• pomegranatefern@sh.itjust.works
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    16 hours ago

    For the record, “this fraud” is “mortgage fraud,” specifically getting a mortgage while claiming more than one primary residence. It’s worth clicking through if you want details, but the clickbait headline of the article annoys me. (I lay the blame for this on rawstory, not on OP for faithfully transcribing it.)

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      16 hours ago

      The first lender I spoke with when buying a house told me to lie on my application and tell the bank the unliveable property I cosigned on with my brother was my primary residence. She said it would be fine but it wasn’t worth taking the risk so I walked. Same thing these folks did except if I had been caught I wouldn’t have the $$ to pay fines.

      Turns out if you make a rule but don’t enforce then the folks who can take advantage of your lack of enforcement will break the law.

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    18 hours ago

    I keep imagining a world where if you declare something illegal (when it’s not) and you are found to have done it, it amounts to the courts treating it as though it actually is illegal, but just for the accuser. I feel like it would clean up a lot of frivolous lawsuits and political bullies.

    It would probably cause a lot more problems though, and likely wouldn’t be applied fairly. Like all laws.

  • DarkDecay@lemmy.world
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    19 hours ago

    Like you need any sort of probe to determine a trump committed fraud. That’s literally all that family can do