had been transported from one of Little Miracles’ locations to another. When the child was found, authorities believe he had been in the van for nearly 12 hours. According to police reports, Myles’ grandmother called the center when he didn’t get dropped off in the afternoon. Employees reported that the child had never been seen at the center that day, prompting an immediate investigation into his whereabouts. At about 8:30 that evening, Myles was found on the floor of the van, which had been parked at the center since 9:00 a.m. Outside temperatures had reached 93 degrees that day. No Head Count Continue reading
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Former NYC Police Officer and Pal Indicted in Short Sale Fraud
Mortgage Fraud Blog. Michael Rizzi, 45, Brooklyn, New York,and Edward Monahan, 45, Staten Island, New York, were each charged in a criminal complaint with one count of bank fraud and on count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, in connection with a scheme to submit false documentation to a bank to make Rizzi’s sale of property to his friend and business […] The post Former NYC Police Officer and Pal Indicted in Short Sale Fraud appeared first on Mortgage Fraud Blog.
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First rule of holes: When in one, stop digging
Mortgage Fraud Blog. Margie P. Shephard, 51, Kansas City, Missouri, pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice after forging a court order to get another inmate released from prison. Shephard was incarcerated as an inmate at Federal Prison Camp-Bryan in Bryan, Texas, after being sentenced to 10 years for conspiracy to commit bank fraud and identity theft, aggravated identity theft and […] The post First rule of holes: When in one, stop digging appeared first on Mortgage Fraud Blog.
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Pitchess Motions and Getting Better Results in Criminal Defense Cases
Leveraging Better Results in Criminal Defense Cases: Pitchess Motions Almost every time a new client comes in they want to know how their case will end up. Often times, clients want me to “lay odds” about what will happen with their case. I have to tell them the same thing every time: Every case is different. Every result is different. I may have some idea about how a case should work out, but I never know exactly how the case will resolve. What I do know is that I can frequently do things to increase my client’s odds of a better or more successful outcome. I recently was retained on a criminal case in San Fernando Court. The client was arrested driving Southbound in Interstate 5. He was drove down from his home in Northern California and he was visiting relatives here in Southern California and ultimately dropping his father off at the airport in Los Angeles. As he crossed into Los Angeles County the car he was driving caught the eye…
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Second Circuit Ruling Creates Challenge for Securities Class Action Plaintiffs
The Second Circuit recently considered the extraterritorial application of the U.S. securities laws in the private securities class action context, bringing some clarity to an area of the law that is increasingly important given the globalization of financial markets. In re Petrobras Securities, 862 F.3d 250 (2nd Cir. 2017), was an appeal of a class certification order in a securities class action related to an alleged multi-year money-laundering and kickback scheme involving Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (“Petrobras”), the Brazilian state-owned oil and gas company. The district court had certified two classes of investors who purchased Petrobras American Depository Shares (ADS) and debt securities, and who brought misrepresentation claims under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 against Petrobras, its subsidiaries, and its underwriters. Morrison v. National Australia Bank Ltd., 561 U.S. 247 (2010), held that the anti-fraud…
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Knowing Your Rights for the Upcoming Texas No Refusal Weekend
Labor Day weekend is also a “No Refusal” weekend in Houston. Texas prosecutors like “No Refusal” holidays because they have a deterrent effect on drunk driving. Statistics show that an inordinate number of drunk driving fatalities occur during holidays, including... The post Knowing Your Rights for the Upcoming Texas No Refusal Weekend appeared first on The Law Office of Greg Tsioros.
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No Body, No Murder Conviction?
Dumped in a lake. Dissolved in acid. Fed to pigs. In movies and TV shows, murderers often find creative ways to dispose of one key piece of evidence: the victim’s body. In reality, disposing of the body may not prevent a murder conviction in California. Several people in California have been convicted of murder in cases where the body was never found. One of the most famous cases involved Donald “Shorty” Shea, who disappeared during the summer of 1969. Charles Manson, one of the most infamous serial killers, and two other men, Steve Grogan and Bruce McGregor Davis, were eventually convicted of Shea’s murder despite the fact that his body had not been found at the time of his conviction. How Can It Be a Crime Without a Body? Continue reading →
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National Revile at Donald Trump
Donald Trump keeps imploding. Here's the transcript and video of his latest debacle. How bad was it? “You had a lot of people in that group that were there to innocently protest, and very legally protest – because I don’t... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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EL COMERCIO – EDITORIAL; GONZALO PORTOCARRERO
http://elcomercio.pe/opinion/columnistas/regreso-marxismo-gonzalo-portocarrero-noticia-450564 http://elcomercio.pe/opinion/editorial/editorial-noticia-450583 No me sorprende el Editorial del Decano, si por la derecha fuera los trabajadores deberían trabajar por su plato de comida y no estoy bromeando, la incapacidad de crear del peruano y no debe confundirse la CREACIÒN con la DESESPERACIÒN de los mal llamados emprendedores que son peores explotando a sus pares que los negreros y esclavistas de la antigüedad, los empresarios peruanos NO están en condiciones de competir en el Mercado Internacional y a lo único que se aferran es a reducir costos y el único ítem que se puede afectar es el “esclavo moderno”. Es muy fácil para los dueños de las minas exportar el mineral que explotan, en este punto, podemos pensar en reducir costos no sólo tercerizando las labores propias de los…
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What is a Motion for Directed Verdict in a Criminal Trial?
As the close of the prosecution’s case, a Defendant can request the court for a directed verdict in his or her favor. What is a directed verdict? Michigan Court Rule 6.419 indicates that during a criminal trial the defense or the court on its own volition can consider after the prosecution rests or after the close of all evidence whether or not the evidence is sufficient to support a conviction. The standard that the trial Court uses in this determination is to consider whether or not, in the light most favorable to the prosecution, that a rational Judge or jury could find beyond a reasonable doubt that the Defendant is guilty. See People v Smith-Anthony, 494 Mich 669 (2013). Hence, if this standard is met, there is a judgment entered in favor of the Defendant without any Judge or jury deliberations. In a way it seems unfair, because the evidence is considered in the light most favorable to the prosecution even though the…
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Carlsbad Pastor Arrested on Child Molestation Charges
According to news outlet ABC 10, a Carlsbad pastor named Matthew Tague, 43, has been arrested on 16 counts of child molestation. Deputies with the San Diego Sheriff’s child abuse unit has charged him with lewd and lascivious acts with a minor under the age of 14. The charges against Tague, a pastor at North Coast Calvary Chapel in Carlsbad, are not related to his duties as a pastor. Tague is currently being held in Vista Detention Facility on $1.9 million bail. He was due in court on June 2. Once he appeared in court, he pleaded “not guilty” to charges of repeatedly molesting a female member of his congregation for two years. He also pleaded “not guilty” to charges of 14 forcible sex acts against a child. Additionally, Deputy District Attorney Patricia Lavermicocca said Tague is accused of violating a family member when s/he was 12 and 13 years old. It is reported that Tague’s wife caught him abusing the victim, and turned him in. Child…
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Are Child Protective Services Deemed a Government Actor?
In Michigan, the issue of protecting children has always been at the forefront of our legal system and this is a theme that spans all of the way from the Michigan Bar Exam to the Michigan Supreme Court. While there is no question that children need protections provided from our court system and the legislature, far too often, parents are falling victim to be being falsly accused of crimes. One issue that needs to be addressed whether or not Child Protective Services (CPS) is truly deemed to be a government actor? Today we will provide some clarity on this issue. The Starting Point From a global perspective, it is obvious that CPS is employed by the state but what is lost in translation is that the mere concept of where the employees are paid does not in and of itself afford a defendant constitutional protection. One of the leaders in fighting for the rights of parents and defendants as a whole across the state of Michigan is Scott Grabel of Grabel and Associates. We sat down…
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Do Police Need Search Warrants to Access Digital Information? The Importance of Carpenter v. United States
Anyone in Texas that has a cellphone needs to know about a case that is before the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) right now. The case is filed as Case No. 16-402 and styled Carpenter v. United States. You can follow it here on the SCOTUS online docket. Why This SCOTUS Case is So Important Many believe that this single case is the most important case involving the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution that to be decided in decades. The Fourth Amendment protects your right to privacy against government intrusion. Like your right to privacy regarding what’s stored on your phone. Or by your carrier or digital company. Carpenter is going to decide how much access the police have to your phone’s contents (and other digital information) under search and seizure law. Background of Carpenter v. United States The case comes out of the Sixth Circuit (read their opinion here). Timothy Ivory Carpenter…
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