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$7M mortgage scheme busted by U.S. Attorney’s Office

A group of men in Deerfield Beach are accused of duping homeowners facing foreclosure by telling them that they had been approved for loan modifications. Their scheme earned them $7 million, according to the the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

FHA All Day.com, Housing Assistance Law Center and Safety Financial operated in Boca Raton and later in Deerfield Beach from 2008 to 2009, according to Local 10.

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A man named Jason Vitulan hatched the plan that was then managed by Jeffrey Charles Leroy Taylor of North Lauderdale.

Taylor has pleaded guilty to charges of mail fraud and conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud. He faces up to 20 years in prison for each count and fines of up to $250,000. Vitulano is scheduled for sentencing on Dec. 5 in West Palm Beach. [Local 10] – Christopher Cameron

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