Criminal Prosecutions Of Sale Leaseback Peddlers In Equity Stripping Foreclosure Rescue Deals

This post is an attempt to organize the links for some of the posts appearing on this blog on criminal prosecutions of alleged sale leaseback, equity stripping scams by the various law enforcement authorities throughout the country, which I expect to update occasionally, as time permits.

1. California (Los Angeles County DA): Convicted Foreclosure Rescue Scammer Could Face Life Sentence On New Charges In Alleged Sale Leaseback, Equity Stripping Ripoff That Fleeced 5 Victims,
   
2. California (San Diego County DA): Foreclosure Rescue Scam Mastermind Found Guilty Of Dozens Of Felonies; Ran Upfront Fee Land Grant Scheme, Sale Leaseback Rent Skimming Racket,
   
3. California (San Diego County DA): Judge Hammers Mastermind In San Diego-Area Foreclosure Rescue Racket That Ran Land Grant & Sale Leaseback Scams On 400-500 Victims w/ 46 Years In Pen,
   
4. California (Sacramento County County DA): Victim Of Sale Leaseback Foreclosure Rescue Scam Still Waiting For Installment Restitution Payments As County Falls Short In Enforcing Court Order,
   
5. California (U.S. Attorney - Central District): Co-Ringleaders In S. California Sale Leaseback Racket Get 15, 10 Years For $12M+ Equity Stripping Ripoff Of Homeowners Seeking Foreclosure Rescue,
   
6. California (U.S. Attorney - Central District): Foreclosure Rescue Sale Leaseback Racket That Drained Equity From Unwitting Victims' Homes Among Scams California Man Pleads Guilty To,
   
7. California (U.S. Attorney - Central District): 100+ Victims Of Sale Leaseback Foreclosure Rescue Operators Get Stiffed; Scammers Left Such A Convoluted Mess That Judge Unable To Order Restitution,
   
8. California (U.S Attorney - Eastern District): F'closure Rescue Hit Parade Continues As Sacramento Feds Slam Four; Charges Describe Sale Leaseback Peddling, Equity Stripping, Rent Skimming Racket,
   
9. California (U.S Attorney - Eastern District): Feds "Operation Homewrecker" Bust Of Nationwide Alleged Sale Leaseback Scam,
   
10. Delaware (state AG's office): Delaware AG Levels 21-Count Indictment Against Alleged Foreclosure Rescue Racket Using "Divine" Cover In Sale Leaseback, Equity Stripping Ripoff,
    
11. Florida (state AG's office/Orange County DA): Central Florida Sale Leaseback Peddler Linked To 50 Ripoff Deals Gets 10 Years On Racketeering Charge; Targeted Cash-Strapped, High-Equity Homeowners,
    
12. Florida (state AG's office/Orange County DA): 85-Year Old Victim Of Convicted Sale Leaseback, Equity Stripping Peddler Temporarily Dodges The Boot As Judge Grants '11th Hour' Stay Of Eviction,
    
13. Hawaii (U.S. Attorney): Foreclosure Rescue Operator Gets Six Years In Sale Leaseback Scams That Ripped Off $880K From Lenders, Financially Strapped Homeowners,
    
14. Hawaii (U.S. Attorney): Hawaii Feds Win Conviction Of Man Who Used Straw Buyers In Sale Leaseback Foreclosure Rescue Ripoffs; Pocketed $430K+ In Two Equity Stripping Scams,
    
15. Hawaii (U.S. Attorney): Loan Officer Gets Five Months In Sale Leaseback, Foreclosure Rescue Scam; Equity Stripping Victim Hopes To Recover Title To Home,
    
16. Hawaii (U.S. Attorney): FBI Manhunt For Hawaiian Sale Leaseback Peddlers Continues; Couple Who Copped Pleas To Ripping Off Homeowners Failed To Show Up For Sentencing,
    
17. Illinois (U.S. Attorney - Northern District): Chicago Federal Jury Slams Ex-Attorney With Guilty Verdict In Sale Leaseback, Equity Stripping Foreclosure Rescue Ripoff,
    
18. Illinois (Chisago County DA): Foreclosure Rescue Operator Accused Of Misappropriating $25K+ From Escrow Account Set Up In Connection With Sale Leaseback Of Home,
    
19. Maryland (U.S. Attorney): Maryland Man Cops Plea In Sale Leaseback, Equity Stripping Ripoff That Targeted High-Equity Homeowners With Unaffordable House Payments,
    
20. Maryland (U.S. Attorney): MD Feds Obtain Guilty Plea From Loan Officer Who Screwed Homeowners By Stripping & Pocketing Their Home Equity In Sale Leaseback F'closure Rescue Scam,
    
21. Maryland (U.S. Attorney): Maryland Feds Continue "Money Store" Sale Leaseback, Equity Stripping, F'closure Rescue Racket Prosecution; Nail Loan Officer With 11-Count Indictment,
    
22. Maryland (U.S. Attorney): MD Feds Wrap Up Metropolitan Money Store Sale Leaseback, Equity Stripping Foreclosure Rescue Criminal Prosecution As Final Defendant Cops Guilty Plea,
    
23. Massachusetts (state AG's office): Alleged Mastermind In Sale Leaseback F'closure Rescue Scam Arraigned On 25 Counts; Investors Left Holding Bag As Homeowners Got Boot, Say Prosecutors,
    
24. Massachusetts (state AG's office): Massachusetts Foreclosure Rescue Operator Gets 2-2.5 Years As Mastermind In Fraud Scam; Sale Leaseback Deals Among Ripoffs Run On Desperate Homeowners,
    
25. Massachusetts (U.S. Attorney): Boston Feds Pinch Mortgage Broker In Fraudulent Sale Leaseback Foreclosure Rescue Scam; Suspect Stripped Home Equity, Leaving Owner With More Debt,
    
26. Minnesota (U.S. Attorney): Minnesota Man Accused Of Sale Leaseback, Foreclosure Rescue Ripoffs Cops Plea To Money Laundering, Tax Dodging Charges; 50+ Victims Clipped For $2.46M,
    
27. Minnesota (U.S. Attorney): Foreclosure Rescue Operator Gets 7+ Years For Tax Evasion, Money Laundering In Connection With Equity Stripping, Sale Leaseback Peddling Racket,
    
28. Minnesota (U.S. Attorney): Federal Judge Clobbers Sobbing Sale Leaseback Peddler With 270 Months For Victimizing 17 Minn. Homeowners In Equity Stripping, F'closure Rescue Ripoff,
    
29. Missouri (U.S. Attorney - Eastern District): St. Louis Feds Squeeze Guilty Plea From Alleged Rent Skimming, Sale Leaseback, Foreclosure Rescue Peddler Accused Of Causing $439K In Losses,
    
30. New Jersey (U.S. Attorney): Newark Feds Charge Trio In Alleged Sale Leaseback, Equity Stripping Foreclosure Rescue Ripoff,
    
31. New Jersey (U.S. Attorney): NJ Feds Squeeze Guilty Plea From Brooklyn-Based Foreclosure Rescue Operator; Admits To Role In Peddling Sale Leaseback, Equity Stripping Scams,
    
32. New Jersey (U.S. Attorney): Newark Feds Obtain Indictment Of Previously-Charged Brooklyn Man Peddling Sale Leaseback, Equity Stripping Foreclosure Rescue Scams,
    
33. New Jersey (U.S. Attorney): Veteran Fraudster Gets 97 Months For Running Realty Scams; Bogus Sale Leaseback Foreclosure Rescue Deals Among Rackets Resulting In $1M+ In Losses,
    
34. New York (state AG's office): Five Face Criminal Charges For Roles In Now-Defunct Upstate NY Sale Leaseback, Equity Stripping Foreclosure Rescue Peddling Operation,
    
35. New York (state AG's office): NY AG Squeezes Guilty Pleas From 4 For Roles In Alleged Sale Leaseback, Equity Stripping Foreclosure Rescue Racket; 1 Awaits Trial On 23 Felony Counts,
    
36. New York (Westchester County DA): NY Couple Gets 2 To 6 Years For Roles In Equity Stripping, Sale Leaseback Scam; Homeowners Who Sought Foreclosure Rescue Have Civil Suits Pending,
    
37. New York (Westchester County DA): Westchester County Sale Leaseback, Equity Stripping Foreclosure Rescue Ripoff Leads To Six Convictions, One Acquittal; One Mistrial,
    
38. New York (Rockland County DA): Rockland County DA Charges Duo In Equity Stripping Foreclosure Rescue Scam; Allegedly Duped Struggling Homeowner Into Bogus Sale Leaseback Ripoff,
    
39. New York (Queens County DA): Queens DA Bags Seventeen Suspects In Alleged Sale Leaseback, Equity Stripping Foreclosure Rescue Racket,
    
40. New York (U.S. Attorney - Southern District): Paralegal Gets Three Years For Role In Sale Leaseback Foreclosure Rescue Ripoff Targeting Financially Distressed Homeowners In Brooklyn, The Bronx,
    
41. Pennsylvania: (U.S. Attorney - Eastern District): Philly Feds Continue Attack On Equity Stripping Sale Leaseback Peddlers; Indict 4, File Civil Suit In Alleged Racket Involving 120 Properties,
    
42. Pennsylvania: (U.S. Attorney - Eastern District): Philly Feds: F'clsure Rescue Operator In Sale Leaseback, Rent Skimming Scam Stalled Lenders w/ Bogus Bankrptcy Filings, Stiffed IRS On Illegal Profits,
    
43. Pennsylvania (U.S. Attorney - Eastern District): Pennsylvania Attorney First To Cop Plea In Alleged Sale Leaseback, Equity Stripping Ripoff Targeting Homeowners Seeking Foreclosure Rescue,
    
44. Utah (state AG's office): Sale Leaseback Peddler Aquitted Of Charges Accusing Him Of Tricking Couple Facing Foreclosure Into Signing Over Deed To Home,
    
45. Virginia (U.S. Attorney - Eastern District): Norfolk Feds Score Guilty Plea From Foreclosure Rescue Operator Involving Sale Leaseback Equity Stripping Ripoffs.