David M. Sostchin, Hialeah, Florida, an attorney, was publicly reprimanded following a March 8, 2012, court order. Sostchin allegedly failed to inform his client concerning a pending foreclosure.
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A fraud alert has been issued to the Armed Services community to combat scams targeted at homeowners seeking to apply for mortgage assistance through the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) and other federal programs. A number of these scams are specifically targeting members of the Armed Services community.
Steven Lloyd Knudsen, 50, Malta, Montana, pled guilty to conversion of pledged or secured property during a federal court session in Great Falls, Montana, on May 22, 2012, before U.S. District Judge Sam E. Haddon.
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Avinie Maurice Bates, III, 41, Miramar, Florida, was convicted by a jury in U.S. District Court in Panama City, Florida, on one count of wire fraud for his role in an elaborate mortgage-fraud scheme that spanned from Miami to Panama City.
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Justin Batemon, 34, Hayward, Calif., was sentenced to 37 months in prison and ordered to pay restitution for his role in a multi-million dollar mortgage fraud scheme.
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Todd Britton-Harr, 35, Perdido Key, Florida, a former real estate agent, was sentenced to four years in prison on charges of making false statements in loan and mortgage documents.
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Vafa Allan Khoshbin, 52, Los Angeles, California, state bar number 165486, an attorney accused of misappropriating $1.1 million from 10 clients, has agreed to be disbarred. The case was one of the largest misappropriation cases ever handled by the California Office of Chief Trial Counsel.
David C.H. Lin, 44, Sunnyvale, California, an attorney, was convicted by a federal jury of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, and multiple counts of mail and wire fraud in connection with his role in a private money lender scheme.
In a case started from a review of SARs, a specialized mortgage fraud task force launched an investigation that led to charges against two individuals.
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James D. Levitt, 66, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, a disbarred real estate attorney, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Providence to 12 months and one day in prison and fined $25,000 for his role in a $1.1 million mortgage fraud scheme.
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