Complaint Review: Ameriquest - Roland Arnall - Santa Ana California
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Ameriquest Roland Arnall Qui Tam Whistle blower Fraud Against the Government Cases X-Employees or Current and Consumers. Almost anyone can be a whistleblower, including employees or executives of the corporation who is committing the fraud, subcontractors, private citizens, public interest groups & government employees. Santa Ana California
*Consumer Comment: Ameriquest customers urged to check loan documents
*Consumer Comment: $$$Ameriquest and Enron $$$
*Consumer Comment: The Tien Law Group > Ameriquest
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Qui Tam
What is Qui Tam?
Qui Tam is a provision of the Federal Civil False Claims Act that permits citizens, on behalf of the U.S. government, to file suit against any individual or corporation that fraudulently uses government funds. Qui Tam entitles the private citizen who filed suit - called a whistleblower - to a share of whatever funds are recovered.
Almost anyone can be a whistleblower, including employees or executives of the corporation who is committing the fraud, subcontractors, private citizens, public interest groups, and government employees. Whistleblowers are protected under the Federal Civil Claims Act.
What is the Federal Civil Claims Act?
The Federal False Claims Act was originally passed in 1863 to combat defense contractors, but today it also applies to government agencies, contractors, and programs. Although the act originally allowed private citizens to file qui tam suits, citizens often failed to do so because they would have had to finance the cases themselves. However, after several revisions, the act now protects whistleblowers from retaliation, harassment, and wrongful termination, imposes higher fines and penalties on the party in question, helps provide finances for the cases, and provides whistleblowers a cut of the award.
What are the Common Types of Fraud?
There are several types of fraud against which qui tam cases can be filed, including product and service substitution, false negotiation or defective pricing, false certification of entitlement for benefits, and mischarging. Victims of or those who are aware of such crimes may file suit in the following types of cases:
Product and service substitution: the certification of a product that does not meet government standards. It also includes obtaining certification for a product's plans but then submitting a product of lesser quality for approval.
False negotiation or defective pricing: the submission of false pricing and cost information to the government - which results in an inflated contract price.
False certification of entitlement for benefits: the certification of false price supports, mortgage guarantees, and other related information.
Mischarging: a false claim for products or services that were never delivered.
A qui tam law firm can provide potential whistleblowers with crucial advice and information needed for a qui tam case or lawsuit.
What is a Whistleblower?
A whistleblower informs the government or other authorities that one of the following questionable acts is being committed: threatening of public health or safety, gross mismanagement, and abuse of authority. Essentially, the whistleblower is "blowing the whistle" on those who are committing these crimes.
How are Whistleblowers Rewarded?
Until a 1986 amendment, known as the Whistleblower Act, was added to the Federal False Claims Act, whistleblowers received as little as 10 percent of a suit's total reward. But today, whistleblowers receive 15 to 25 percent of rewards from cases that are accepted by the Department of Justice. If the Department of Justice does not go forward with a case, a whistleblower can go forward on his own; if he wins, he will receive 25 to 30 percent of the entire reward. However, in either case, if a judge decides that the media or the government brought forth more critical information than the whistleblower, he may reduce the whistleblower's reward to less than the amendment calls for.
Should I Contact a Qui Tam Lawyer?
If you know of a person or company using government funds in an inappropriate way, you'll want to contact an experienced qui tam attorney to handle your lawsuit. Your qui tam lawyer can help ensure the best possible result as well as protect you from retaliation by your employer.
Mike
Orange, California
U.S.A.
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#3 Consumer Comment
Ameriquest customers urged to check loan documents
AUTHOR: Bill & Ted - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Friday, September 01, 2006
Ameriquest customers urged to check loan documents
By TED GRIFFITH, The News Journal
Posted Friday, September 1, 2006 at 12:05 pm
Delaware homeowners who refinanced with mortgage lender Ameriquest may be able to terminate their home loans.
Gerard W. Kelly, deputy bank commissioner for consumer affairs, issued an alert this week urging Delaware homeowners who refinanced mortgages with Ameriquest from 2003 through this year to review their mortgage documents. If consumers didn't receive a required notice about their three-day right to cancel the mortgage from Ameriquest, they may be able to invoke, under federal law, a three-year right to cancel, Kelly said.
Federal law penalizes lenders if they fail to notify consumers of the three-day right to cancel, which means borrowers have three days to back out of the mortgage without interest or other charges. If the lender doesn't meet disclosure requirements, homeowners can make use of an extended right of cancelation, which lasts up to three years after closing. Under extended cancelation, the borrower gets a refund for interest and other fees paid to the lender. But the borrower also has to repay, in lump sum, the principal amount of the mortgage, which would probably require taking a new mortgage from another lender.
In this case, only homeowners who executed refinanced with Ameriquest and recieved cash -- known as ?cash-out? refinancings -- since September 2003 could make use of the cancelation protection granted by federal law.
State officials say they don't know how many homeowners in Delaware this might apply to, but it appears the potential number is sizable. Officials also warned that the process to cancel would be lengthy and costly and could require the help of a lawyer.
#2 Consumer Comment
$$$Ameriquest and Enron $$$
AUTHOR: Bill & Ted - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Monday, November 28, 2005
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#1 Consumer Comment
The Tien Law Group > Ameriquest
AUTHOR: Bill & Ted - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Tuesday, November 22, 2005
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