Settlement Agent Sentenced for Misappropriating Closing Funds

VA 2021 Community Banks / Credit Unions

DOJ Embezzlement

Penalty

$715,000

Outcome

Settlement Agent Sentenced for Misappropriating Closing Funds

Details

Settlement Agent Sentenced for Misappropriating Closing Funds — DOJ Enforcement (2021)

DOJ took enforcement action against Settlement Agent Sentenced for Misappropriating Closing Funds in VA in 2021 involving embezzlement violations in the Community Banks / Credit Unions sector.

Penalty: $715,000

Violation types: Embezzlement
Entity type: Financial Institution
Penalty type: Criminal
Location: VA

Source: DOJ Press Release — Settlement Agent Sentenced for Misappropriating Closing Funds

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Source: DOJ Press Release — Settlement Agent Sentenced for Misappropriating Closing Funds

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