Steve Kessedjian, 50, Los Angeles, California, pleaded guilty to mail fraud in connection with his scheme to defraud client escrow funds.
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Michelle Martinez, 49, Brick, New Jersey, loan officer, and Dana Rummerfield, 47, Los Angeles, California, straw purchaser, admitted they conspired to defraud financial institutions as part of a multi-million-dollar mortgage fraud scam to make illegal profits on over-developed condominiums in the Wildwood, New Jersey area. Continue Reading…
Adorean Boleancu, 47, Napa, California, pleaded guilty in federal court in San Francisco on September 13, 2013, to one count of wire fraud.
Theresa Marcianti, 60, Las Vegas, Nevada, a real estate escrow officer, was convicted of conspiracy and fraud charges for her involvement in a mortgage fraud scheme that caused millions of dollars in losses to the lenders and financial institutions.
Six individuals, including three mortgage brokers and a real estate agent, have agreed to pay civil penalties ranging from $5,000 to $85,000 to the United States to resolve civil fraud allegations stemming from false statements they made on mortgage loan applications.
Ten defendants, including five licensed loan originators, were indicted for allegedly participating in a scheme to fraudulently obtain approximately 52 residential mortgage loans totaling at least $14.5 million from various lenders.
Daniela Spiridon, 42, St. Charles, Missouri, pled guilty to a real estate scheme related to the purchase or sale of properties.
Chad Allen Lazzari, 45, Tarpon Springs, Florida, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge James D. Whittemore to 15 months in federal prison for wire fraud and making false statements to federally-insured banks.
Sean Patrick Gjerde, 37, Elk Grove, California, was sentenced by United States District Judge John A. Mendez to two and a half years in prison for conspiring to commit mortgage fraud and make false statements in loan applications.
John Parisi, 52, Atlantic City, New Jersey, admitted he conspired to defraud FirstPlus Financial Group Inc. (FPFG), a Texas-based financial services company allegedly targeted for extortionate takeover and looting by a group led by alleged Lucchese organized crime family member Nicodemo S. Scarfo.