South Carolina Mortgage Fraud Indictments
The Federal Bureau of Investigation previously arrested over 400 defendants in "Operation Malicious Mortgage." This investigation focused on three types of mortgage fraud:
1. Lending Fraud
2. Foreclosure Rescue Schemes
3. Mortgage-Related Bankruptcy Schemes
There have been hundreds of defendants convicted under this investigation throughout the United States. South Carolina has fallen behind on these cases and is now in the position to catch up with its own investigations. The United States Attorney for South Carolina has now redirected the attorneys and prosecuting agents to focus more on white collar crime in South Carolina. Our white collar attorneys in South Carolina have handled these cases in several jurisdictions. Our Charleston Defense Attorneys have experience throughout South Carolina defending white collar cases.
This new direction will take away the focus that has been directed at street level drug dealers for the past several years in South Carolina. South Carolina is one of the few jurisdictions that has avoided complex white collar cases in the past years. It takes much more effort and resources to prosecute a white collar case than a drug case. Many times a defendant in a white collar mortgage fraud case is sophisticated and able to help prepare a great trial defense. The need to bring in experts and help the criminal defense attorney is critical to winning a mortgage fraud case.
Our Charleston Defense attorneys are able to represent individuals and companies accused of mortgage fraud in South Carolina. There are many lawyers in myrtle beach that have criminal defense experience, but most do not practice in federal court. This type of federal criminal defense experience it critical to a good defense.
