Real Estate Fraud

Man Sentenced For Dressing As Dead Mom To Keep Her House, Collect Social Security

AP | COLLEEN LONG | Posted 05.21.2012

NEW YORK -- A man who dressed up as his mother in a bizarre real estate fraud that involved doctoring her death certificate and cashing her Social Sec...

Heartbreak: Firm Offering People "Second Chance" Mortgage Help Accused Of Fraud

Matthew Palevsky | Posted 05.25.2011

For homeowners suffering during the economic meltdown, 2nd Chance Legal Services may have appeared like a dream. Pitching itself as a consulting fi...

Lawyer Challenges Arrest In Mortgage Fraud Tied to Dominatrix Club

New York Law Journal | Vesselin MitevNew York Law JournalMarch 30, 2009 | Posted 05.25.2011

Now that a lawyer has been arrested in connection with a bizarre real estate fraud that allegedly recruited straw buyers at a dominatrix club, he has ...