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Former LI lawyer charged in $2.3M mortgage fraud

Originally published: June 18, 2010 7:45 PM
Updated: June 18, 2010 10:23 PM
By ROBERT E. KESSLER robert.kessler@newsday.com

Quick ReadA former Long Island lawyer was arrested by FBI agents early Friday morning on charges of orchestrating a $2.3-million mortgage fraud.

Federal agents remove boxes from United Foreclosure Solutions

Photo credit: Photo by KEVIN P. COUGHLIN | Federal agents remove boxes from United Foreclosure Solutions Realty, aka Bridges Realty. (June 18, 2010)

A former Long Island lawyer was arrested by FBI agents early Friday morning on charges of orchestrating a $2.3-million mortgage fraud.

The arrest of the lawyer, Leesa Shapiro, at her Manhattan apartment, was one of the latest around the country in a still-continuing federal crackdown on mortgage fraud known as "Operation Stolen Dreams." The operation has been quietly going on since March,...

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