Aruna Kumari Chopra, 63, Modesto, California, was indicted by a federal grand jury and charged with two counts of mail fraud and two counts of aggravated identity theft for allegedly forging the signature of a notary on two occassions.
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Speaking at a hearing in Washington, D.C., the Appraisal Institute urged a federal judicial agency to require the use of real estate appraisals when calculating loss in mortgage fraud cases. The Appraisal Institute is the nation’s largest professional association of real estate appraisers.
Michelle Austin-Wilks, 38, Parkland, Florida, was charged in an Information with four counts of wire fraud for her participation in a straw buyer mortgage fraud scheme. If convicted, Austin-Wilks faces up to thirty years’ imprisonment on each count.
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Barbara Lynnae Puro, 49, Savage, Minnesota, a real estate agent, pleaded guilty to participating in a multi-million-dollar mortgage fraud scheme that victimized lenders across the country.
Barbara Lynnae Puro, 49, Savage, Minnesota, a real estate agent, pleaded guilty to participating in a multi-million-dollar mortgage fraud scheme that victimized lenders across the country.
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Kevin Scott Wiebe, 28, Lynchburg, Virginia, who knowingly submitted false mortgage documents as part of a broader fraud scheme, pled guilty in the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia to related charges.
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Jeffrey C. McLendon, 39, Zanesville, Ohio, a former mortgage broker, has been indicted and charged with two counts of theft, fourth-degree felonies; five counts of theft, fifth-degree felonies; and five counts of misdemeanor theft…
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Dan Oaheyoh Two Feathers, 56, Hamilton, Montana, pled guilty to conspiracy to commit investment fraud, investment fraud, receipt of stolen property in interstate commerce, and money laundering. Sentencing has been set for June 15, 2012. He is currently released on special conditions.
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Joseph N. Gagliano, 43, Scottsdale, Arizona, was arraigned on a seven-count indictment charging three counts of bank fraud, one count of wire fraud, and three counts of false loan and credit applications in connection with loan application misrepresentations to obtain a mortgage and small business administration loan.
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Gary Pierce, 44, Edgewater, Maryland, was sentenced to six years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with a five year scheme to divert or hold mortgage payoff funds from clients’ closings on 17 Maryland properties.
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