CNN's Carol Cratty, Vivian Kuo, Rich Phillips, Larry Shaughnessy, Barbara Starr, Lateef Mungin, Steve Almasy and HLN law enforcement analyst Mike Brooks also contributed to this report.

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CNN's Victor Blackwell, Carol Cratty, Vivian Kuo, Rich Phillips, Larry Shaughnessy, Barbara Starr, Michael Pearson, Steve Almasy and HLN law enforcement analyst Mike Brooks also contributed to this report.

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Mr. Brooks, who couldn't be reached for comment, leads the law firm's Washington office and has defended large subprime mortgage lenders and servicers in previous state criminal probes.

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