Taya Romano (a/k/a “Taya Waldon”), 36, Oklahoma, formerly of Ridgewood, New Jersey, was sentenced to 48 months in prison for a scheme to defraud two New Jersey families relating to the purchase, financing, and improvement of real estate in Oklahoma.
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David Ovist, 45, Lake Oswego, Oregon, was convicted February 8, 2013, of bank and wire fraud following a 10-day jury trial.
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Lorraine Brown, 51, Alpharetta, Georgia, former president of mortgage document processor DocX, pleaded guilty to racketeering for her alleged role in authorizing the fraudulent signing of mortgage documents filed in Michigan.
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Kevin M. O’Connell, 35, and Kevin D. O’Connell, 62, both of Albany, New York, were each sentenced in United States District Court, Syracuse, to 24 months incarceration by Senior District Court Judge Norman A. Mordue resulting from a long-term mortgage fraud investigation.
Justin H. Knight, 36, Littleton, Colorado, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Robert E. Blackburn to serve five years’ probation, with the first 12 months in home detention for shredding documents in an attempt to obstruct an investigation into a mortgage fraud scheme.
David Connolly, 51, Watchung, New Jersey, pleaded guilty to one count of securities fraud and one count of money laundering, admitting that he defrauded victims of an investment scheme by misusing their capital contributions and misrepresenting the performance of their investments.
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James Cockinos, 58, Englewood Cliffs, a former mortgage broker and bank officer from Bergen County, New Jersey was arrested for allegedly conspiring to commit bank fraud to secure a $1.5 million residential loan.
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Randal L. Walters, Des Moines, Iowa, a real estate developer, was sentenced to twelve months and one day in prison for his participation in a bank fraud scheme.
Warren Ballentine, 41, Durham, North Carolina, and formerly of Country Club Hills, Illinois, an lawyer who hosts a national radio talk show, was indicted on federal charges for allegedly engaging in two mortgage fraud schemes that defrauded lenders of a total of approximately $9.7 million.
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Eric Reilly, 34, Galloway, New Jersey, a former employee of The Vacation Ownership Group LLC, admitted to conspiring to defraud owners of timeshare properties.
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