Criminal
Nov. 9, 2012
Federal, state agencies coordinate Inland Empire mortgage fraud crackdown
U.S. Attorney Andre Birotte Jr. and representatives from a host of law enforcement agencies met this week to discuss mortgage fraud in the Inland Empire and look at how each agency can coordinate efforts to combat it.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
RIVERSIDE - In 2010, banks foreclosed on one in 14 homes in the Inland Empire, according to federal authorities. The phenomenon not only made the 4 million-resident region among the most impacted in the nation by the housing crisis, but also turned it into a breeding ground for mortgage fraud, said Andre Birotte Jr., U.S. attorney for California's Central District.
"One in 14, that's a s...
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