Joel Tillett, 36, Whitehall, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to four years in prison and ordered to pay restitution of $979,562.20 in connection with a mortgage fraud conspiracy.
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Bobbi Jo Wojewoda, 46, Grimes, Iowa, was sentenced by United States District Court Chief Judge James E. Gritzner to 18 months in prison for conspiracy to commit bank fraud. Judge Gritzner also sentenced Wojewoda to serve 60 months of supervised release following the completion of her prison term.
Hoda Samuel, 62, Elk Grove, California, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for a mortgage fraud scheme that caused more than $5.5 million in losses.
Henry J. Papale, 62, Southington, Connecticut, pleaded guilty before Senior United States District Judge Ellen Bree Burns in New Haven to federal wire fraud and money laundering offenses stemming from a mortgage fraud scheme.
Thomas Dickson, 52, Atlanta, Georgia, has pleaded guilty to defrauding more than 50 clients out of funds that were deposited into his law firm’s trust account.
Kamalu Gonzales, 47, Henderson, Nevada, a former loan officer who convinced over 30 victims to give him money for a high yield investment scheme involving the foreign currency exchange market, has pleaded guilty to federal fraud and money laundering charges.
Henry J. Papale, 62, Southington, Connecticut, pleaded guilty before Senior United States District Judge Ellen Bree Burns in New Haven to federal wire fraud and money laundering offenses stemming from a mortgage fraud scheme.
Dennis Wayne Parris, 55, Pinehurst, N.C., former senior vice president of a manufactured housing retailer, Fabian Sparrow, 35, Burlington, N.C., Andrew B. McKeown, 38, Asheboro, N.C., two of his former sales managers, and Isaac “Ike” A. Vinson, IV, 46, Pawleys Island, S.C., a former loan officer associated with the retailer, have been indicted on federal charges involving a $158 million consumer and mortgage fraud conspiracy.
Walter Scott Fruit, 54, and Sandra Jackson, 48, both of Tucson, Arizona, were sentenced to federal prison by U.S. District Court Judge Cindy K. Jorgenson for their role in a mortgage fraud scheme. Fruit was sentenced to 30 months in prison; Jackson was sentenced to six months in prison.
Ruben Oscar Palagonia, 67, San Bernardino, California, was arraigned in San Bernardino Superior Court on Forgery and Identity Theft charges for allegedly obtaining a home mortgage loan with false credit information.