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A federal grand jury indicted a Brookwood man yesterday on wire fraud and false statement charges related to a more than $1 million mortgage fraud scheme in the Birmingham area, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance. A 34-count indictment filed in U.S. District Court charges SCOTT ERIC PERRY, 34, with 17 counts Continue reading… Brookwood Man Faces 34-Count Federal Indictment in Mortgage Fraud Scheme Charles H. Evans, Jr., 57, of Jackson, and his brother Jon Christopher Evans, 53, also of Jackson, pled guilty in U.S. District Court this week to conspiracy to commit money laundering and bank fraud, U.S. Attorney John M. Dowdy, Jr. and FBI Special Agent in Charge Daniel McMullen announced. Continue reading… Two Mississippi Lawyers Plead Guilty to Money Laundering Conspiracy and Federal Bank Fraud United States Attorney Laura E. Duffy announced that brothers Matthew “Beau” La Madrid and Lance La Madrid pled guilty earlier this week in federal court to conspiracy Continue reading… Brothers Plead Guilty to Their Roles in Masterminding $30 Million Ponzi Scheme and Mortgage Fraud United States Attorney Robert E. O’Neill announces the return by a grand jury of an indictment charging Diogenes Aguasvivas (age 38, of Tampa) with two counts of wire fraud. If convicted, Aguasvivas faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison on each count. Continue reading… Tampa Man Indicted for Participating in Mortgage Fraud Scheme After surging in the second quarter, mortgage fraud case activity sank in the third quarter based on the Third Quarter 2010 Mortgage Fraud Index from Mortgage Daily. The Mortgage Fraud Index came in at 1007 during the third quarter – falling 41 percent from the second quarter. The index hasn’t been this low since the Continue reading… Mortgage Fraud Case Activity Drops Todd M. Gongwer, of Columbus, Ohio, was sentenced today to two years in prison for conspiring with convicted Columbus area home builder Thomas Parenteau to commit a mortgage fraud scheme in which the pair defrauded banks into lending more than $10 million to Gongwer, his nominees and unqualified borrowers, the Justice Continue reading… Ohio Real Estate Agent Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Mortgage and Tax Fraud Dennis Norman The CEO of Freddie Mac, Ed Haldeman, published a blog post this week which said reports of mortgage fraud were on the rise; there were nearly 38,000 cases of mortgage in the first half of 2010 – a 13 percent increase over the same period in 2009. Haldeman says that the fraudsters prey on Continue reading… Four Tips for Avoiding Mortgage Fraud A Massachusetts attorney, Michael R. Anderson, 41, of Framingham, was charged last week in federal court with wire fraud, bank fraud, and money laundering in connection with a multi-year, multi-property mortgage fraud scheme in Dorchester and Roxbury. United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz; Richard DesLauriers, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Continue reading… Attorney Charged in Property Mortgage Scam Dennis Norman The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCen), a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, released their 2009 Mortgage Loan Fraud (MLF) study which found the number of mortgage fraud suspicious activity reports (SAR’s) filed in 2009 grew 4 percent compared to 2008. Dennis Norman Worst Street In America for Mortgage Fraud is In Orlando (actually they have 5 of the top 10 streets) According to the 2010 Mortgage Fraud Trends Report released by CoreLogic this week, fraud risk in the mortgage industry has declined by 25 percent since it peaked in the third quarter of 2007. Even though Continue reading… Mortgage Fraud Trend Down; Still $14 Billion in 2009 Losses Three members of an alleged mortgage fraud scheme that falsely promised to help homeowners facing foreclosure keep their homes and repair their damaged credit were arrested this morning on wire fraud conspiracy charges, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Ronald Harris Jr., 40, of West Orange, N.J.; Sterling Continue reading… Three in New Jersey Arrested and Charged in Foreclosure Rescue Scheme Dennis Norman According to a press release issued by the FBI, nearly 500 people have been arrested in a nationwide mortgage fraud take-down as part of “Operation Stolen Dreams.” This operation was launched on March 1, 2010 and, according to the FBI, has lead to a total of 485 arrests, 330 convictions and Continue reading… Mortgage Fraud Sweep Results in Almost 500 Arrests Beth Phillips, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that two more defendants have pleaded guilty in federal court to charges related to mortgage fraud schemes, including a $12.6 million conspiracy that involved 25 upscale residential properties in Lee’s Summit, Missouri and Raymore, Missouri and a Continue reading… Former Mortgage Broker, California Woman Plead Guilty to Mortgage Fraud A 10-count indictment has been unsealed charging six individuals with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Karen P. Hewitt. The defendants are charged with submitting false and fraudulent mortgage loan applications and related documents to banks and other lending institutions, thereby inducing the institutions to make Continue reading… Six Charged with Wire Fraud Based on $20 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme The founder and head of Chicago Development and Planning was sentenced yesterday to 15 years and eight months in prison, and ordered to pay more than $9 million in restitution for wire fraud, mail fraud, and money laundering, U.S. Attorney Joseph P. Russoniello announced. Patricia Morgen pleaded guilty on Dec. 16, 2009. According Continue reading… Ponzi Scheme and Mortgage Fraud Mastermind Sentenced to 15 Years, Eight Months Defendants Include a Mortgage Broker and Loan Processor This week the FBI announced the unsealing of a superseding indictment charging defendants Anson Joachin a/k/a A.J. Alexandre, 39, of Parkland, Florida, John Fisher, 35, of Jupiter, Florida, Tracey Balli, 35, of Pembroke Pines, Florida, and Delano McLennon, 33, of North Lauderdale, Florida, for Continue reading… Four Broward and Palm Beach Residents Charged in Multi-Million-Dollar Mortgage Fraud Scheme Incidents of Mortgage Fraud Increase 7 Percent from 2008 to 2009 – Florida, New York and California Top List of States with Highest Mortgage Fraud and Misrepresentation Rates Dennis Norman Reported incidents of mortgage fraud and misrepresentation by professionals in the mortgage industry in the U.S. are continuing to climb and increased Continue reading… Mortgage Fraud Continues to Climb Real Estate Investor ordered to pay over $4.1 million in restitution U.S. Attorney John M. Bales announced today that a 38-year-old Grapevine, Texas, man has been sentenced to federal prison for his role in a mortgage fraud scheme in the Eastern District of Texas. Esshan Samuel “Sam” Agha pleaded guilty on Oct. 19, 2009, to conspiracy Continue reading… Texas Real Estate Investor Sentenced for Mortgage Fraud Scheme U.S. Attorney John M. Bales announced that 40 individuals have been arrested and charged in connection with a major mortgage fraud scheme in the Eastern District of Texas. The 16-count indictment was returned by a federal grand jury on March 10, 2010, and includes one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, 12 counts Continue reading… Forty Indicted in Major East Texas Mortgage Fraud Scheme WASHINGTON – Dennis G. Sartain of Hilliard, Ohio; and Bonnie Helt, of Columbus, Ohio, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to commit mortgage fraud, money laundering and obstruction of justice, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. Sartain, the accountant for Department of Justice Press Release Scam Involved Lawyers, Mortgage Brokers, and More Than $14.6 Million in Loans PHILADELPHIA—A 15-count indictment was filed today against five defendants charged in a $14.6 million mortgage fraud scheme that resulted in at least 35 fraudulent mortgage loans, announced United States Attorney Michael L. Levy, Special Agent-in-Charge of the FBI Janice K. Continue reading… Five Indicted in Foreclosure Rescue and Mortgage Fraud Scheme
Joy Jackson Personally Responsible for Over $16 Million in Losses to Mortgage Lenders; Used Over $800,000 of Fraudulently Obtained Proceeds to Pay for Her Wedding U.S. District Judge Roger W. Titus sentenced the president of the Metropolitan Money Store, Joy Jackson, age 41, of Fort Washington, Maryland, today to 151 months in Continue reading… President of Metropolitan Money Store Sentenced to Over 12 Years in Prison for $37 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme Department of Justice Press Release TAMPA—United States Attorney A. Brian Albritton today announced the results of a nine-month-long Mortgage Fraud Surge investigation that has resulted in charges against more than 100 defendants and involves allegations concerning more than $400 million in loans procured by fraud and more than 700 properties. U.S. Attorney Albritton is Continue reading… Mortgage Fraud Surge Investigation Nets More Than 100 Individuals Throughout Middle District of Florida
Department of Justice Press Release PREET BHARARA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, JOSEPH M. DEMAREST, JR., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), RICHARD H. NEIMAN, the Superintendent of Banks for New York State, RENE FEBLES, the Special Agent-in-Charge Continue reading… FBI ‘Operation Bad Deeds’ results in 41 defendants charged in Mortgage Fraud Takedown The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Benjamin Osmanson, 30, of California and Sarita, Texas, pleaded guilty yesterday to three counts of conspiracy, wire fraud, and money laundering related to his scheme to defraud mortgage lenders by submitting false loan applications in the names of “investors.” Osmanson was Continue reading… Former Highgate Manor Operator Pleads Guilty in $11 Million Multi-State Mortgage Fraud Scheme
PHOENIX—Mario Bernadel, 51, of Phoenix, was convicted yesterday on 19 counts of Conspiracy to Commit Mail, Wire, and Bank Fraud; Mail Fraud; Wire Fraud; Bank Fraud, and Transactional Money Laundering as a result of his involvement in a cash back mortgage fraud scheme. Sentencing is set before U.S. District Judge Stephen M. McNamee Continue reading… Real Estate Investor Convicted on 19 Counts for His Involvement in a Mortgage Fraud Conspiracy |
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