Financial Fraud Law

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If You Thought that JPMorgan Chase Was Finished Settling, Think Again. Now, It Pays $614 Million to Resolve More Mortgage Loan Charges
Posted on 5 Feb 2014 by Steven A. Meyerowitz

JPMorgan Chase has reached yet another settlement with federal prosecutors. Now, it will pay $614 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly originating and underwriting non-compliant mortgage loans submitted for... Read More

Tags: False Claims Act , mortgages , Fraud , financial fraud law , financial fraud , JPMorgan Chase , mortgage fraud

17 Years Later, Two Fugitives Surrender and Plead Guilty to Bank Fraud
Posted on 13 Dec 2013 by Steven A. Meyerowitz

Zahid and Riffat Ali, who have been wanted by federal authorities on bank fraud charges since 1996, are fugitives no longer. They surrendered to agents of the FBI at San Francisco International Airport after their flight from Pakistan arrived, and they... Read More

Tags: bank fraud , financial fraud law , financial fraud , mortgage fraud

Stamford Attorney Admits Role in $7 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme
Posted on 19 Feb 2014 by Steven A. Meyerowitz

Christopher Brecciano, an attorney in Stamford, Connecticut, has pleaded guilty in Bridgeport federal court to conspiring to defraud financial institutions through an extensive mortgage fraud scheme that involved dozens of Connecticut properties. According... Read More

Tags: conspiracy , bank fraud , Fraud , financial fraud law , financial fraud , wire fraud , mortgage fraud