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Mortgage Fraud - Pennsylvania
Tuesday, March 09, 2010
Participant in 2 Different Mortgage Fraud Schemes Pleads Guilty
John Polosky, 40, McMurray Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of wire fraud conspiracy and filing false tax returns.
In connection with the guilty plea and according to court documents, Polosky participated in two different mortgage fraud conspiracies, one in the Western District of Pennsylvania and one in the Eastern...
Friday, February 19, 2010
Broker Sentenced for Submitting False Information to Lenders
Debra Phillips, 51, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to three years of probation on her conviction of Wire Fraud Conspiracy on connection with a mortgage fraud scheme.
As previously reported on Mortgage Fraud Blog, according to information presented to the court by Assistant United States Attorney Brendan T. Conway, ...
Precision Mortgage Fraudster Sentenced
Jason Jester, 40, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to five years of probation, including four months of home detention, on his conviction of Wire Fraud Conspiracy in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme.
As previously reported on Mortgage Fraud Blog, according to information presented to the court by Assistant...
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Couple Pleads Guilty in Mortgage Fraud Scheme
Randy Berger, 39, and Elleni Berger A/K/A Elleni Klimantis, 43, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charges of Wire Fraud Conspiracy in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme. Elleni Berger also pleaded guilty to a charge of Filing a False Tax Return.
In connection with the guilty plea (Randy) and court information (...
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Mortgage Attorney Pleads Guilty in Fraud Scheme
Robert Danenberg, 45, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty to a charge of Wire Fraud Conspiracy in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme.
In connection with the guilty plea, the court was advised that Danenberg, an attorney who specialized in closing real estate transactions, participated in a mortgage fraud conspiracy in which a...
Wednesday, January 06, 2010
Suits Filed Against Four Mortgage Rescue Companies
Consumer protection lawsuits were filed against four loan modification or "mortgage rescue" businesses, along with their officers, who are accused of deceiving Pennsylvania consumers seeking help modifying their mortgage loans. The defendants include:
Foreclosure Awareness Inc., Bensalem and Boca Raton, Florida, along with owner Michael...
Monday, January 04, 2010
Woman Pleads Guilty in Down Payment Scam
Karen Atkison, 50, Butler County, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of Wire Fraud Conspiracy in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme.
By way of her guilty plea, Atkison agreed that she participated in a mortgage fraud scheme with a mortgage broker in which they submitted documents to lenders falsely representing that...
Wednesday, December 09, 2009
5 Indicted in Foreclosure Rescue & Mortgage Fraud Scheme
Edward G. McCusker, 45, New Hope, Pennsylvania ,John Alford Bariana, 37, Mullica Hill, New Jersey, Jacqueline D. McCusker, 45, New Hope, Pennsylvania, Jeffrey A. Bennett, 43, Springfield, Pennsylvania and Stephen G. Doherty, 43, Doylestown, Pennsylvania have been charged in a $14.6 million mortgage fraud scheme that resulted in at least 35...
Friday, December 04, 2009
Former Investor Charged in Real Estate Fraud Scheme
Roman R. Fitzmartin, 36, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, the former operator of the Doylestown Investment Group, was charged with mail fraud. The information alleges that Fitzmartin diverted the proceeds of real estate sales that were supposed to be paid to investors and, instead, used them for his own personal and business expenses. Additionally,...
Thursday, July 16, 2009
12 Charged in 6 Mortgage Fraud Schemes
12 individuals have been charged in United States District Court in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in connection with six separate mortgage fraud schemes:
John L. Chaffo, Jr., 49, Murrysville, Pennsylvania; Michael Dokmanovich, 36, Bethel Park, Pennsylvania; and Bernardo Katz, 49, Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania, have been charged in a 15‑count...
Friday, June 19, 2009
Two Charged with Conspiracy to Defraud Banks
Richard A. Raspatello, 54, Kersey, Pennsylvania and Joshua Z. Atwell, 22, Warren, Pennsylvania, have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Erie on a one-count charge of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, announced United States Attorney Mary Beth Buchanan.
According to the indictment presented to the court, Raspatello and Atwell conspired to...
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Philadelphia Man Sentenced for Mortgage Fraud and Identity Theft
Mahn Huu Doan, a/k/a "Bruce Doan", 40, Philadelphia, was sentenced to 151 months in prison for a massive mortgage fraud and identity theft scheme. Doan, a self-described real estate investor, would purchase houses, using false or borrowed identities, using government insured loans which he secured using fraudulent information. Doan's scheme also...
Thursday, April 09, 2009
Pennsylvania Man Pleads Guilty To Foreclosure Bailout Scheme
Terence Mayfield, 47, Phoenixille, PA, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Joseph H. Rodriguez to one count each of mail and wire fraud for his role in operating two ponzi schemes upon members of a Toms River church which resulted in total losses of more than $1 million. Judge Rodriguez released the defendant on a $100,000 bond pending...
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Pennsylvania Man Pleads Guilty to Inflating Appraisals
Craig Tengowski, 35, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of Wire Fraud Conspiracy on March 20, 2009. Tengowski pleaded guilty to one count before Chief United States District Judge Donetta Ambrose.
In connection with the guilty plea, Assistant United States Attorney Brendan T. Conway advised the court that ...
Broker Pleads Guilty To Submitting False Information to Lenders
Debra Phillips, 50, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of Wire Fraud Conspiracy. Phillips pleaded guilty to one count before Chief United States District Judge Donetta Ambrose.
In connection with the guilty plea, Assistant United States Attorney Brendan T. Conway advised the court that Phillips, who is a...
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Rachel Dollar, the editor of Mortgage Fraud Blog, is an attorney and Certified Mortgage Banker who handles litigation for lending institutions and secondary market investors. She is an author and a nationally recognized speaker on the topic of mortgage fraud. Ms. Dollar is a shareholder with the law firm of 
