'Warren Ballentine Show' Cancelled Following Charges in $10M Mortgage Fraud Case

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Reach Media and Radio One have cancelled syndication of "The Warren Ballentine Show" following Ballentine's indictment by a federal grand jury. Chicago native and attorney Warren Ballentine -- as we reported previously -- is accused of taking part in mortgage fraud schemes between December 2004 and May 2006. "The Warren Ballentine Show" was heard in 37 markets nationwide, including on two stations in the Chicago area. Ballentine insists he's innocent and says he will fight the charges. Reach Media and Radio One recently combined their syndication companies with Ballentine's show among those in the new entity. As reported here, January 29, Ballentine -- who bills himself as the "people's attorney" -- was indicted by a federal grand jury for defrauding lenders by scheming with others to obtain nearly 30 bogus mortgage loans, according to the U.S. Attorney's office in Chicago. They claim it was a $10 million mortgage fraud scheme. Ballentine's Chicago-based radio program was distributed nationally by Syndication One. On the Facebook page for his show, Ballentine posted, "For the record I'm innocent. I made a standard fee on closings. In Illinois a buyers attorney doesn't handle any of the documents till closing so as this proceed u will see that I'm in this because I have a name. No big payday no knowledge of the paperwork. I know some may say everybody says their innocent. Well I am."


Timsomor Note: 

I would listen to Warren's show all the time to a point. I would often hear him give hints of a pending problem he would soon face in regard to people bringing him down. I have also read about people having problems with "Debt Stoppers" which I believe is at the Heart of the charges. When I tried to find his show I later found out that it was cut from one internet station that I listened to a lot and moved to another which would hardly come in clear at times.

I am not sure of how this will turn out for him only that he started to remind me of another guy who I once followed who did not really mean any of the stuff he was promoting. Now, I am not saying this was Warren but something turned me away from him. All in all, he had good ideas like the other guy who I once followed, but everyone hears things that makes you wonder. As for him being the "Truth Fighter" I hope he is really telling it, as far as innocents goes.

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