USA v. Chandler et al

  1. September 13, 2016

    10 Calif. RE Investors Sentenced For Bid-Rigging Scheme

    A California federal court handed down sentences Monday to 10 real estate investors who pled guilty to taking part in a scheme to rig bids at public foreclosure auctions, as part of an ongoing federal antitrust probe to suss out foreclosure-related fraud.

  2. March 12, 2014

    Calif. RE Investors Convicted In Bid-Rigging Scheme

    A California federal jury on Tuesday convicted two real estate investors of rigging bids in public real estate foreclosure auctions held in San Joaquin County, following a four-week trial in what has become a sprawling real estate fraud case in Northern California.

  3. January 03, 2014

    Calif. Real Estate Investors Cop To Auction Bid-Rigging

    Three real estate investors in northern California agreed Thursday to plead guilty to conspiring to rig bids and mail fraud at local public real estate foreclosure auctions, bringing the total guilty pleas in the U.S. Department of Justice case to 43.

  4. October 08, 2013

    Auction Rigging Defendants Lose Bid For Severance

    A California federal judge on Monday declined to sever the trials of two real estate investors from a conspiracy trial in which a host of defendants are accused of rigging bids at California foreclosure auctions, saying the defendants failed to offer compelling reasons for severance.

  5. September 04, 2013

    DOJ Rips Severance Bids In Foreclosure Bid-Rigging Case

    Federal prosecutors on Tuesday blasted requests by two real estate investors accused of rigging bids at California foreclosure auctions to split off their cases from the main action, arguing a separate obstruction charge against another co-defendant isn't grounds for severance.

  6. May 08, 2013

    Obstruction Charge Tacked Onto Investor's Bid-Rigging Rap

    The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday said a grand jury has added an obstruction of justice charge to a bid-rigging case against a California real estate investor, for allegedly destroying electronic records after authorities subpoenaed his bank account records.

  7. October 17, 2012

    Auction Crier Says Feds Owe More Info On Bid-Rigging Trial

    A California home foreclosure auction crier accused of aiding a bid-rigging scheme said Tuesday that he is being ambushed by federal prosecutors who have refused to detail the exact allegations he will face at trial on fraud and conspiracy charges.

  8. February 24, 2012

    Foreclosure Auction Bid-Rigging Probe Nets 10th Plea

    A real estate investor pled guilty Friday to taking part in a scheme to rig bids at public foreclosure auctions, becoming the 10th person to cop a plea in California federal court in connection with an ongoing federal antitrust probe, the U.S. Department of Justice said.