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DOJ May Start Fraud Task Force.

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Byline: Paul Muolo

Washington-The Department of Justice is moving closer to forming a national mortgage fraud task force to investigate and prosecute real estate and mortgage-related crimes, according to government officials familiar with the matter.

The effort, if it comes to fruition, would involve state, local and federal prosecutors working together "to find trends and bring cases," said one government official talking on background.

Presently, DOJ has a "working group" on mortgage fraud, which is an informal effort that focuses more on mortgage issues and trends, as opposed to specific cases.

Even though the mortgage crisis is now almost two years old, few executives who have actually managed mortgage banking firms have been indicted for financial crimes. Most of the cases brought have focused on low-level loan brokers, and ...

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