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Justice Department Sues Nation’s Largest Mortgage Insurance Provider for Discrimination Against Women on Paid Maternity Leave
July 5, 2011 Posted by USDOJ
WASHINGTON, DC – July 5, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — The Justice Department announced today that it has sued the Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation (MGIC), the nation’s largest mortgage insurance company, and two of its underwriters, Elgina Cunningham and Kelly Kane, for violating the Fair Housing Act by discriminating against women on paid maternity leave.
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Jury Convicts District Man of Murder, Obstruction Charges
April 4, 2011 Posted by USDOJ
WASHINGTON, DC – April 4, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — Alfred Evans, 28, of Washington, D.C., was convicted by a jury today of charges stemming from the April 2003 murder of Reginald Brighthart, a 35-year-old homeless man, U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. announced.
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Two District Teenagers Plead Guilty to Burglary Charges
March 29, 2011 Posted by USDOJ
WASHINGTON, DC – March 29, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — Jaquan Bragg and Tavon Barber, both 16 and both from Washington, D.C., have pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a recent burglary in Northwest Washington, U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. announced.
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Justice Department Settles Housing Discrimination Lawsuit Against Mississippi Mobile Home Park Owner and Managers
January 19, 2011 Posted by USDOJ
WASHINGTON, DC – January 19, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — The Justice Department today announced that Mississippi property owner Indigo Investments LLC, has agreed to pay $50,000 in monetary damages and civil penalties to settle the government’s Fair Housing Act lawsuit. The government alleged that Indigo and its former employees, Barbara A. Hamilton and Edward L. Hamilton, discriminated against African-American residents and members of interracial households at Homestead Mobile Home Village in Gulfport, Miss., which Indigo formerly owned and the Hamiltons formerly managed.
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Justice Department Settles Disability Discrimination Case Against Property Management Company for $1.25 Million
December 28, 2010 Posted by USDOJ
WASHINGTON, DC – December 28, 2010 – (RealEstateRama) — The Justice Department today announced a $1.25 million agreement with Warren Properties Inc., Warren Village (Mobile) Limited Partnership and Frank R. Warren to settle allegations that the defendants violated the Fair Housing Act by refusing to grant a tenant’s requests for a reasonable accommodation. This settlement is the largest ever obtained by the department in an individual housing discrimination case.
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LAST OF FOUR DEFENDANTS PLEADS GUILTY IN MORTGAGE FRAUD SCHEME
December 20, 2010 Posted by USDOJ
SACRAMENTO, CA – December 20, 2010 – (RealEstateRama) — United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced today that Melissa Villegas, 31, of Sacramento, the last defendant in a mortgage fraud scheme, pleaded guilty today before United States District Judge Edward J. Garcia to conspiracy to commit mail fraud. Rick Villegas, 33, of Sacramento, pleaded guilty to mail fraud on December 15, 2010; Kathleen DeLapp, 47, of Auburn, pleaded guilty to misprision of felony on December 9, 2010; and Robert Martinson, 48, of Newcastle, pleaded guilty to mail fraud on January 8, 2010
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Man Convicted of Killing Northwest Washington Couple
December 13, 2010 Posted by USDOJ
WASHINGTON, DC – December 13, 2010 – (RealEstateRama) — Jose Portillo, 22, was convicted by a jury today of first degree felony murder and other charges in the November 2008 slayings of Virginia and Michael Spevak, who were attacked while in their Northwest Washington home, U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. and Cathy L. Lanier, Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department announced.
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Sports Manager and Accountant Charged in Multi-Count Indictment With Tax Evasion, Mortgage Fraud and Obstruction
November 1, 2010 Posted by USDOJ
WASHINGTON, DC – November 1, 2010 – (RealEstateRama) — Nathan A. Peake, a sports manager, and Gregory L. McCormick, an accountant, both residents of Silver Spring, Maryland, have been indicted by a federal grand jury in a multi-count indictment accusing them of tax evasion and other charges
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Justice Department Files Fair Housing Lawsuit Alleging Discrimination at Apartment Complex in Renton, Washington
July 16, 2010 Posted by USDOJ
WASHINGTON, DC – July 16, 2010 – (RealEstateRama) — The Justice Department today filed a lawsuit against the owner, management company and former manager of Summerhill Place Apartments, a 268-unit apartment complex in Renton, Wash., for violating the Fair Housing Act by discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin and familial status in the rental of apartments
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Justice Department Resolves Disability Discrimination Lawsuit Against Fitchburg, Massachusetts, Housing Authority
July 7, 2010 Posted by USDOJ
WASHINGTON, DC – July 7, 2010 – (RealEstateRama) — The Justice Department today announced that it has reached an agreement resolving its lawsuit against the Fitchburg, Mass., Housing Authority and its executive director, Robert W. Hill. The lawsuit alleged that the Fitchburg Housing Authority and Hill violated the Fair Housing Act by adopting and implementing policies that denied tenants with disabilities other than mobility impairments the opportunity to transfer between apartments within Fitchburg’s public housing neighborhoods.
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