Former Orange Acting Business Administrator Indicted on Corruption, Fraud, and Tax Charges
NEWARK, N.J. – The former acting business administrator for the Township of Orange, New Jersey, has been charged in a 28-count indictment with conspiracy, bribe-taking, money and property fraud,...
Guaranteed Rate to Pay $15 Million to Resolve Allegations it Knowingly Caused False Claims to Government Mortgage Loan Programs
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Guaranteed Rate, Inc. has agreed to pay the United States $15.06 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act and the Financial Institutions Reform,...
Former HUD Official Agrees to Settle Conflict of Interest Allegations
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A former government official agreed to pay $25,000 to resolve allegations that he had an improper conflict of interest with a company while he served as the Director of the Quality...
Additional Inspectors General Designated as Members of CIGIE’s Pandemic Response Accountability Committee
Michael E. Horowitz, Chair of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE), and Glenn A. Fine, Chair of CIGIE’s Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC),...
Glenn A. Fine Appointed Chair of CIGIE’s Pandemic Response Accountability Committee
Today, Michael E. Horowitz, Chair of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE), announced the appointment of Glenn A. Fine, Principal Deputy Inspector General...
Chelsea Landlord Agrees to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
BOSTON – The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced today a $7,000 settlement with 44 Hawthorne, LLC and its owner, Alek Vienneau, to resolve allegations that they submitted false claims to the federal...
Hoboken Woman Arrested For Embezzling Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars From Non-Profit
NEWARK, N.J. – A Hudson County, New Jersey, woman was arrested today for allegedly embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from a non-profit corporation dedicated to providing affordable housing...
Owner Of Fraudulent Mortgage Elimination Company Sentenced To 11 Years In Prison For $38 Million Fraud Conspiracy
Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that JACQUELINE GRAHAM was sentenced today to 132 months in prison in connection with a $38 million...
Union County Man Arrested For Mortgage Fraud And Defrauding The Orange Public Library
NEWARK, N.J. – A Union County, New Jersey, man was arrested today by federal agents on charges of mortgage fraud and scheming to defraud the Orange Public Library, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito...
Mortgage Short Sale Negotiator Sentenced for Defrauding Mortgage Lenders
BOSTON – The principal and co-founder of a North Andover mortgage short sale assistance company was sentenced yesterday in connection with defrauding mortgage lenders and investors out of nearly $500...