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United States of America v. Luce
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July 11, 2019
Ill. Atty Gets $500K FIRREA Fine For Lying To Housing Agency
An Illinois federal judge has slapped an attorney accused of lying to a federal housing regulator with a $500,000 penalty, saying the sum was warranted for his "serious wrongdoing" but still fell well short of the maximum $3.3 million fine the government asked for.
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March 26, 2018
Feds Seek Lesser $3M Fine Against Ill. Atty In HUD Row
U.S. attorneys on Monday shifted their bid for damages against a lawyer accused of lying to a federal housing regulator after the Seventh Circuit reversed the government's $10.3 million False Claims Act fine against him, asking an Illinois federal judge to impose a lesser penalty of only $3.3 million under a different federal law.
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December 06, 2016
Atty Gets Bond Waived While He Fights $10M HUD Penalty
A federal judge on Monday signed off on an Illinois attorney's request to stay his appeal bond while the Seventh Circuit considers his $10.3 million fine for failing to disclose a criminal conviction on loan applications to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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December 05, 2016
Atty Wants Bond Waived In Appeal For $10M HUD Penalty
An Illinois attorney who was fined $10.3 million for failing to disclose a criminal conviction on loan applications to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development asked an Illinois federal judge Friday to stay the civil judgment pending appeal without requiring him to post an appeal bond.
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November 28, 2016
Atty Slapped With $10M Penalty For Hiding Crimes From HUD
An Illinois attorney's failure to disclose a criminal conviction on U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development loan applications will cost him $10.3 million after a federal judge handed a victory to the government in a False Claims Act case.
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July 25, 2016
Mortgage Lender Says Escobar Cancels $114M FCA Fine
A mortgage lender who prosecutors allege violated federal law by not disclosing his indictment when applying for government mortgage insurance said on Friday that a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling means a potential $114 million judgment against him should be overturned.
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January 15, 2016
DOJ Urges $114M In Penalties For Lender Who Lied to HUD
The U.S. Justice Department urged an Illinois federal court Friday to slap a mortgage lender with $114 million in penalties for failing to disclose his indictment when applying for mortgage insurance from the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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July 29, 2011
DOJ Sues Lender For Alleged Lies To HUD
The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday filed suit against the owner of an Illinois-based mortgage lender who allegedly failed to disclose his 2005 fraud indictment to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development when applying for mortgage insurance from the agency.