Two Toledo-area men were indicted for wire fraud related to stealing more than $1 million from hundreds of people through a fraudulent loan-modification scheme, said Steven M. Dettelbach, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio and Stephen D. Anthony, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Read More

More than $37 million in monthly housing subsidies for needy people ended up in the wrong hands last year because the Department of Housing and Urban Development doesn't know how to verify who's eligible for its program. The housing subsidies are intended for low-income people who meet the " Read More

Baltimore, Maryland – A federal grand jury has indicted Alberic Okou Agodio, age 30, of Bethesda, Maryland, on charges arising from a mortgage fraud scheme in which he used the names of immigrants and students, along with false financial information, to obtain approximately $3.8 million in home Read More

Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DAVID J. BERTNAGEL, 41, of Thomaston, waived his right to indictment and pleaded guilty today in Bridgeport federal court to theft and tax charges stemming from his embezzlement of more than $800,000 from the Read More

PHILADELPHIA – Walter Alston Brown, 47, of Providence Forge, Virginia, and Glen Allen, Virginia, and Cynthia Evette Brown, 53, of Philadelphia, PA, were each sentenced today to 180 months in prison for their roles in a multi-million dollar mortgage fraud scheme.  Walter Brown was a mortgage Read More

BOSTON – The facilities director of two non-profits which provide support services for developmentally disabled adults and their families was sentenced today in connection with soliciting bribes. Charles Feeney, 60, of Billerica, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Judge Mark L. Wolf to six Read More

Prosecutors unsealed an eight-count indictment Tuesday against the executive director of the City of Hidalgo Housing Authority and her former secretary, charging them with bribery. A federal grand jury indicted Susana Munguia, 61, of Hidalgo, who headed the Housing Authority — an independent, Read More

MCALLEN, TX—Susana Munguia, 61, and Lubina Pedraza, 54, both of Hidalgo, have been arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit bribery and embezzlement and several counts of bribery, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Munguia and Pedraza were former officials with the City of Hidalgo Read More

BEAVER -- Beaver County might need to repay more than $500,000 if it can’t properly document how housing money was used, according to a federal audit.  Additionally, a county-paid lawyer might have had a conflict of interest, the audit report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Read More

Testimony of The Honorable David A. Montoya, Inspector General before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services. Topic: “Exploring Alleged Ethical and Legal Violations at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development"

NEWARK, NJ—A former contractor of the Newark Watershed Conservation and Development Corporation (NWCDC) today admitted his role in a bribery and kickback scheme involving an employee and consultant of the NWCDC, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. James Porter, 78, of East Orange, New Jersey Read More

Bangor, Maine:  United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Craig Sanborn, age 64, of Maidstone, Vermont, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr. to 28 months in prison for wire fraud. He was also ordered to pay $300,000 in restitution, a $7, Read More

TRENTON, N.J. – The developer of three Trenton affordable housing projects was sentenced today to 27 months in prison for making false statements to a financial institution to divert project money for personal and other unauthorized purposes, and to conducting a transaction with the proceeds of Read More

To hear the FBI talk, former Dunkirk Mayor Richard L. Frey owes a substantial amount of credit card debt. Even more important, perhaps, Frey’s debt stems from cash withdrawals at an ATM in a nearby casino, investigators say. Frey’s personal finances are detailed in a federal indictment accusing Read More

NEW HAVEN, CT—A property manager and real estate agent was sentenced today to 22 months in prison for his role in a mortgage fraud scheme arising from the purchases of more than 40 properties in New Haven, New Jersey U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced today. Menachem Yosef Levitin (a/k/a Read More

The Dutchess County developer who launched Vineyard Commons in Highland but later declared bankruptcy will be arraigned in federal district court in White Plains today, Tuesday, according to U.S. Attorney's Office spokesman Herbert Hadad. Michael Barnett of Hopewell Junction is accused by federal Read More

PHILADELPHIA - The United States Attorney's Office announced today that Bellante Properties, of Lehigh County, PA, and its owners Vincent Fantozzi and Bernard Fantozzi, will pay the government $19,120 to resolve allegations surrounding federally-funded rental assistance payments it received. Read More

NEWARK, N.J. – The owner of a Guttenberg, New Jersey, contracting company today admitted rigging the selection process for projects run by the Union City Community Development Agency (UCCDA), causing losses of at least $120,000, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Leovaldo Fundora, 53, of Read More

NEWARK, N.J. – Five people involved in an extensive scheme to obtain millions of dollars through fraudulently obtained tax refund checks issued by the U.S. Treasury pleaded guilty today in Newark federal court, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Julio C. Concepcion 49, of Passaic, New Jersey Read More

COLUMBUS – Wendy Harper, 44, of Columbus, Ohio was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 24 months in prison, three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay restitution in the amounts of $588,121.46 to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for embezzling HUD program funds Read More