Suthers indicts 10 for mortgage fraud
Colorado Attorney General John Suthers on Monday announced indictments against 10 individuals who allegedly participated in a large mortgage-fraud operation.
Those indicted face 29 charges, including theft, forgery, computer crime and violations of the Colorado Organized Crime Control Act.
Between the spring of 2004 and spring of 2007, the individuals allegedly used false invoices and shell corporations to obtain $10.9 million in mortgages, keeping $1.1 million of those funds.
The group allegedly targeted 19 mortgage lenders — including Argent Mortgage, Cherry Creek Mortgage, Lehman Brothers Bank, The Mortgage Store, National City Mortgage, Royal Bank of Canada and Silver State Financial Services.
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