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Article: More than 50 mortgage fraud cases filed since Western Pa. task force formed
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- June 17, 2009
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Four federal mortgage fraud cases filed Tuesday in Pittsburgh
bring the number of prosecutions to more than 50 since a task force
was formed last year to investigate such allegations.
"Mortgage fraud doesn't just hurt lending institutions and real
estate professionals. It also negatively impacts significant numbers
of homeowners each year," U.S. Attorney Mary Beth Buchanan said.
Her office yesterday charged:
Crystal Spreng, 38, of Cabot in Butler County. Prosecutors say
Spreng, while working for Citizens Bank, verified financial
documents for real estate loans that she knew were fraudulently
inflated.
Daniel Hoey, 43, of Sewickley with wire fraud conspiracy.
Prosecutors say he submitted a ...