Indiana
Mortgage Fraud - Indiana
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Woman Sentenced For Scam Involving 34 Properties
Beverly A. Ross, 51, Noblesville, Indiana, was sentenced to 63 months in prison following her guilty plea to wire fraud and bankruptcy fraud. Donella Locke, a co-defendant charged with Ross, was sentenced to 71 months in prison on January 27, 2010, following her conviction for wire fraud by a jury guilty verdict in September, 2009.
As previously...
Thursday, February 04, 2010
2 More Sentenced for Scam Involving 136 Loans
Kevin Lafavers, 46, formerly of Indianapolis, Indiana, was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison, and Donald T. Brown, 67, Lebanon, Indiana, was sentenced to 27 months in prison. Both were sentenced following Lafavers' guilty pleas to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud and Brown's guilty pleas to conspiracy to commit wire fraud...
Friday, January 29, 2010
Former Broker Sentenced for Fraudulent Transactions
Donella Locke, 60, Indianapolis, Indiana, was sentenced to 71 months in prison following her conviction at trial September 18, 2009 for wire fraud.
As previously reported on Mortgage Fraud Blog, from 2004 through 2006, Locke engaged in a series of fraudulent real estate transactions either in her capacity as a real estate broker or an investor....
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Former Attorney Sentenced for Foreclosure Fraud
Brian L. Nehrig, 43, Fishers, Indiana, was sentenced to three years probation following his guilty plea to mail fraud.
As previously reported on Mortgage Fraud Blog, during 2005 and 2006, Nehrig worked as a foreclosure attorney doing foreclosure work for Citifinancial. Citifinancial required Nehrig to submit a bid at sheriff's sales for...
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Indiana Man Get 43 Months for Mortgage Fraud Crimes
Mark Roth, 55, Indianapolis, Indiana, was sentenced to 43 months in federal prison by Circuit Judge David F. Hamilton following Roth's guilty pleas to one count of wire fraud and one count of money laundering. This sentencing concerned Roth's role in a multi-million dollar mortgage fraud scheme operated by Robert Penn. Roth was found responsible...
Thursday, January 07, 2010
7 Year Sentence Given for Mortgage Fraud Crimes
Robert Andrew Penn, 44, formerly of Indianapolis, Indiana, was sentenced to seven years in prison for his part in a multi-million dollar mortgage fraud scheme in the Indianapolis area.
Penn had entered guilty pleas to charges of wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and money laundering. Co-defendant Tamara E. Scott, 50, Indianapolis,...
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Former Attorney Charged with Foreclosure Fraud
Brian L. Nehrig, 43, Indianapolis, Indiana, has been charged with mail fraud.
The charging document alleges that Nehrig was employed as a lawyer with a law firm who contracted with CitiMortgage to do foreclosure work. Nehrig's duties were to attend sheriff's sales and place minimum price bids according to CitiMortgage's authorization for its...
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Loan Broker Impersonator Ordered to Stop Fraudulent Activities
Majik Moore, Indianapolis, Indiana, a man who has been promoting himself to Hoosiers as a licensed real estate broker and investor has been ordered to stop immediately. Moore has agreed to a preliminary injunction which bars him from operating as a real estate broker or a credit service counselor.
The injunction Moore agreed to requires Moore to...
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Conspirators Indicted for Mortgage Fraud Crimes
Robert Andrew Penn, 44, formerly of Indianapolis and currently a resident of Naples, Florida, and Keven M. Lafavers, 45, formerly of Indianapolis and currently a resident of Lagrange, Kentucky, were indicted by a federal grand jury for mortgage fraud.
The Indictment charges both men with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud, relating...
Monday, July 13, 2009
Indiana Man Sentenced for Mortgage Fraud
Marvin G. Hampton, 66, Noblesville, Indiana, has been sentenced to 12 months home confinement months by U.S. District Judge Sarah E. Barker following his guilty plea to mortgage fraud. This case was the result of a two year investigation by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service.
According to the Information, between 2003 and 2005, Hampton operated...
Tuesday, May 05, 2009
Seven Charged in $20 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme
Tamara E. Scott, 49, a/k/a, Tamara Penn, Indianapolis, Indiana, Donald T. Brown, 66, Lebanon, Indiana, Stephen Scott Brown, 37, Indianapolis, Indiana, Aaron J. Warren, 40, Indianapolis, Indiana, Mark Roth, 54, Westfield, Indiana, Jerry J. Jaquess, 67, Carmel, Indiana and Timothy A. Brown, 44, Indianapolis, Indiana, have been charged in U.S....
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Indiana Police Officer Charged With Bank Fraud
Robert C. Culp, 43, New Carlisle, Indiana, a police officer, was charged in May 2008, with one count of bank fraud. Culp simultaneously pled guilty to the charge. He was sentenced on March 13, 2009, to a term of 54 months imprisonment to be followed by a 3 year supervised release term, with conditions; Culp is to pay a $100 special assessment...
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Indiana Man Indicted For Flipping
Frederic I. Bowles, Jr., 44, McCordsville, Indiana, was arrested on a 12-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury for crimes related to mortgage fraud activities in which he participated during 2003 and 2004. Bowles is charged with six counts of wire fraud and six counts of money laundering relating to the obtaining of fraudulent...
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Indiana Announces 2 Indictments
Within the Southern District of Indiana, two women were included in Operation Malicious Mortgage. Beverly Ross, 49, and Donella Locke, 58, both stand indicted for mortgage fraud following their arrests in March, 2008. Their cases are pending. As previously reported by Mortgage Fraud Blog, Ross and Locke are accused of conspiring together to...
Thursday, March 06, 2008
2 Charged With Mortgage Fraud Involving 36 Properties
Beverly Ross, 49, and Donella Locke, 58, were arrested after being indicted on January 30, 2008, by a federal grand jury sitting in Indianapolis for wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Ross was also indicted separately for six felony counts relating to bankruptcy fraud. The indictment alleges that Ross and Locke conspired together to...
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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 
