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1. Crisp & Cole trial set to begin next January

   BY JOHN COX Californian staff writer

   Monday, Jan 14 2013 05:24 PM

   A trial in the Crisp & Cole mortgage fraud case has been scheduled to begin Jan. 28 of next year -- five years and four months after federal agents raided homes and offices connected to the formerly high-flying Bakersfield real estate firm.

   U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill set the trial date at a Monday court conference after considering the complexity of the criminal case, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office, which is prosecuting.

   "It's based on what the attorneys present to (the judge)," U.S. Attorney's Office spokeswoman Lauren Horwood wrote in an email. "That it's a complicated case and they need a lot of time to go over the evidence."

   The criminal case revolves around alleged falsification of home loan documents at the...

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2. Crisp & Cole agent sentenced to 27 months

   A federal judge Monday sentenced a former sales agent with the now defunct real estate firm of Crisp, Cole & Associates to 27 months in prison for his role in a massive mortgage fraud case. U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill sentenced...

3. Lender asks to delay civil trial against Crisp, Cole, others

   A lawyer for the former Fremont Investment and Loan has asked for a delay in its civil trial against a group of people who worked for or with Crisp, Cole & Associates, a defunct Bakersfield real estate firm whose principals are under...

4. Judge in Crisp & Cole case chooses October for next court date

   A federal judge in the Crisp & Cole Real Estate mortgage fraud case on Friday scheduled the next status conference for Oct. 7, agreeing with defense lawyers that several months were needed to review extensive computer evidence seized by the...

5. Crisp & Cole defendant wants his belt back

   There are belts and then there are belts. The black leather one that a Kern County Sheriff's deputy removed from the waist of Bakersfield mortgage fraud defendant Jayson Costa was the kind you don't easily forget. Now that it's missing, he...

6. Last Crisp & Cole defendant released pending trial

   Jayson Costa, one of 10 people connected to Crisp & Cole Real Estate facing federal prosecution for allegedly engaging in mortgage fraud, was released on bail Thursday following a hearing in Fresno. Now all the suspects are free pending...

7. Crisp ordered released from custody

   David Crisp, a former real estate executive now facing federal mortgage fraud charges, was ordered released from custody Wednesday and was expected to return to Bakersfield to live with his wife and son at his sister's home. Magistrate...

9. Bail hearing for Crisp & Cole defendant delayed

   A bail review hearing for former loan officer Jayson Peter Costa was continued Monday to 11 a.m. Thursday to allow defense attorneys, pretrial services and prosecutors to look further into some concerns raised privately with U.S. Magistrate...

10. Crisp & Cole defendants have court hearing

    Ten people connected to Crisp & Cole Real Estate, including principals David Crisp and Carl Cole, had a hearing Friday in front of the judge who will hear their case in federal court. For all but Cole, it was their first time in front of...

11. Judge deems Cole a flight risk

    A federal judge in Fresno sided Monday with prosecutors arguing that mortgage fraud defendant Carl Cole poses a flight risk and may need to be detained. Despite agreeing as to the inadequacy of two $10,000 bonds filed by Cole's wife and one...
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    Crisp to stay in custody, be transferred to Fresno

    Former Realtor David Crisp, one of 10 people connected to Crisp & Cole Real Estate facing federal prosecution for alleged mortgage fraud, will remain in jail after a hearing in San Diego Thursday. U.S. Magistrate Judge Nita L. Stormes...

13. GRETCHEN WENNER: Flipping, straw buyers and foreclosure

    Back in 2006, when David Crisp was a 26-year-old millionaire wearing a $50,000 Chanel watch that glittered with hundreds of diamonds, he told The Californian he planned to be a billionaire by 35. "The odds say I won't," Crisp said. "That...

14. Defendant in Crisp & Cole case to remain in custody

    Jayson Costa, one of 10 people connected to Crisp & Cole Real Estate facing federal prosecution for allegedly engaging in mortgage fraud, was held detained in Fresno County Jail at a detention hearing Tuesday. In U.S. District Court in...