Large loan modify fraud case targets 3500 victims
Prosecutors describe a nationwide loan modification scam as among the largest of its kind, alleging $13.5 million stolen from 3,500 people. The investigation centers on Huntington Beach attorney Pamela Gressier and six others, who allegedly charged upfront fees and claimed no basis for loan mod eligibility.
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Legislative Analyst’s Office
Bruce Moore
Orange County
U.S
Pamela Gressier
Newport Beach
John Wayne Airport
the Register
Gressier
Remedy Center Law Associates
Prudential Law Group
Investors and Distressed Homes Scheme Charged in OC
Two women face more than 2 million dollars in theft charges in a scheme targeting Vietnamese Americans. Loan Thuuong Nguyen allegedly persuaded investors to pay 50 percent of home costs to enter escrow and offered loan mods to foreclosed homeowners. Lynn Eichenberger is accused of draining funds through a business account she helped set up.
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Conan Hayes
Billabong
Hayes
Costa Mesa
Bank of America
Los Angeles
Loan Thuuong Nguyen
Lynn Eichenberger
Nguyen
Eichenberger
Warning signs of real estate fraud and how to report
Signs include upfront cash outside escrow or after closing, unlicensed agents, firms claiming to represent federal or state agencies, vague pitches with no risk details, lack of in person meetings, missing disclosures, requests to transfer title, missing property tax bills, documents filed without your initiation, unexpected loan offers, and guaranteed high returns. Report suspected fraud at orangecountyda.org.
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County Recorder’s Office
Orange County District Attorney's
Orangecountyda.org
California Department of Consumer Affairs Bureau of Real Estate
Orange County Assessor
Orange County District Attorney's Real Estate Fraud Unit
Haggen reviews a mixed bag in D.C.
Haggen, expanding with three new Orange County stores and eight more by May, faces mixed reactions as it prices to compete with Albertsons and Whole Foods. The Northwest chain, after buying 146 former Albertsons Vons and Pavilions outlets, plans 82 California stores. Customers say pricing and perceived quality are uneven, though Haggen has lowered hundreds of prices and aims to offer all products under one roof.
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Haggen
Orange County
Northwest
Albertsons
Vons
Pavilions
Washington
Oregon
California
Nevada
Arizona
Bill Shaner
Pacific Southwest
Whole Foods
Safeway
Matthew Windish
Anaheim Hills
Ita
Windish
Ralphs
Anthony D'Acquisto
Laguna Hills
Yorba Linda
Shaner
Burt P. Flickinger
Flickinger
Strategic Resource Group
New York
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Laguna Beach
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Moscow
Thomas Franklin Tarburton
Tarburton
Villa Capital Inc
Panama
Huntington Beach
Investors and Distressed Homes
Mkalfus
Ocregister
D.C
Hannah Madans
Nancy Luna
Saddleback Memorial
Memorialcare.org
Saddleback Memorial Memorial Care Health System
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