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Campbell Foreclosure Consulting Firm Defrauds 400 Homeowners, Plead No Contest
By Mayra Flores de Marcotte – Campbell Patch – 03.22.12
Rene Alvarez and Mariano Ortega swindled homeowners out of close to $2 million. A case that began a year ago is closer to resolution, with the two defendants entering a plea.


3 Sacramento-area lawyers accused of bilking foreclosure clients
By Claudia Buck - The Sacramento Bee - 03.09.12
A trio of Sacramento attorneys were arrested Thursday in an alleged loan modification scam targeting hundreds of Californians with distressed mortgages.


Woman accused of defrauding homeowners to stand trial
By Raul Hernandez - Ventura County Star – 03.08.12
An Oxnard woman who spent years on the streets selling flowers to save enough money to buy a house was among the victims of a loan modification scam, an investigator with the District Attorney's Office testified Thursday.


California attorney general warns of loan scams
By Claudia Buck - The Sacramento Bee – 03.07.12
California homeowners are being warned about possible loan modification scams, tied to the state's recent $18 billion home mortgage settlement with five major U.S. banks.