Gang member accused of leading mortgage fraud scheme

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NEW YORK — Eight New York residents were charged in what U.S. prosecutors said was a $45 million global debit card cyber-attack scheme targeting banks based in the United Arab Emirates and Oman. The defendants are accused in a four-count indictment unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, of participating in two worldwide attacks. They used stolen account information for prepaid MasterCard-branded debit cards to withdraw millions of dollars from ATM machines from October 2012 to April 2013, prosecutors said.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The former head of the now bankrupt mortgage lender Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp has been charged with fraud in a scheme that led to the misappropriation of over $1 billion, according to an indictment unsealed on Wednesday.

Reuters - The former head of the now bankrupt mortgage lender Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp has been charged with fraud in a scheme that led to the misappropriation of over $1 billion, according to an indictment unsealed on Wednesday.

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AP - Two men convicted of leading a New York-based $100 million mortgage fraud scheme that ranged from inflating appraisals to having corrupt lawyers steal sale proceeds are headed to prison.