Archives For Allison Tussey

Scott Eric Perry, 35, Brookwood, Alabama, was sentenced to 18 months in prison on false statement charges related to an almost $750,000 mortgage fraud scheme in the Birmingham, Alabama area.

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Gaetano Antonell, 62, Brooksville, Florida, has been arrested and charged with organized fraud for his role in a foreclosure rescue scam.  The defendant persuaded homeowners to deed their properties to him then he would list the properties on Craigslist for sale.

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Paul R. Tomko, 39, Cleveland, Ohio, a former paid cooperator for a federal law enforcement agency, is the subject of an eight-count indictment for mortgage and student aid fraud.

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Benjamin W. Richardson, 47, Powell, Ohio, and a former Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to a total of 50 months in prison for participating in a mortgage fraud conspiracy, committing bankruptcy fraud, and tampering with a witness in a federal investigation.

 

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Joel Reck, 47, McKeesport, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty to one count before United States District Judge Nora Barry Fischer for his role in a mortgage fraud scheme.

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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network released its First Quarter 2012 Update of mortgage loan fraud suspicious activity reports (MLF SARs) that shows California, Nevada, and Florida leading the nation in the number of MLF SAR subjects per capita.

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Alejandro aka “Alex” Curbelo, 32, Miami, Florida, a loan officer for a Florida mortgage company, was sentenced in Miami to 54 months in prison for his role in a mortgage fraud scheme.

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Hasina Safdari, Idriss Safdari, Josue Loayza, Thomas Gomez, and Nicolas Munoz have pleaded guilty in federal court in San Francisco to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and false statements in connection with numerous fraudulent loan applications submitted to lenders.

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Travis Richard Hymas, 28, Cedar Hills, Utah, formerly of Meridian, Idaho, was convicted by a jury in Boise, Idaho, on five counts of wire fraud related to mortgage fraud.

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June is Financial Fraud Month and the Middle District of Alabama has been busy, including prosecuting an attorney who stole over $2 million in a mortgage fraud scheme.

 

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