Legal Opinion
Fifth Third Mortgage Company v. Ira Kaufman
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 9, 2019No. 18-3295PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bauer, Circuit Judge.
*587 Fifth Third Mortgage Company sued several individuals and businesses after it fell victim to a mortgage fraud scheme. At issue in this appeal is the personal liability of Ira Kaufman. Kaufman participated in numerous fraudulent closings as the attorney for the seller. Kaufman is also the owner of Traditional Title Company, LLC, which was the title company used for several closings that facilitated the fraud. For the reasons that follow, the judgment against Kaufman is affirmed.
I. BACKGROUND
The mortgage fraud scheme at issue began with Yaseen Ahmed, the president of High…
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