Criminal
Oct. 9, 2014
Setback in borrower cases
Despite an unusual high-profile loss in a recent mortgage fraud case, U.S. Attorney Ben Wagner is pressing forward with his aggressive and controversial prosecution of over 100 borrowers accused of lying on home mortgage applications, with no plans to change how his office prosecutes such cases.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SACRAMENTO - Despite an unusual high-profile loss in a recent mortgage fraud case, U.S. Attorney Ben Wagner is pressing forward with his aggressive and controversial prosecution of over 100 borrowers accused of lying on home mortgage applications, with no plans to change how his office prosecutes such cases.
The loss, in U.S. v Charikov, et al., was the result of what is normally a losing argumen...
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