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Understanding Mortgage Fraud Crimes

Mortgage Fraud Defense Obtaining money or property by any fraudulent means, device or scheme, is the underlying criminal act for prosecutions of mortgage fraud or bank fraud. Providing false information, fraudulent documents, and material misrepresentations of income or assets to obtain bank financing can be prosecuted as a grand theft,…

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More Mortgage Brokers Arrested in Miami, Florida

THE POLITICS OF PROSECUTION MIAMI STYLE Fort Lauderdale and Miami criminal courts will soon be flooded with grand theft and mortgage fraud trials. Announcing that another 30 real estate professionals have been arrested the Mayor of Miami told reporters a total of 50 have been charaged with grand theft, fraud,…

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Restoring Felons the Right to Vote in Florida

In Florida convicted felons cannot vote. Governor Crist has advocated returning civil rights to convicted felons after they have served their time. Southern states such as Florida have a history of racially based obstructions for minority voters: tactics such as poll taxes, literacy laws, and political gerrymandering. There are currently…

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Sex Offender Registration News

On June 1, 2008 The Justice Department released its newest version of what are the Federal Sex Offender Registration standards. It is called the Sexual Offender Notification ACT (SORNA) These new the guidelines are for the Adam Walsh Act’s sex offender registration and notification provisions of Florida and other states.…

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Congressmen Write to Supreme Court for Death Penalty

The U.S. Supreme Court recently struck down the death penalty for sexual battery (rape) of a child. Eighty-five Republican congressmen wrote to the Court to tell them they got it wrong. The letter said the Supreme Court had inaccurate information and should re-consider the death penalty. The letter noted that…

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Florida Legislature Makes the World Safe for Democracy

Florida travel agencies are suing Florida to repeal a law making it more expensive to travel to….Iran? The Florida legislature took time from its busy schedule of fixing Florida to repair the world. SB 1310 requires a $1000.00 registry fee and a minimum $100,000.00 security bond of anyone traveling to…

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Theft, Wire Fraud and the New Cottage Industry of Arresting Mortgage Brokers

Criminal defense attorneys in Florida increasingly are speaking out against the politically targeted and politically motivated prosecutions mounted by the US attorney in South Florida. Fort Lauderdale and Miami have seen arrests of local real estate professionals by the federal prosecutor in the Southern District of Florida explode in numbers…

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