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Banking

Mar. 25, 2008

California, the Hotbed of Housing Fraud

California prosecutors, including McGregor Scott, U.S. attorney in Sacramento, are mining a mother lode of mortgage fraud cases, revealing that an astonishing amount of lying and bribing took place during the biggest housing boom since World War II.

By Linda Rapattoni
Daily Journal Staff Writer
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      SACRAMENTO - California prosecutors are mining a mother lode of mortgage fraud cases, revealing that an astonishing amount of lying and bribing took place during the biggest housing boom since World War II.
      "When you do start looking, it's amazing how widespread it is," said McGregor Scott, the U.S. att...

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