He probably used offshore labor for his title work too which exposes the financial information of Americans to foreign scammers. This practice should be outlawed nationwide.
Mahender Makhijani, 44, a lawful permanent resident from India living in Corona del Mar, was arrested this morning on a federal criminal complaint charging him with defrauding a bank out of nearly $100 million.
Makhijani controlled Cantor Group V LLC, a Newport Beach-based company that had a lending agreement requiring it to pledge only first-lien real estate loans to the victim bank.
Makhijani falsified title policies from September 2024 to April 2025 to make it appear Cantor held first-lien positions when other creditors were ahead. Makhijani and a subordinate forged documents in Adobe, altered metadata, and submitted the falsified records to the victim bank, while also providing misleading explanations during calls and in spreadsheets.
If convicted, Makhijani faces a statutory maximum sentence of 30 years in federal prison. He is expected to make his initial appearance this afternoon in U.S. District Court in Santa Ana, California. All defendants are presumed innocent until convicted in court.
Our nation’s economy and welfare depend on a healthy banking system. When lenders are deceived, it has downstream effects on consumers and businesses.
Me: "Man, watching Trump do this Deal or No Deal routine with Iran is beyond exhausting. Just kill them or leave them in silent misery, whichever, but choose."
The Libs: "HE IS THE MOST CORRUPT PERSON IN WORLD HISTORY WHO TURNED THE WHITE HOUSE INTO AN ELITE RACKET, LIKE A SUPER MAFIA, AND HE MURDERS RANDOM STRANGERS IN BOATS EVERY SINGLE NIGHT!"
Me: "Man, you're right, Libs. Thanks. I needed that pick me up."
@SuitablePolitic Trump’s “displeasure” at Israel over the strikes definitely read to me as a figleaf to give Trump plausible deniability. There is no chance Israel engages against Iran without our go-ahead.
While I support funding to secure our borders and protect the homeland, I do not support bypassing the annual appropriations process by providing funding for multiple years in a manner that diminishes both congressional direction and oversight.
By choosing to appropriate funding for three fiscal years instead of one, this measure weakens the normal budgeting process and sets another precedent for avoiding it when we find ourselves in disagreement. In doing so, it reduces Congress’ ability to apply reasonable checks on immigration policy for the remainder of this administration and into the next.
Had this measure provided immigration funding for one year, included clear restrictions on what those funds can be used for, and eliminated any potential for taxpayer dollars to be allocated to the administration’s brazen ‘anti-weaponization’ fund, I likely would have voted for it. The final bill fell short on all of those fronts, so I opposed it.
@HarmeetKDhillon are you following the insane Reckless Ben Lego story at all? Particularly the absolutely insane actions by the American Fork, UT police department?
@faryarshirzad@MattWhitlock@LeaderJohnThune Wow, thank God, this will definitely improve the lives of Americans.
Good God, the things the Senate wants a pat on the head for when they can’t even function as a legislative body most of the time.