Steven Jones, 46, Charlotte, North Carolina, was convicted after a three-day trial of racketeering conspiracy, securities fraud, wire fraud scheme to defraud investors and money laundering conspiracy. His conviction is the latest in Operation Wax House, an investigation which began in 2007 and has netted 91 defendants to date, 86 of which have pleaded guilty or been convicted following a trial.
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Ronnie Singleton, 41, Lithonia, Georgia, a business owner who held himself out to be an investor and loan broker, admitted his role in defrauding real estate investors of more than $800,000.
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Rodney Walker, 44, Atlanta, Georgia, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Richard J. Arcara, to wire fraud for his role in a scam whereby the defendant promised a standby letter of credit, which he could monetize into $100 million in loans.
Sondra Tredaway, 65, Mission, Texas, a former bank officer with Texas State Bank has been ordered to federal prison for defrauding her former employer to the tune of approximately $2.4 million. The defendant used her position as branch manager to create more than 58 fictitious loans and used the proceeds for her own benefit.
Irfan M. Jameel, 51, Virginia Beach, Virginia, was convicted by a federal jury on charges of wire fraud, bank fraud, and use of a false Social Security number in connection with obtaining $5.375 million in loans.
The Loan Modification Scam Prevention Network and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued a report finding that attorney involvement in foreclosure rescue and loan modification scams to be growing…
Mahafarid Amir Khosravi, aka Amir Mansour Aria, has been put to death after Iran’s Supreme Court upheld his death sentence for bank fraud. The defendant was convicted for his role in a $2.6 billion scam in Iran, allegedly the biggest bank fraud case in Iran since 1979.
Trent K. LeDoux, 40, Holton, Kansas, a former Kansas state legislator, pleaded guilty to defrauding Farmers and Merchants Bank, Colby, Kansas, of more than $465,000, some of which he deposited in his campaign account.
Andrea Lorraine Avery, 47, Los Angeles, California, was sentenced following acceptance of her guilty plea in December 2013. The defendant and others entered into contracts to purchase twenty-four residences then utilized fraudulent loan applications to obtain loans for each of the residences.
Martin A. Pool, 44, Atlanta, Georgia, and Armand R. Franquelin, 57, Liberty, Utah, pleaded guilty to securities fraud and money laundering in U.S. District Court in Salt Lake City, Utah. The defendants admitted persuading investors to direct funds to their company, The Elva Group, in return for promissory notes with a promise of monthly interest payments at annual rates between 8 percent and 20 percent.