Oregon Feds Expand Effort To Prosecute Mortgage Fraud, Foreclosure & Short Sale Scams

In Portland, Oregon, The Bend Bulletin reports:

• The Portland office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Attorney’s Office have expanded their efforts to identify and prosecute mortgage fraud throughout the state, including Central Oregon, according to an announcement this week from the state’s Department of Justice. Those law enforcement offices have created a Web site and telephone tip line to handle reports of suspected mortgage fraud, including foreclosure rescue schemes and fraudulent behavior surrounding some short-sale agreements.

For more, see Feds step up mortgage fraud crackdown.