Financial institutions rely on correct information to adequately process and provide loans to homeowners. When a form of misrepresentation, misstatement or omission of information in relation to a mortgage loan happens, mortgage fraud occurs. The information included...
Asset forfeiture laws give the government the power to take assets acquired using money gained through illegal activities. There are three different types of asset forfeiture proceedings that may lead to the government claiming your home, money or possessions. 1....
States passed civil asset forfeiture laws to disrupt organized crime and drug trafficking by targeting illicit proceeds. But, a recent investigation by a watchdog group has found that an office that is part of the Georgia Department of Revenue spent $3.1 million...
