From Mortgage Fraud Blog
- Another Metropolitan Money Store Player Indicted
- Fraudster Sentenced for Submitting False Information to Lenders
- Father & Daughter Team Charged With Mortgage Fraud
- Participant in 2 Different Mortgage Fraud Schemes Pleads Guilty
- Charges Filed in Mortgage Fraud Scheme
- Man Sentenced for Falsifying Loan Applications
- Former Fugitive Sentenced for Mortgage Fraud
- Woman Uses Stolen Money to Purchase Residence
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Smith Dollar garners FDIC mortgage fraud contract
By the time the mortgage debacle really hit, Sonoma County law partner Rachel Dollar was already well-established in the lending fraud niche, having closed numerous complex, federal cases and publishing a book and widely followed blog on the topic.
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Smith Dollar Obtains Defense Verdict Following Six Week Jury Trial
On Thursday, April 30, 2009, after two days of deliberations, the jury in the trial of Bonfigli v. Strachan, Sonoma County Superior Court Case No. SCV-239528, returned a verdict in favor of the defense.
Defendant Michael D. Smith was represented by lead counsel Rachel Dollar of Smith Dollar PC. ...
Mortgage Fraud Blog Conference 2008
Mortgage Fraud is the fastest growing white collar crime in the United States. Unfortunately, it's not just hardened criminals that commit mortgage fraud. Despite increased lender attention to fraud prevention, statistics show an increase in lenders filing mortgage fraud suspicious activities ...
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