After Appellant Laurie B. Grady defaulted on her home-equity loan, the
noteholder, Appellee U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for Specialty
Underwriting and Residential Finance Trust Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed
Certificates, Series 2006-BC5, successfully sued for an order allowing it to
foreclose on its lien. Grady then sued U.S. Bank and the current loan servicer,
Appe... More...   $0 (11-23-2017 - TX)

Philadelphia, PA - Bucks County Man Sentenced To 18 Months In Federal Prison For Filing False Tax Returns and Structuring Cash Deposits Of Marijuana Sales Proceeds

Bradley Mark Cohen, 61, of Ottsville, PA, with sentenced November 9, 2017 to 18 months in prison, following his July 12, 2017 plea of guilty to four counts of filing false tax returns and three counts of structuring cash depos... More...   $84000 (11-13-2017 - PA)

Appellant Ardulrauman Zeitoun (“Defendant”) seeks review of his
conviction for stalking a person for whose benefit a protective order has been
issued and his sentence of four years at hard labor in the custody of the Louisiana
Department of Corrections. For the reasons that follow, we affirm Defendant‟s
conviction and sentence.
The victim, K.Z.1, met Defendant in 19... More...   $0 (11-10-2017 - LA)

The State of Washington appeals the CR 12(b)(6) dismissal of its regulatory enforcement action against the Evergreen Freedom Foundation (the Foundation). The State filed suit after learning from a citizen complaint that the Foundation had provided pro bono legal services in support of local initiatives in Sequim, Chelan, and Shelton without reporting the value of those services to the Public Discl... More...   $0 (11-07-2017 - WA)

Appellants, Saefaldin Rahmati and Abdul Saeed Assadi Rahmati (collectively, “the Rahmatis”), challenge the trial court’s judgment, rendered after a trial to the court, in favor of appellee, AJBJK, L.L.P., in its suit against them for a
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declaratory judgment, a permanent injunction, and damages. In three issues, the Rahmatis contend that the evidence supporting the trial court’s declarator... More...   $0 (11-06-2017 - )

Before us is the District Court’s dismissal of Antony Turbeville’s complaint
against the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) and its denial of
Turbeville’s motion to remand the case to Florida state court. We affirm both.
I.
A.
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”) provides that
persons who wish to use any instrumentality of interstate commerce ... More...   $0 (11-01-2017 - FL)

John Keane appeals from the
denial of his motion to vacate an order dismissing his lawsuit
against HSBC, Nationstar Mortgage, and Mortgage Electronic
Registration Systems. We reverse.
I.
In December 2014, Keane sued defendants in state court
in Massachusetts, alleging a variety of state law violations in
connection with a foreclosure action against a property he ownedMore...   $0 (10-31-2017 - MA)

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INTRODUCTION
In this appeal, we address whether, for purposes of overcoming the workers'
compensation exclusivity doctrine (Lab. Code, §§ 3600, subd. (a), 3602, subd. (a)), a
housekeeping employee stated claims against her hotel employer for violating provisions
in the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA; Gov. Code, § 12900 et
seq.)1 requiring the employ... More...   $0 (10-30-2017 - CA)

Buffalo, NY - Fourth Defendant Pleads Guilty In Mortgage Fraud Conspiracy

Tina Brown, 42, of Bronx, NY, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud affecting a financial institution, before U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Elizabeth Moellering and Kathl... More...   $0 (10-24-2017 - NY)

Appellant, Jay Baska, challenges the trial court’s judgment in favor of appellee, Rebecca McGuire, in her suit against Baska for breach of contract and fraud. In his first through third issues, Baska contends that the statute of frauds1 bars
1 See TEX. BUS. & COM. CODE ANN. § 26.01 (West 2015).
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McGuire’s breach-of-contract claim and, if sustained, he is entitled to a remand for
r... More...   $0 (10-12-2017 - TX)

Charles D. Wallace and Hattie Leslie Wallace1 were divorced on January 8, 2006. The agreed divorce decree awarded both Charles and Hattie fifty percent ownership, as tenants in common, of a house and lot located at 706 Carpenter Drive, Garland, Texas (the Property), and provided a procedure for the sale of the Property. After Charles’s death on April 8, 2016, Hattie filed this suit to enforce the ... More...   $0 (10-09-2017 - TX)

Appellant Danny Barforough sued appellees Nationstar Mortgage, LLC and U.S. Bank National Association, alleging breach of a previous settlement agreement after appellees notified Barforough that his mortgage was being accelerated and posted the subject property for foreclosure. Barforough claimed that a previous
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settlement released him from all obligations related to the note encumbering... More...   $0 (10-06-2017 - TX)

San Francisco, CA - Real Estate Investor Sentenced to 14 Months in Prison for Rigging Bids at Northern California Public Foreclosure Auctions

A real estate investor was sentenced for his role in a conspiracy to rig bids at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Northern California.

Brian McKinzie was charged on June 30, 2011, in an indictment returned by a federal grand jury... More...   $0 (10-05-2017 - CA)

In 2015, John Rife filed an 8-count
complaint in state court against the servicers, holders, and
assignees of his mortgage loan which had been executed in 2006.
The pertinent defendants include: One West Bank, F.S.B.; Mortgage
Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (MERS); Indy Mac Mortgage
Services; and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as
trustee/master servicer. The m... More...   $0 (09-29-2017 - MA)

Houston, TX - Montgomery County Couple Sentenced in Bankruptcy Fraud Conspiracy

A Conroe, Texas couple was sentenced for bankruptcy fraud conspiracy in the Southern District of Texas.

Richard Kent Harris, 74, and Darlene Ann Riley, 59, pleaded guilty on Mar. 8, 2017, to conspiracy to commit bankruptcy fraud. Harris was sentenced to 10 months in federal prison by U.S. District Jud... More...   $0 (09-26-2017 - TX)

Riverside, CA - Controller at Fontana Metal Forging Company Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges Related to $1.5 Million Embezzlement Scheme

A Riverside woman who was the controller at a Fontana-based metal forging company pleaded guilty on Septemver 21, 2017 to federal charges stemming from her embezzlement of $1.5 million from her employer.

Jacquelin Dyer, 67, who was th... More...   $0 (09-25-2017 - CA)

Oakland, CA - East Bay Resident Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud, Bank Fraud, And Related Charges In Connection To Scheme To Defraud Employer

Defendant Also Admits Understating Income by More than $1,000,000

Celia Nipper, aka Celia Arrand, pleaded guilty on September 18, 2017 to committing wire fraud, bank fraud, and filing false tax returns in connection with a scheme to embezzle fu... More...   $0 (09-25-2017 - CA)

Los Angeles, CA - Hermosa Beach Couple Who Filed Fraudulent Tax Returns and Passed Bogus Financial Instruments Sentenced to Federal Prison

A Hermosa Beach man was sentenced to six years in federal prison for filing fraudulent tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service that sought millions of dollars in refunds and using bogus financial instruments in an attempt to pay off debt. His wif... More...   $480322 (09-19-2017 - CA)

The Burciagas defaulted on their home equity loan in 2011. In 2013,
Deutsche Bank filed a foreclosure suit in Texas state court. Without holding a
hearing—as required by Texas law—the state court entered a foreclosure
order. Although Texas law expressly required that any challenge to the
foreclosure order be made in a separate, original proceeding, the Burciagas
moved to vacate... More...   $0 (09-18-2017 - TX)

When an individual files for bankruptcy, he must file sworn disclosures listing his debts and his assets, including any pending civil claims, and identifying any lawsuits he has filed against others. Occasionally, a plaintiff who has a pending civil lawsuit fails to list the claims or lawsuit in these disclosures. In omitting this information, the plaintiff effectively takes inconsistent positions... More...   $0 (09-18-2017 - AL)

David and Linda Hovannisian purchased property from Wells Fargo Bank (Wells
Fargo) at a foreclosure sale. Several months later they discovered there was a first
priority deed of trust on the property that had not been extinguished by the foreclosure.
The Hovannisians sued Wells Fargo for intentional and negligent misrepresentation based
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on a statement in Wells Fargo‟s... More...   $0 (09-17-2017 - CA)

Grand Rapids, MI - Okemos Woman Guilty Of Defrauding The U.S. Treasury Of Over $3.6 Million Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison - Investigators Recover Over $1.5 Million in Fraud Proceeds

Callista Suzena Chiwocha, of Okemos, Michigan was sentenced in U.S. District Court to ten years in prison for conspiring to defraud the government by filing false tax returns, announced Acting U.S. Attorney... More...   $0 (09-16-2017 - MI)

Tacoma, WA - Final Defendant Sentenced in Pierce Commercial Mortgage Fraud Investigation - Fifteen Defendants ranging from VP to Loan Officers Sentenced for Fraud that Resulted in Bank Collapse

The final defendant in a long running investigation of mortgage fraud at Pierce Commercial Bank was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma, announced U.S. Attorney Annette L. Hayes. Betw... More...   $0 (09-15-2017 - WA)

Michael Lynch1 appeals from a final default divorce decree, dissolving his marriage to Donna Falcon Lynch. In 16 issues, Michael challenges the provisions in the divorce decree that divide the marital estate, award Donna appellate
1 Because the record indicates that Francis Michael Lynch prefers to use his middle name, Michael, we refer to him as Michael.
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attorney’s fees, require Mic... More...   $0 (09-15-2017 - TX)

In this insurance defense dispute, defendant and appellant American Safety
Indemnity Company (American Safety or ASIC) challenges a judgment after court trial
that awarded over $1.4 million in compensatory and punitive damages to plaintiff and
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respondent Pulte Home Corporation (Pulte), who was the general contractor and
developer of two residential projects in the San Marcos... More...   $0 (09-09-2017 - CA)