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Rachel Dollar is an attorney and Certified Mortgage Banker who handles fraud recovery litigation for lenders and secondary market investors nationwide. She is a nationally recognized speaker on the topic of mortgage fraud. Ms. Dollar is licensed to practice law in California and maintains offices in Santa Rosa, California.
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PennsylvaniaMortgage Fraud - PennsylvaniaWednesday, April 09, 20085 Plead Guilty to Mortgage FraudSharon Chamberlain, 40, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Ericka Stanford, 35, Carnegie, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty to one count each of Participating in a Wire Fraud Conspiracy before United States District Court Judge Joy Flowers Conti. Stanford also pleaded guilty to one count of Money Laundering. Andrea Revak, 47, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Aaron McCarthy, 43, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty to one count each of Participating in a Wire Fraud Conspiracy before Chief United States District Court Judge Donetta Ambrose. Marlin Sprouts, Jr., 52, Uniontown, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty to one count of Participating in …
Thursday, April 03, 20082 Charged In Mortgage Fraud SchemeDavid Paul, 50, a real estate investor, and Diane Flannery, 47, a mortgage broker and loan officer for Source Mortgage Company, were indicted and charged with mail fraud in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme centered in Reading, Pennsylvania, between April 2002 and July 2003. Some of Paul‘s buyers were unable to qualify for affordable mortgage loans to finance the purchase of their houses. According to the Indictment, Paul steered them into Federal Housing Administration insured loans and then falsified documents associated with those loans. The fraudulent documents were meant to …
Wednesday, April 02, 2008Guilty Plea In Pennsylvania Mortgage Fraud SchemeFrank A. Kartesz, II, 39, Erie, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of conspiracy and wire fraud. In connection with the guilty plea, Assistant United States Attorney Christian A. Trabold advised the court that Kartesz and others conspired to falsify mortgage loan applications for home buyers who could not have otherwise obtained a mortgage. Kartesz and others also accompanied prospective home buyers to the buyers’ banks and deposited money into the buyers accounts to make it appear as if the buyers had higher account balances. The following properties were included in …
Friday, March 21, 2008Businessman Sentenced to 76 MonthsRobert L. Dodsworth, 60, Erie, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 76 months in jail, a $50,000 fine, over $57,000 in restitution and three years supervised release on his conviction of conspiracy and money laundering. As previously reported by Mortgage Fraud Blog and according to information presented to the court by Assistant United States Attorney Christian A. Trabold, Dodsworth and others conspired to falsify mortgage loan applications for home buyers who could not have otherwise obtained a mortgage. Dodsworth and others also accompanied prospective home buyers to the buyers’ banks and …
Thursday, March 20, 2008Sentencing Continuance Granted For A Second TimeJay Berger, 54, mortgage broker, settlement agent and title agent, was not sentenced March 19, 2008. Berger, through his attorney, motioned the court for a second continuance of that hearing until May 16, 2008. The motion was based on the fact that Defendant had recently hired attorney Jerome Brown, who requested an additional 60 days to prepare the case for the sentencing hearing. Defendant’s motion was granted. As previously reported by Mortgage Fraud Blog, Berger was charged by Information in connection with his alleged involvement in a real estate closing scheme …
Thursday, February 21, 2008Pennsylvania Mortgage Fraud Task Force Busy in 2008Sharon Chamberlain, 39—Wire Fraud Conspiracy The Pennsylvania grand jury returned separate but related indictments charging Leon Truskowski, Colleen Chiavetta, Daniel Gillen, Erika Stanford, Sharon Chamberlain, Aaron Thompson, and John Chiavetta with participating in a Mortgage Fraud Conspiracy. Leon Truskowski and Colleen Chiavetta operated …
Wednesday, February 20, 2008Precision Mortgage Fraud Scheme UnraveledAnthony Fields, 38—Wire Fraud Conspiracy The grand jury returned separate but …
Friday, February 15, 20083 New Indictments In Pennsylvania Straw Buyer SchemeThe following three defendants were indicted: Michael McFerron Pope, 43—Conspiracy, Money Laundering The grand jury returned separate but related indictments charging Michael Pope, Marlin Spouts, Jr., and James Spike with participating in a Mortgage Fraud Conspiracy. Pope was also charged with two counts of Money Laundering. All three indictment are related to similar charges filed against Tiffany Sprouts. Sprouts previously pleaded guilty to the information and is awaiting sentencing. Pope and Tiffany …
Wednesday, February 13, 2008Task Force Formed To Counter Growth Of Mortgage Fraud In Western PennsylvaniaUnited States Attorney Mary Beth Buchanan and key officials from federal, state and local law enforcement and regulatory agencies announced today the launch of the Western Pennsylvania Mortgage Fraud Task Force, a strategic partnership intended to combat the growing problem of mortgage fraud in the Greater Pittsburgh region. The Mortgage Fraud Task Force brings together representatives from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, U.S. Secret Service, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Office of Inspector General, Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office, Pennsylvania Department of Banking, …
Tuesday, January 29, 2008Mortgage Broker Sentenced To 3 Years For Fraud SchemeWilliam D. Edgar, 49, Verona, Pennsylvania, was sentenced in a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania federal court to 37 months of incarceration and five years supervised release on his conviction of conspiracy, bank fraud, and wire fraud. According to the court documents and information presented to the court by Assistant United States Attorney Brendan T. Conway, Edgar, who was a mortgage broker licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Banking, operated a mortgage brokerage business known as America’s Mortgage Outlet, Monroeville, Pennsylvania. Between May 2001, and October 2003, Edgar participated with loan officers at America’s …
Friday, January 11, 2008Sentencing Hearing Continued For BrokerJay Berger, 54, mortgage broker, settlement agent and title agent, will not be sentenced on January 15, 2008. Berger, through his attorney, motioned the court for a continuance of that hearing until March 19, 2008. The motion was based on the fact that Defendant had just hired attorney Jerome Brown who required 60 days to prepare the case for the sentencing hearing. Defendant’s motion was granted. As previously reported by Mortgage Fraud Blog, Berger was charged by Information in connection with his alleged involvement in a real estate closing scheme that …
Wednesday, December 05, 2007Pennsylvania Businessman Pleads Guilty to Mortgage FraudRobert L. Dodsworth, 60, Erie County, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty to felony charges that he engaged in mortgage fraud in the city of Erie, Pennsylvania. Dodsworth entered the plea at a hearing before U.S. District Court Judge Sean J. McLaughlin. Dodsworth pleaded guilty to the felony counts of money laundering and conspiracy, criminal conspiracy to commit mail fraud, wire fraud and bank fraud. He faces a maximum of 25 years at his sentencing on March 4, 2008. As previously reported by Mortgage Fraud Blog, Robert L. Dodsworth was …
Tuesday, November 20, 2007Pennsylvania Broker Pleads Guilty to FraudWesley A. Snyder, 71, Oley, Pennsylvania, is charged in a one count Information filed in U.S. District Court in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, with Mail Fraud Affecting a Financial Institution, 18 U.S.C. § 1341. The Information alleges that between 1988 and September of 2007, Snyder defrauded more than 800 individuals throughout Central and Eastern Pennsylvania via his “Wrap Around, Equity Slide Down Discount” Mortgage Program and his “Mortgage Participation” Investment Program. The charge carries a potential penalty of 30 years imprisonment and $1,000,000 fine. Snyder has agreed to plead guilty to the charge pursuant to …
Tuesday, November 13, 2007Pennsylvania Businessman Indicted for Mortgage FraudRobert L. Dodsworth, Erie County, Pennsylvania, is accused of a mortgage-fraud scam that included misrepresenting Borrower income and financials. Dodsworth is also alleged to have manipulated the bank accounts of prospective homeowners. According to the criminal iinformation, Dodsworth, owner of several Pennsylvania corporations, from January 2003 through March 2006, in the Western District of Pennsylvania, conspired with others to obtain investors for the purpose of procuring funds for the purchase distressed, low cost real estate in Erie Pennsylvania. Dodsworth intended to sell the properties at drastically and artificially inflated prices.
Wednesday, October 24, 2007Man Receives 14 Years for Real Esate ScamMickey Allen Weicksel, a former real estate investor who obtained about $4 million in kickbacks through a real estate scam centered in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 14 years in prison, five years probation after his release, and ordered pay $750,324 in restitution. On March 3, 2006, a jury convicted Weicksel of 14 counts of wire fraud, 3 counts of bank fraud, and 1 count of conspiracy to commit money laundering. Weicksel and his former partner, Barrylee Paul Beers, operating as Paul-Allen Enterprises or ”PAE,” carried out a scheme to obtain …
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