Four Men Facing Real Estate and Conspiracy Charges

William Hogarty

A former Livermore mortgage broker, who was already in legal trouble, is facing numerous new charges, including 12 counts of real estate fraud, three counts of criminal conspiracy and one count of perjury, the Pleasanton Weekly reports.

William Hogarty, 49, was arrested when he showed up for his preliminary hearing on Monday in an assault case related to an attack on a former roommate at his Livermore home. Hogarty was arrested in that case last July.

Now Hogarty, who also did business under OF Lending Group in Pleasanton, which is now closed, is facing a dozen grand theft charges and has also been sued by nearly two dozen people who claim Hogarty defrauded them.

Read Full Story on Danville.Patch.com