Timothy Burke, of Easton, was charged in federal court in November with operating a mortgage-fraud scheme that targeted homeowners who were on the verge of losing their homes. An investigation by The Day in 2014 found more than a half-dozen instances across the state – in Bridgeport, New London, Griswold, Waterbury, Plymouth, Portland, Andover, New Haven and West Haven – in which property owners facing foreclosure believe they were misled and taken advantage of by Burke.