Press Release
For Immediate Release
November 6, 2009

Washington D.C.
FBI National Press Office
(202) 324-3691


FBI’s Top Ten News Stories for the Week Ending November 6, 2009

1. Tampa: Mortgage Fraud Surge Investigation Nets More Than 100 Individuals

A nine-month mortgage fraud surge investigation resulted in charges against more than 100 defendants and involves allegations concerning more than $400 million in loans procured by fraud and more than 700 properties. There are currently mortgage fraud-related charges pending against approximately 500 defendants in federal mortgage fraud cases around the nation. The cases concern both mortgage schemes designed to defraud mortgage lenders and “foreclosure rescue schemesâ€