2022-12-05 23:23
Anthony Garvin, 52, Jersey City, New Jersey, a real estate investor has admitted conspiring to orchestrate a fraudulent home equity line of credit scheme that led to over $400,000 in losses… Read More
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2022-12-01 23:35
Lorin Kal Buckner, 66, Hamilton, Ohio, and Dessalines Sealy, 59, Brooklyn, New York, were two of four defendants who were convicted of crimes related to their participation in a forecl… Read More
2022-11-23 22:30
Victor Santos, aka Vitor Santos, 63, Watchung, New Jersey, and Fausto Simoes, 69, Millington, New Jersey, a New Jersey real estate developer and attorney each admitted today to conspiri… Read More
2022-11-17 22:22
Laura R. Johnson, 47, Thomas Johnson, Sr., 54, and Cheryl M. Ashley, 72, all residents of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, were sentenced earlier this week, collectively to more than 21 ye… Read More
2022-10-24 18:20
Adolfo Schoneke, 45, Torrance, California, who along with his sister and other co-conspirators participated in a $6 million real estate scam that listed homes for sale without owners’… Read More
2022-10-21 18:29
George Kritopoulos, 50, Salem, Massachusetts, a real estate developer was sentenced to four years in prison today in connection with a decade-long mortgage fraud scheme involving at least tw… Read More
2022-09-28 21:22
Michael P. Flavin, 39, Quincy, Massachusetts, real estate broker was sentenced in federal court in Boston today for operating a scheme in which he falsely marketed properties that were not f… Read More
2022-09-13 20:04
James John Melis, 52, Largo, Florida has been indicted on four counts of wire fraud, two counts of bank fraud, and three counts of aggravated identity theft. The indictment charges Melis wit… Read More
2022-08-30 18:08
Edward E. Bohm, 44, Smithtown, New York, formerly the President of Sales and part-owner of mortgage lender Vanguard Funding, LLC (Vanguard), based in Garden City, New York was sentenced toda… Read More
2022-08-29 18:16
Barry Wayne Plunkett Jr., 62, and Nancy Plunkett, 57, both of Hyannis Port, Massachusetts a former Massachusetts attorney and his wife have been sentenced in federal court in Boston in conne… Read More
2022-08-25 17:59
German Antonio Lopez-Velasquez, 55, Modesto, California; Marko Antonio Lopez, 27, Modesto, California and Lisa Marie Santos, 48, Long Beach, California have been charged with bank frau… Read More
2022-08-05 21:34
Theodore Kurz, 72, New Orleans, Louisiana, was sentenced on August 4, 2022 for mortgage fraud. According to court documents, Kurz obtained mortgages for three properties through th… Read More
2022-08-03 21:29
Maria Del Carmen Montes, 46, Kissimmee, Florida has been charged with one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, four counts of bank fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft. &hell…Read More
2022-07-22 21:18
Heather Ann Campos, 43, Houston, Texas, David Lewis Best Jr., 56, Spring, Texas and Stephen Laverne Crabtree, 62, Herriman, Utah, have been taken into custody on charges related to a multi-l… Read More
2022-07-01 22:09
Todd Ament, 57, Orange, California, the former president and CEO of the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce pleaded guilty today to federal criminal charges for defrauding a cannabis company, fraudu… Read More
2022-06-22 21:43
American Financial Network, Inc., a mortgage lender based in Brea, California, has agreed to pay $1,037,145 to resolve allegations that it improperly and fraudulently originated government-b… Read More
2022-06-01 20:54
George Kritopoulos, 50, Salem, Massachusetts, a former self-proclaimed Salem real estate developer has been convicted by a federal jury in Boston in connection with a 10-year mortgage fraud… Read More
2022-05-25 20:40
Tiffany Dawn Russell, North Carolina was sentenced to 63 months today for her role in an extensive multi-year fraud conspiracy and was sentenced to 36 months for filing a false tax return. R… Read More
2022-05-24 20:28
The Financial Litigation Program (FLP) of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio collected $333,549.82 in restitution from a defendant convicted of participating… Read More
2022-05-23 20:23
Evelisse Hernandez, 40, Kissimmee, Florida has been charged with four counts of bank fraud and four counts of aggravated identity theft. According to the indictment, Hernandez, in her capaci… Read More
2022-05-20 20:33
Philip Abramowitz, 50, Pikesville, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in relation to the sale of two Baltimore properties. According to his guilty plea, fr… Read More
2022-05-17 20:19
Todd Ament, 57, Orange, California, the former president and CEO of the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce is expected to appear this afternoon in federal court after being charged with lying to a… Read More
2022-05-10 18:54
Alireza Zamanizadeh, aka Ali Zamani, 63, Portland, Oregon was sentenced today to 18 months in federal prison and five years’ supervised release for using a residential property he did… Read More
2022-05-10 18:48
James Christopher Castle, 57, formerly of Petaluma, California was sentenced today to 15 years in prison for a bank fraud scheme that sought to fraudulently eliminate home mortgages and then… Read More
2022-05-02 20:46
Adolfo Schoneke, 44, Torrance, California pleaded guilty today to a federal criminal charge for participating with his sister in a $6 million real estate scam that involved listing hom… Read More
2022-04-19 20:23
Shenandoah Adams Sr., aka “Shane Adams Sr.,” 56, New Providence, New Jersey, today admitted committing wire fraud and making false reports and statements to and for the U.S. Depa… Read More
2022-04-05 20:14
Christopher Adam Jensen-Tanner, 43, Roswell, New Mexico, was arraigned in federal court today on a 38-count indictment charging him with 34 counts of wire fraud and four counts of engaging i… Read More
2022-03-23 22:15
Steven Tetsuya Morizono, 59, Mission Viejo, California, and Albert Lugene Lim, 53, Laguna Niguel, California, a ringleader and his brother-in-law have been indicted for their participation i… Read More
2022-03-23 22:09
Philip Abramowitz, 50, Pikesville, Maryland, has been charged with bank fraud and conspiracy to commit bank fraud and Calvin Abramowitz, 48, Lakewood, New Jersey, has been charges with consp… Read More
2022-03-18 21:53
James Lee Clark ,61, Wilton Manors, Florida has been sentenced to 48 months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit bankruptcy fraud and wire fraud. According to court documents, from Jan… Read More
2022-03-08 21:52
Sergio Lorenzo Rodriguez, 47, Laguna Niguel, California, pled guilty to one count of wire fraud in connection with a fraudulent foreclosure rescue scheme that took in at least $5 million in… Read More
2022-03-04 21:43
Barry Wayne Plunkett Jr., 61, and Nancy Plunkett, 56, both of Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, a former attorney and his wife pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston in connection… Read More
2022-03-02 19:32
Juliana Martins, 53, North Providence, Rhode Island, today admitted in federal court that she provided false information to a mortgage lender when applying for a Federal Housing Administrati… Read More
2022-01-28 20:44
Eric Liebman, 34, Tampa, Florida has been sentenced to 15 months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit bankruptcy fraud. According to court documents, from January 2010 through February… Read More
2022-01-27 20:47
Tammy Jones, a/k/a “Tammy Taylor”, 53, Upper Marlboro, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to wire fraud in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme. According to her guilty plea… Read More
2022-01-21 22:35
Eric Hill, 52, Tyrone, Georgia, an Atlanta real estate agent has been sentenced for his participation in a mortgage fraud scheme that netted more than $21 million in fraudulent mortgage loan… Read More
2022-01-21 20:56
Eric Hill, 52, Tyrone, Georgia, an Atlanta real estate agent, has been sentenced for his participation in a mortgage fraud scheme that netted more than $21 million in fraudulent mortgage loa… Read More
2022-01-13 22:24
Marilyn J. Mosby, 41, Baltimore, Maryland, was indicted today on federal charges of perjury and making false mortgage applications, relating to the purchases of two vacation homes in Florida… Read More
2022-01-13 22:19
Arondo Harris, Missouri, has been sentenced to a term of 41 months in federal prison for the filing of counterfeit quit claim deeds with the City of St. Louis Recorder of Deeds Office. Accor… Read More
2022-01-04 23:40
James Effiwatt, 64, Brooklyn, New York has been arraigned on an indictment in which he is charged with grand larceny and burglary for allegedly filing a fake deed to transfer ownership of hi… Read More
2021-12-17 20:18
Martin D. Eagan, 50, Montville, New Jersey, today admitted his role in a reverse mortgage fraud scheme that exploited several elderly homeowners. According to documents filed in this ca… Read More
2021-12-17 20:14
Michael P. Flavin, 38, Quincy, Massachusetts, a real estate broker pleaded guilty today to operating a scheme in which he falsely marketed properties that were not for sale, or had already b… Read More
2021-12-15 20:24
Franklin A. Olaitan, 48, Beltsville, Maryland, has been charged in a 10-count indictment with carrying out a scheme to steal a residence located in the District of Columbia and then resellin… Read More
2021-12-13 23:05
Isaac DePaula, 41, a loan officer for a mortgage company today admitted his role in a long-running, large-scale mortgage fraud scheme, According to the documents filed in this and other case… Read More
2021-12-10 23:43
Jasmine Morgan, 32, Queens, New York has been charged today with grand larceny, identity theft and other crimes. The defendant allegedly posed as the granddaughter of an elderly veteran to f… Read More
2021-11-29 23:33
Jeffrey M. Young-Bey, 65, Washington, District of Columbia, and Martina Yolanda Jones, 44, Baltimore, Maryland, were indicted earlier this month for a scheme in which they allegedly used fra… Read More
2021-11-29 23:25
Ronald J. McCord, 71, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, was sentenced this morning to serve 104 months in prison for defrauding locally-based banks, Fannie Mae, homeowners, and others through a broad… Read More
2021-11-16 21:57
Ernesto Diaz, 66, former El Monte, California resident, a former realtor and longtime fugitive was sentenced today to 48 months in federal prison for scheming to defraud distressed homeowner… Read More
2021-11-16 21:44
Shonda Coleman, 49, Toms River, New Jersey, and Robert Goodrich, 62, Sayreville, New Jersey were sentenced today for their roles in a mortgage-fraud scheme. According to documents filed in t… Read More
2021-10-27 20:07
Ira Morya Davis, 40, Irving, Texas, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud on Oct. 26, 2021. According to information presented in court, Davis and at least two other co-conspirat… Read More
2021-10-21 21:12
J. Reed Pirain, 45, and Renee Vasilko, 48, Upper St. Clair, Pennsylvania, have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh, on conspiracy and fraud charges. According to the Indictme… Read More
2021-10-20 21:25
Carlos Rafael Castaneda Mendez, 34, Miami, Florida, Alejandro Boada Oliveros, 45, Miami, Florida, Jonnathan Jesus Gonzalez, 33, Miami, Florida, Yanjeisis Alejandra Pompa Villafane, 25, Hiale… Read More
2021-10-15 20:21
Tanya M. Howard, 47, Jersey City, NJ and her son Trevon Howard, 26, Far Rockaway, Queens, New York have been charged with burglary, grand larceny and other crimes for allegedly assuming a pr… Read More
2021-10-14 22:09
Albert Rossini, 73, Skokie, Illinois, the owner of Devon Street Investments was sentenced Tuesday on multiple counts of mail fraud and wire fraud for a scheme with an attorney and two others… Read More
2021-09-17 20:39
Ernesto Diaz, 66, a former El Monte, California, who managed the sales staff for a program that falsely promised to eliminate the debt owed by struggling homeowners has been found guilty for… Read More
2021-09-14 22:54
Alireza Zamanizadeh, aka Ali Zamani, 63, Portland, Oregon pleaded guilty today for perpetrating a bank fraud scheme whereby he used a residential property he did not own as collateral for ob… Read More
2021-09-10 22:47
Dennys Tapia, 55, Ridgefield Park, New Jersey was sentenced today to 15 months in prison for his role in a scheme to defraud financial institutions of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Accor… Read More
2021-08-31 20:33
Brent Kaufman, 50, Commack, New York, a former unlicensed mortgage broker, pleaded guilty today to criminal information charging him with stealing $4.7 million in mortgage refinancing procee… Read More
2021-08-03 20:29
Christopher Castle, 57, formerly of Petaluma, California was found guilty on Monday of 35 counts in a bank fraud scheme that sought to fraudulently eliminate home mortgages and then profit o… Read More
2021-08-02 20:38
Patrick Joseph Soria, 35, West Hollywood, California was sentenced today to 152 months in federal prison for orchestrating a real estate fraud scheme that victimized more than 2,000 homeowne… Read More
2021-07-26 22:01
Tammy Hamrin, formerly known as Tammy A. Cheek, 58, Virginia Beach, Virginia, the former president of an escrow and title company was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for misappropriat… Read More
2021-07-23 18:27
Marvette Thompson Easterling, of Gaffney, South Carolina; Keylon Wright, 40, Simpsonville, South Carolina; and Joshua David Armato, 37, Georgia, today admitted that they knowingly defrauded… Read More
2021-07-23 16:40
Marvette Thompson Easterling, 54, Gaffney, South Carolina; Keylon Wright, 40, Simpsonville, South Carolina; and Joshua David Armato, 37, Georgia today admitted that they knowingly defrauded… Read More
2021-07-21 21:56
Osbado Hernandez, 52, Avenel, New Jersey, a former Hudson County Sheriff’s officer, was charged for making false statements to a bank in connection with an application to discharge a m… Read More
2021-07-15 18:26
Deed and Note Traders, LLC and 881 Home, LLC and the manager, David Kinas, Tucson, Arizona had a consumer lawsuit filed against them today alleging that they deceived consumers in real estat… Read More
2021-07-09 18:18
Robert Charles Sneed, 56, Indio, California, pleaded guilty today to one count of theft of government property for stealing tens of thousands of dollars from the U.S. Department of the Treas… Read More
2021-07-08 18:48
Joseph Makhani, 58, Kings Point, Long Island was arrested and indicted today for stealing two brownstones in a complex scheme to defraud owners by using forged deeds and other falsified real… Read More
2021-07-01 16:09
Casey David Crowther, 35, Fort Myers, Florida has been sentenced to three years and one month in federal prison for two counts of bank fraud, two counts of making a false statement to a lend… Read More
2021-06-28 21:10
Yorce Yotagri, 54, Freeport, New York, was sentenced today to 12 months and one day in prison for participating in a conspiracy to carry out a $9 million scheme to use bogus information and… Read More
2021-06-23 20:02
Marco Lurigio, also known as “Demetrio Cardone,” 45 and Sandy Lurigio, also known as “Janette Chavez,” 39, Downers Grove, Illinois, a husband and his wife, have… Read More
2021-06-15 22:20
Simon Curanaj, 67, Yonkers, New York, was sentenced today to 24 months in prison for his role in a $3.5 million scheme to use false information and simultaneous loan applications at multiple… Read More
2021-06-03 22:11
Steve Young Kang, aka “Steven Young Kang” and “Young Tae Kang,” 66, Ridgefield, New Jersey, was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for his role in a multi-year sc… Read More
2021-05-11 17:51
Ronald J. Mccord, 70, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma pleaded guilty yesterday to defrauding two locally-based banks, Fannie Mae, and others through a broad range of fraudulent conduct over the cour… Read More
2021-05-10 18:20
Edmundo Roman-Perez, 71, Sunset Park, Brooklyn, an attorney has been sentenced today to 1 to 3 years in prison for stealing approximately $280,000 in down payments he received to hold in esc… Read More
2021-05-10 18:04
Antoni Moszczynski, 67, Madison, New Jersey, an attorney has been arraigned today on an indictment in which he is charged with grand larceny for allegedly stealing approximately $239,500 in… Read More
2021-04-29 16:53
Pilar Rose, 58, Fresno, California was charged today with bank fraud, tax evasion, obstructing an IRS tax audit, and aggravated identity theft. According to court documents, Rose, who manage… Read More
2021-04-27 17:15
Seth Andrew, 42 has been charged with wire fraud, money laundering, and making false statements to a financial institution, in connection with a scheme in which Andrew stole $218,005 from a… Read More
2021-04-22 20:46
Joseph A. Gonzalez, 46, Henderson, Nevada was sentenced today for his role in a scheme to use bogus information and simultaneous loan applications at multiple banks – known as “s… Read More
2021-04-13 18:25
Stephen Sharkey, 51, Swedesboro, New Jersey, was sentenced to four years and one month in prison, three years of supervised release, for stealing down payments for homes from two different f… Read More
2021-04-08 18:17
David Litman, 41, the village of Foosland, Illinois, has been ordered to report to federal prison to begin serving a two-year sentence for conspiracy to commit bank fraud and bank fraud in c… Read More
2021-04-08 18:04
Gerald Douglas, 52, East Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York was arraigned today on an indictment in which he is charged with second-degree grand larceny for allegedly stealing the down payment tow… Read More
2021-04-06 18:33
Adolfo Schoneke, 43, Torrance, California and his sister, Bianca Gonzalez, a.k.a. Blanca Schoneke, 38, Walnut, California, a brother-and-sister team were arrested today on federal charges al… Read More
2021-04-05 18:41
Juliana Martins, 52, North Providence, Rhode Island, has been indicted for allegedly making false statements related to her incarceration and the court-ordered requirement that she pay back… Read More
2021-03-24 16:50
Christopher Grooms, 41, Savannah, Georgia pled guilty to an Information charging him with a scheme to enrich himself by repeatedly borrowing money against the same pieces of property will go… Read More
2021-03-22 16:44
David Daughtrey, 60, El Cajon, California was sentenced in federal court today on charges of bank fraud and tax evasion. In July 2020, Daughtrey pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to… Read More
2021-03-22 16:36
Ana Cummings, 61, Davie, Florida, the last of six South Florida family members was sentenced today to a term of imprisonment, and ordered to pay a total of $1,342,928.77 in restitution… Read More
2021-03-19 16:30
Eric Hill, 50, Tyrone, Georgia, Robert Kelske, 52, Smyrna, Georgia, Fawziyyah Connor, 41, Tyrone, Georgia, Stephanie Hogan, 57, Norcross, Georgia, Jerod Little, 42, McDonough, Georgia… Read More
2021-03-04 21:08
Robert Morgan, Todd Morgan, Frank Giacobbe, and Michael Tremiti, have been charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud for their roles in a wide-ranging mortgage fraud scheme… Read More
2021-02-02 18:53
Andrzej Lajewski, 53, formerly of Wheeling, Illinois, a real estate developer, who owned Des Plaines-based Highland Consulting Corp., and Chicago-based Quality Management and Remodeling Inc… Read More
2021-01-29 21:24
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a bipartisan coalition of 33 attorneys general in opposing a proposed class action settlem… Read More
2021-01-26 20:44
Edwin Josue Herrera Rosales aka “Josh Herrera,” 34, Washington pleaded guilty today to a conspiracy to defraud approximately 1,000 distressed homeowners facing foreclosure. … Read More
2021-01-14 21:25
Brian Thomas Twilley, 57, Greenbackville, Virginia, formerly of Salisbury, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to making a false statement on a loan or credit application. From 2011 through 2… Read More
2021-01-12 23:04
Brian Roy Lozito, 51, Orange Park, Florida has been charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and 12 counts of wire fraud. According to the indictment, Lozito owned and managed American I… Read More
2021-01-06 21:50
Neal J. Vanderpoel II and Eileen P. Vanderpoel, Medford, New Jersey and their sons Ryan Vanderpoel, Medford, New Jersey and Neal J. Vanderpoel IV, Magnolia, New Jersey, as announced today, h… Read More
2021-01-04 20:59
Iskyo Aronov (also known as “Isaac Aronov”) Middle Village, New York, Ron Borovinsky, Hollis Hills, New York and Michael Konstantinovskiy, Roslyn Heights, New York have been char… Read More
2020-12-17 21:11
Daniel R. Fruits, 46, Greenwood, Indiana, was charged today by a federal grand jury for his alleged role in three separate fraud schemes, including attempted mortgage fraud , a nearly $14 mi… Read More
2020-12-07 20:48
Nationstar Mortgage, the country’s fourth-largest mortgage servicer, has agreed to resolve parallel investigations by state attorneys general, state mortgage regulators, and the federa… Read More
2020-12-03 20:59
Dennys A. Tapia, 54, Ridgefield Park, New Jersey, admitted today, his role in a scheme to defraud financial institutions of hundreds of thousands of dollars According to documents filed in t… Read More
2020-11-17 19:15
Cherie Anne Washburn, 44, Lynchburg, Virginia, a former attorney who specialized in elder law and estate planning, was charged today with ten counts of wire fraud, two counts of making a fal… Read More
2020-11-09 19:30
Mary Beyer Halsey, 59, Rising Sun, Maryland was sentenced to two years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release. Halsey previously plead guilty to federal charges of c… Read More
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