Four men plead guilty in Lorain County mortgage scheme
Four men pleaded guilty to federal wire fraud in a Lorain County mortgage fraud case affecting about a dozen homes in Elyria and Lorain with losses around 1.1 million dollars. They bought homes in 2005, claimed no money down, inflated loan amounts, and used bogus financial documents to mislead lenders, with sentencing set for August.
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Lorain County
Elyria
Lorain
Mike Tobin
U.S
Steven Dettelbach
Eric Holder
United States
Jason Davis
Harry Gongloff
Steven Taylor
Russell Krause
U.S. District Court
Tobin
Davis, Gongloff and
Taylor
Davis, Gangloff
Feds arrest 500 nationwide in mortgage fraud crackdown
Federal authorities arrest more than 500 people in a nationwide mortgage fraud sweep. Las Vegas is cited as a major center of the schemes that helped inflate home prices before the housing crash. FBI agent Scott Hunter recalls many straw buyers lured by rogue real estate professionals.
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Las Vegas
Ble
Scott Hunter
FBI
Inmate Accused of Attacking Teacher Linked to Past Killings
Donald Anderson, a former Lorain Correctional inmate, pleaded not guilty to attempted aggravated murder and related charges after allegedly attacking a teacher at the prison. Records show a history of brutalizing women including the 1984 slaying of Sharon Drew in Cleveland for which he pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and received a seven to 25 year sentence.
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Elyria
Lorain Correctional Institution
Donald Anderson
Lorain County
Sharon Drew
Cleveland
Ryan Miday
Cuyahoga County
Bill Mason
Anderson
Drew
Ridgeville prom incident ends in plea and fine
North Ridgeville High student Jessica Halter pleaded no contest to underage consumption and resisting arrest after a May 15 prom disruption. Prosecutors dropped assault on an officer and other charges. she received 90 days jail suspended on good behavior, plus a $250 fine and 1 year of probation with treatment and 20 hours community service.
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Lorain
North Ridgeville
Lorain Municipal Court
Jessica Halter
Halter
DeLuca’s Place
Park
North Ridgeville High School
Patricia Bahr
Craig Phillips
Fifth Third Bank Robbery Reported in Elyria
Elyria police search for a white male in his 30s who robbed the Fifth Third Bank on Broad Street Thursday at about 9 15 a m. He passed a note demanding cash, no weapon seen, and left with an undisclosed amount.
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Elyria
Fifth Third
Broad Street
Lee ‘Frank
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Rona Proudfoot
the Chronicle-Telegram
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Nord Family Foundation
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Public
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