Illinois
Mortgage Fraud - Illinois
Thursday, December 09, 2004
Plea Agreement - Shipley
Plea Agreement - Shipley
Plea Agreement - McAfee
Plea Agreement - McAfee
Two Plead Guilty In Illinois Mortgage Fraud
Admit to Falsifying Bank Official Signatures - Plea Agreements Available
Randolph McAfee, 38, Springfield and Darrin Shipley, 37, Peoria, pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme that involved over 100 properties in Springfield, Decatur and Peoria, Illinois and causes losses to mortgage companies estimated at $500,000 to $800,000. McAfee and Shipley would buy distressed...
Friday, October 15, 2004
Kakvand, Groh, Razvi - Chicago, Illinois
3 Indicted in Mortgage Scheme - Chicago Business
Thomas M. Groh, Elgin, Illinois, 57, real estate appraiser (wire fraud, 8 counts bank fraud)
Mohammad Taghie Kakvand, a.k.a. Mike Kakvand, Park Ridge, Illinois, mortgage broker, Residential Realty Development, Inc (wire fraud)
Syed Ali Mohammed Razvi, 39 (wire fraud, 4 counts bank fraud)
Jan Rozycki, a.k.a. Jarek Kozla, was named but was not indicted
The defendants were indicted in the Northern District of Illinois for their roles in a mortgage fraud scheme. Prosecutors allege that Mohammad Taghie Kakvand, a.k.a. Mike Kakvand would buy apartment houses through Residential Realty Development, Inc. and obtain loans for buyers of his condominiums through brokerages that he owned. Thomas M....
Monday, October 11, 2004
Disciplinary Proceeding against Belleville, Illinois Appraiser
Dennis Wiese, 36, appraiser, Belleville, Illinois
Gary Knox, 57, businessman, Decatur, Illinois
Dennis Wiese, 36, is scheduled to appear for a public hearing on October 19, in Chicago, Illinois, on a complaint filed against him by the state Division of Banks and Real Estate of the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. A ten count complaint filed against Weise by the state Department of Financial and Professional Regulation in...
Thursday, October 07, 2004
Uramowska, Chicago, Illinois
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Julita Uramowska, aka Julie Smalley, 31, of Western Springs, (Chicago Area), Illinois pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud in a Rockford federal court in connection with a scheme to defraud mortgage lenders and title companies out of approximately $9.6 million. Uramowska worked at a mortgage-brokerage company and arranged financing for a...
Friday, October 01, 2004
Mortgage Fraud or Tide, Chicago, IL
The Chicago Police have revealed that they are investigating a mortagage fraud scheme being perpetrated in Chicago, Illinois. The investigation is known as “Operation This Old House.” According to police statements, Police discovered that gangs are using real estate transactions to launder money. “Gang investigators working with the IRS have...
Tuesday, September 28, 2004
Recko Pleads Guilty in Illinois
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Zbigniew Recko, aka Robert Karolkiewicz, aka Tomasz Wozny, aka Tomasz Romanzuk, aka Tomasz Godowski aka Bradley Anatol Wawreniuk aka Roman Parczewski plead guilty to one count of wire fraud in connection with an Illinois mortgage fraud scheme. He was indicted, along with 10 other people, in April 2004 in connection with a scheme that resulted...
Thursday, September 23, 2004
More Mortgage Fraud Schemes: Illinois, Colorado, Missouri
Chicago, IL: Jeffrey Grossman and Donald Grauer (dba The Churchill Group). Pleaded guilty. Real estate development scheme where defendants allegedly submitted fraudulent vouchers to banks to construct two condominium complexes. Lender losses: $15 million. Denver, CO: Gerald Small, Kelli Burkhalter-Small, Charles Winnett, Chad Heinrich and Robert...
Tuesday, September 14, 2004
Marek Maka, South Barrington, Illinois
Who: Marek Maka also known as Peter Mark, Jerzy Wrzesniak and Leszek Dobrowski What: Indicted for possession of forged visas and social security card, mail fraud in connection with a mortgage scheme Where: Illinois When: September 14, 2004 How: Indictment alleges that Marek Maka falsified documents, including appraisals, in order to obtain mortgage...
Thursday, August 26, 2004
Rozycka Enters Guilty Plea
Illinois Mortgage Fraud Mastermind Admits Role
Jan Rozycka plead guilty to two counts of wire fraud in U.S. District Court. He was indicted, along with 10 other people, in April 2004. Rozycka was the alleged mastermind of an Illinois mortgage fraud scheme that resulted in lender losses of $9.6M. In his plea he admitted to devising a scheme to defraud lenders. He located and paid straw...
Tuesday, June 08, 2004
Kondrad Pleads Guilty In Illinois Mortgage Fraud
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Ignacy Kondrad, 48, Chicago, Illinois, plead guilty to one count of money laundering in a Rockford federal court in connection with a scheme to defraud mortgage lenders and title companies out of approximately $9.6 million. Kondrad admitted to opening bank accounts, sometimes under false names, and using the accounts for depositing the proceeds...
Thursday, April 08, 2004
Eleven Indicted in Illinois Mortgage Fraud Scheme
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An Illinois grand jury indicted the following individuals: Jan Rozycka, aka Jan Rozycki, aka John Hanus, aka Jarek, aka John Krzinski Ignacy Kondrad, aka Piotr Poltorak, aka Jan Jestal Waldemar Wilkiewicz aka Robert Karolkiewicz Michael Skatulski aka Michael Novak Magdalena Banasik Robert Karolkiewicz Zbigniew Recko, aka Robert Karolkiewicz, aka ...
Wednesday, August 13, 2003
Former Springfield Attorney Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for Fraud
Former Springfield, Illinois attorney Mark K. Vincent was sentenced to a term of 46 months imprisonment, as announced by Jan Paul Miller, United States Attorney for the Central District of Illinois. Senior U.S. District Judge Richard Mills also ordered that Vincent pay restitution in the amount of $684,475.97 to victims of his fraud. Judge Mills...
Wednesday, July 31, 2002
Four Men Indicted in Chicago Flipping Scheme
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The Special 2001 Grand Jury today indicted four men in connection with an alleged flipping scheme in Chicago, Illinois. Those indicted were Demetrius Barren dba Allegria Realty Consultants, 104 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois; Carl Miller (previously employed as mortgage loan officer by Oxford Financial Services); Julian Bishop...
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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 
