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AZ Man gets time

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Karl

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Just one little bitty one to add to today's pleasure.

Arizona Man Gets 2 Years For Straw Buyer Conspiracy

Frank Padilla, Tucson, Arizona, was sentenced to two years in prison followed by three years of supervised release. Padilla was also ordered to pay more than $1.1 million to two banks identified as victims in the judgment.

Frank Padilla, 36, Tucson, was indicted along with Carlos Bent, 35, Tucson, Arizona, for conspiracy, wire fraud and engaging in illegal monetary transactions in amounts greater than $10,000. Padilla pleaded guilty to conspiracy.

Bent and Padilla found straw buyers to be the purported purchasers of the properties and paid the straw buyers a substantial fee for their fraudulent participation. Bent, Padilla and others created fraudulent documents, including false employment verifications, bank statements, mortgage loan applications and contractor’s licenses in order to qualify the straw buyers for 23 mortgage loans from financial institutions totaling over $13 million.
 
Karl waiting to see that appraiser, that the Az Board continues to "slap hand, take a class, and lastly approve a mentor even if he's unlicensed at the time of his mentor's approval. And no discipline on an Investigators $600,000 over value of property.
 
Karl waiting to see that appraiser, that the Az Board continues to "slap hand, take a class, and lastly approve a mentor even if he's unlicensed at the time of his mentor's approval. And no discipline on an Investigators $600,000 over value of property.

I think that shortly he'll BEG the Appraisal Board to give him some punishment, hopig that that will relive him from becomeing the Poster Boy for another group of indictments that should be hitting newspapers soon.

PS you keep up the good work & keep him in the fore front. It's the common citizen like yourself that is going to actually make the difference. More fighters like yourself & we wouldn't be in this mess.
 
I can't tell you how many times I've seen that name on the Az Board's monthly meeting website...
 
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