Who to Contact Regarding Mortgage Fraud

Who to Contact Regarding Mortgage Fraud

By Daniel Edstrom
DTC Systems, Inc.

The following is a press release issued by the  Department of Justice FBI’s Sacramento Office.  It represents a fairly comprehensive list of who is going after mortgage fraud.  While this press release covers the Sacramento and Fresno areas of California, it is highly likely there is a similar task force in your area.

Department of Justice Press Release

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For Immediate Release
June 16, 2011
United States Attorney’s Office
Eastern District of California
Contact: (916) 554-2700 (916) 554-2700

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Rigging the Bids at Foreclosure Sales

United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner and Assistant Attorney General Christine Varney of the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division announced today that Anthony B. Ghio, 43, of Stockton, pleaded guilty today before United States District Judge Edward J. Garcia to conspiring to rig bids at public real estate foreclosure auctions held in San Joaquin County.

Department of Justice Press Release

For Immediate Release
April 16, 2010 United States Attorney’s Office
Eastern District of California
Contact: (916) 554-2700
Stockton Real Estate Executive Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging at Auctions of Foreclosed Properties

SACRAMENTO, CA—United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner and Assistant Attorney General Christine Varney of the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division announced today that Anthony B. Ghio, 43, of Stockton, pleaded guilty today before United States District Judge Edward J. Garcia to conspiring to rig bids at public real estate foreclosure auctions held in San Joaquin County.

These charges arose from an ongoing federal antitrust investigation of fraud and bidding irregularities in certain real estate auctions in San Joaquin County. The investigation is being conducted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of California, the Antitrust Division’s San Francisco Office, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office.

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