Six borrowers were sentenced in Oregon by U.S. District Court Judge Ann Aiken for their roles in a large-scale mortgage fraud scheme.
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Gerry Zobrist, 43, Las Vegas, Nevada, an attorney, was sentenced to 87 months in prison for his involvement in a mortgage fraud scheme that caused more than $30 million in losses to lenders.
Adam Lacerda, 28, and Ashley Lacerda, 32, both of Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey; Ian Resnick, 37, Abescon, New Jersey; and Genevieve Manzoni, 46, Lake Worth, Florida, were convicted by a federal jury for their roles in a $3 million conspiracy to scam customers by offering phony consulting services to propery owners and owners of timeshares through the New Jersey-based Vacation Ownership Group LLC.
Christopher Ginyard, 27, Wichita, Kansas, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud; Henry Pearson, Jr., 28, Wichita, pleaded guilty to one count of bank fraud; Janice Young, 26, Wichita, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud; and Henry Pearson, Sr., Wichita, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud.
Sabah Kennawi, 50, East Hartford, Connecticut, was arrested and charged with criminal impersonation in connection with a mortgage modification scheme.
Michael Swanson, 62, Seaside, California, was convicted by a federal jury on charges of mail fraud, wire fraud, securities fraud, and conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud.
Maria Eliza Garza, Houston, Texas, has pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud seven different Houston-area banks of more than $2 million in 2007 and 2008.
Peter Wilkinson, Eugene, Oregon, was sentenced on September 3, 2013, for his role in a mortgage fraud scheme involving the submission of false and misleading loan packages to lenders.
R.A. North Development, Inc., R.A., North Development, LLC, Southeastern Waterfront Marketing, Inc., William Garith Allen, Randolph M. Allen, R Douglas Therrell, Kenneth Bednar, and Michael Woolard are the subjects of a consent judgment for their roles in a real estate scam.
Sember Lynn Smathers, 49, formerly of Shelby, North Carolina, a former real estate agent, pleaded guilty on Monday, August 26, 2013, to selling household appliances she unlawfully removed from vacant homes owned by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.