Yesterday we learned that Sean Hannity built a $90 million real estate empire facilitated by HUD loans overseen by Ben Carson which allowed his shell companies to purchase foreclosed p… Read More

Mortgage Fraud Blog. Christopher Vaughan and Jon Gregg Goodhart Jr. were each sentenced today for their role in a conspiracy to rig bids, in violation of the U.S. antitrust laws, at public r… Read More

Real estate investor Avi Stern pleaded guilty today in West Palm Beach, in connection with an ongoing investigation into bid rigging at online public foreclosure auctions in Florida, the Dep… Read More

A California federal jury convicted three men Friday of rigging bids at foreclosure auctions in the San Francisco Bay Area, a verdict that came nearly a year after the judge overseeing the c… Read More

Real estate investor Christopher Graeve pleaded guilty today in West Palm Beach, in connection with an ongoing investigation into bid rigging at online public foreclosure auctions in Florida… Read More

Antitrust Conviction for Bid RiggingIn February, a federal jury handed down an antitrust conviction for a real estate investor accused of bid rigging. The jury found Thomas Joyce guilty on a… Read More

Antitrust Sentence For California Real Estate InvestorsA federal judge sentenced five California real estate investors for their role in an antitrust scheme. The five defendants all particip… Read More

Antitrust Convict Loses New Trial BidA man convicted of bid-rigging will not receive the new trial he sought on antitrust charges. Federal prosecutors won a 2014 conviction against Andrew Ka… Read More

Like a lot of Baltimoreans, Al-Amin As´Salaam learned about tax sales the hard way. A 63-year-old retired post office supervisor and disabled veteran, As´Salaam lives on Oak Hill… Read More