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Mortgage Fraud: NJ Developer, Attorney Admit Swindling Lenders Out Of $3.5M Mortgage Fraud: NJ Developer, Attorney Admit Swindling Lenders Out Of $3.5M
Mortgage Fraud: NJ Developer, Attorney Admit Swindling Lenders Out Of $3.5M A New Jersey real estate developer and a lawyer admitted running a multi-layered mortgage fraud that cost banks more than $3.5 million in losses, federal authorities said. Developer Victor Santos, 63, of Watchung, paid stand-in "straw" buyers $5,000 each to first purchase a dozen properties in Newark and then secure tenants to lease them, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. A group of conspirators including him and attorney Fausto Simoes, 69, of Millington, covered the costs -- including fees and mortgage payments, the U.S. attorney said. "Santos, Simoes, and others also caused the sub…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Man Claiming To Be From UPS Swipes Fraudulent Purchase From Long Hill Porch, PD Says Man Claiming To Be From UPS Swipes Fraudulent Purchase From Long Hill Porch, PD Says
Man Claiming To Be From UPS Swipes Fraudulent Purchase From Long Hill Porch, PD Says A man claiming to be from UPS showed up to a Morris County home to swipe a package that had been delivered under the homeowners' names without their knowing, police said. The unknown man showed up around 10 a.m. Friday to the Bungalow Terrace home in Millington moments after they had been delivered, Long Hill police said. "The package contained cell phones purchased under the resident’s account without their knowing," police said. The investigation is ongoing.

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by Cecilia Levine