MIAMI, FL - Steve Gordon has been accused of allegedly changed credit scores on at least 2,800 mortgages before selling them to investors, as part of a $66 million fraud scheme. Gordon was a partner at wholesale mortgage investor, Bayview Financial.  Click on the video below to watch the story.

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