Ernie Colter, 50, has been indicted by the the Colorado Statewide Grand Jury on three counts of theft and one count of forgery for his role in fraudulently obtaining a loan for a client and then stealing some proceeds from a related real estate transaction.
According to the indictment, Colter, acting as the originating broker for a real estate transaction, qualified a client for
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Bobby John Herrera, 33, Glendale, Arizona, has been sentenced to five years in prison as the result of a mortgage loan assistance scam he orchestrated that victimized 47 Valley homeowners. Herrera was also ordered to pay $80,541 in restitution to victims.
Sergej Tews has been sentenced to 33 months in prison, to be followed by 3 years of supervised release in connection with his participation in a complex foreclosure fraud scheme in which he filed and foreclosed on false mortgages. In addition, Tews was ordered to pay $635,966.20 in restitution, and to forfeit certain monies and his interest in certain property. As Continue Reading...
Maria Sanchez, 36, El Monte, California, has been found guilty on 14 counts contained in an indictment, including conspiracy, money laundering, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. Sanchez, a real estate agent, was convicted on fraud and money laundering charges for scheming with her sister to falsify home loan applications and fraudulently generate more
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Anita Bareja, 35, Dix Hills, New York, has been charged with two counts of Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, three counts of Falsification of Business Records in the first Degree, one count of Scheme to Defraud in the First Degree, and four counts of Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument in the Third Degree. She was arraigned in First District Court, Hempstead, where a Nassau County judge ordered she be held on $20,000
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Yvette Scott Patterson, who was recently ordered extradited from Jamaica to face federal mortgage fraud charges in the Southern District of Florida, has had an initial appearance in federal court in Fort Lauderdale. U.S. Magistrate Judge Barry Seltzer scheduled a pre-trial detention hearing for defendant Patterson for Friday, May 22, 2009, at 10:00 AM.
Ronald Aaron Chapman, Jr., 34, Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme that falsely promised to help homeowners facing foreclosure keep their homes and repair their damaged credit.
According to his plea agreement, and as previously
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Walter Edward Stuckey, Jr, 52, Martinez, Georgia, pled guilty to one count of mail fraud in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1341, in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme.
According to the guilty plea hearing in U.S. District Court before U.S. District Judge J. Randal Hall, the evidence showed that between 2002 and continuing until 2006, Continue Reading...
Wilbur Ballesteros, 33, Lanham, Maryland, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme that falsely promised to help homeowners facing foreclosure keep their homes and repair their damaged credit.
According to his plea agreement, in May 2005, co-defendants Joy Jackson and Jennifer
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Thomas Duane Roderick, 42, Wesley Chapel, Florida, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Greeneville, Tennessee, charged with one (1) count of wire fraud, three (3) counts of bank fraud, and three (3) counts of money laundering. The indictment was issued on April 15, 2009, but was sealed until Roderick’s arrest in Florida on April 21, 2009. Continue Reading...
