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14 LIers among 41 accused in mortgage fraud

In a series of coordinated mortgage fraud investigations, 41 people - including 14 from Long Island - have been charged with stealing more than $64 million from lenders, officials said Thursday.

Dubbed Operation Bad Deeds, the wide-ranging probe involved alleged scams not only on Long Island but in Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx. Lawyers, accountants and property appraisers were among those...

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