Anthony V. Weis, 45, Phoenix, Maryland, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake to 78 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for wire fraud in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme to defraud lenders of approximately $3.9 million in just eight months. Judge Blake ordered Weis to pay restitution of $4,007,705, which includes the loss to the
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Frederick Ugwu, 54, Upper Saddle River, N.J., a New Jersey real estate investor, was sentenced to 50 months in prison in connection with a mortgage fraud and property-flipping scheme involving rental properties in Paterson, New Jersey.
Ugwu was convicted in December 2009 after a five-week jury trial on counts of wire
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James C. Alberts, 45, Point Pleasant, N.J., was sentenced in Norfolk, Virginia, federal court to four and one-half years in prison for conspiring to commit bank fraud, and was ordered to pay over $1.7 million in restitution. Alberts previously pled guilty to the charge on December 6, 2010.
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After a two-year investigation, four indictments charging 17 people with more than 108 crimes were handed down for their roles in mortgage fraud and identity theft schemes that stole more than $20 million from homeowners, banks, and the County government. Among those arrested are lawyers, mortgage brokers, real estate brokers, bank employees, an appraiser, a financial consultant and one United States Postal worker. The investigation was dubbed “Operation Sweet Deal.”
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Gregory L. Jackson, a real estate investor, pleaded guilty to conspiring to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions held in San Joaquin County, California.
Jackson pleaded guilty to conspiring with a group of real estate speculators who agreed not to bid
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Darlene M. Adkins, 65, Springfield, Illinois, a real estate agent, entered pleas of guilty to concealing assets in a bankruptcy proceeding and making a false statement to a bank. Sentencing is scheduled for July 18, 2011.
In court documents and during the hearing before U.S. Magistrate Judge Byron G. Cudmore, Adkins admitted that on May 15, 2006, she submitted
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Frank P. Jenkins II, 45, LaPlata, Maryland, a former attorney, was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow to 46 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for wire fraud and mail fraud in connection with a scheme to defraud his clients and lenders in real estate transactions. Chief Judge Chasanow also entered an order that Jenkins
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Jo’Mell Thomas, 29, Wallingford, Connecticut, waived his right to indictment and pleaded guilty March 7, 2011, before Chief United States District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud stemming from his participation in a mortgage fraud conspiracy.
According to court documents and statements made in court, this matter stems from an investigation into an extensive mortgage fraud
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A large percentage of homeowners now owe more on their mortgages than their homes are worth. Many are unable to make their mortgage payments because of reduced incomes or payment increases on adjustable rate mortgages. Unfortunately, this situation has spawned a cottage industry of loan modification scammers waiting to prey on unsuspecting victims who are looking for a lifeline to save their homes.
Some unscrupulous businesses make unrealistic promises about their
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While the national Mortgage Fraud Risk Index, still elevated at 140 (n=100), remains essentially flat from both the previous quarter and from a year ago, increases in fraud in the Chicago area may illustrate the danger of previously localized risks spreading throughout a metropolitan area according to Interthinx’s Q4 2010 Mortgage Fraud Risk Report.
• Illinois, with a jump of 26 points, saw the largest
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