Massachusetts. State Attorney General Martha Coakley reportedly plans to obtain documentation filed by Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems as part of the broader investigation by a 50-state coalition of attorney generals into potentially unlawful foreclosure practices. New Jersey. Former mortgage broker Ara Mesropian, 39, of Paramus, NJ, pleaded guilty to charges that he participated in a mortgage fraud scheme which defrauded lenders and generated millions of dollars in fraudulent mortgage loans. ...