Real estate was among top consumer gripes in 2019
Landlord-tenant disputes generated more consumer complaints in the state last year than all but three other sources. New York...
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Overzealous investigators went too far in pursuit of Brooklyn landlord, appellate court rules
A Brooklyn landlord who served 20 days in jail after pleading guilty to mortgage fraud has successfully had his conviction overturned. Daniel Melamed won...
Judge tosses mortgage-fraud case against Manafort
The Manhattan district attorney’s criminal case against former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort has been dismissed by a New...
Florida man sentenced in $3.5M mortgage fraud scheme that targeted Orthodox Jewish community
A North Miami Beach resident is heading to federal prison for leading a $3.5 million mortgage fraud scheme in South Florida, the mortgage fraud...
Upper East Side developer funded “lavish lifestyle” through mortgage fraud: Manhattan district attorney
Manhattan developer Penny Bradley has been arrested and charged with allegedly running a multimillion-dollar mortgage fraud scam and using the proceeds to fund her...
Lenders poised to take over apartment empire amid massive mortgage fraud probe
Rochester-based Morgan Management nearly tripled its apartment holdings over the past decade, building a giant rental portfolio of 140...
How a New York mortgage broker scammed large banks and Fannie and Freddie
Mortgage broker Patrick Ogiony has pleaded guilty to being part of a multifamily real estate scandal involving inflated mortgages,...
DA Vance indicts Manafort on pardon-proof mortgage fraud charges
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort was indicted in Manhattan on Wednesday on mortgage fraud charges, the same day...
Fraud alert: Bogus mortgage applications are on the rise
Mortgage fraud is on the rise as more buyers are inflating their incomes in order to qualify for new...
More borrowers faking their incomes, employment to buy homes
Prices are up, interest rates are rising, and it’s tough for a lot of people to qualify to buy...
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