16 August 2018 | 7 replies
I took on the City of Detroit over a Trash Case, and I won despite the fact that the prosecuting attorney told me if I couldn't prove my case I'd get 90 days in jail.
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28 May 2007 | 10 replies
Likely if you do it once or twice you wont have a problem, but if the title company or the realtor who "does this all the time" gets caught and sent to jail like a few idiots here in MN recently, your transaction will be caught and you may face prosecution...jail time is unlikely but hey, it depends on your situation.Lots of people do illegal things all the time and don't get caught.
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15 February 2017 | 12 replies
If a loan exceeds the maximum criminal usury rate, the lender may be prosecuted for committing a felony.
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25 June 2012 | 3 replies
If he is your client than you are an agent, and if you do not hold a real estate license, then you are acting as a real estate agent without the license, which may actually be a felony in your jurisdiction, thou few ever get prosecuted for it.
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9 December 2014 | 17 replies
The guy is being prosecuted for acting as a contractor without a license.
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11 May 2014 | 5 replies
A four unit property can be purchased if the veteran occupies at least one unit, the other three can be leased out.If it is not intended to be occupied by the veteran beware of prosecution for fraud.
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23 January 2015 | 4 replies
Ive heard of inspectors being prosecuted for selling this type of info.
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17 February 2014 | 15 replies
That is because in GA when someone doesn't make good on the bounced check within 10 days of receiving the demand letter then they can be prosecuted for a bad check,which as stated previously can be a felony.
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18 January 2019 | 6 replies
Never forget when you talk about Workers Compensation you are talking about a Government Agency that has no financial limits in which to prosecute those that attempt to violate the law.
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24 November 2016 | 22 replies
Now for some bad news, as pointed out to several other investors on other BP threads who wish to be creative with their financing, having two primary residences is mortgage fraud, and after that industry had their little meltdown, that act has been frowned upon immensely and successfully prosecuted numerous times.