Former residential contractor sentenced to prison
A federal judge has sentenced a former construction company owner to 6 months in prison for his role in a mortgage fraud scheme in Dane County.
Court rules for government in mortgage fraud case
The U.S. Supreme Court has clarified how restitution must be computed in mortgage fraud cases.
Justices try to calculate mortgage fraud restitution
The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court are trying to figure out just how much restitution is owed to a victim of bank fraud under the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act.
Men accused of mortgage fraud plead not guilty
Two men allegedly involved in a scheme to defraud mortgage lenders out of hundreds of thousands of dollars pleaded not guilty to the charges on Thursday.
Couple sentenced for mortgage fraud scheme in Wis., Minn.
A federal judge has sentenced a Stillwater couple for orchestrating a $5 million mortgage fraud scheme.
US sues B of A for $1B for mortgage fraud
The top federal prosecutor in Manhattan sued Bank of America for more than $1 billion on Wednesday for mortgage fraud against Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during the years around the financial crisis.
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