Tuesday, May 21, 2002
Former Mortgage Company Company Executive Admits False Statements to Bank
A former executive of a Ramsey-based mortgage brokerage firm pleaded guilty today to making false statements to a bank, U.S. Attorney Christopher J. Christie announced.
Robert Mannis, 43, of Woodbury, Conn., the former managing director of Parmann Mortgage, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Alfred M. Wolin, and admitted sending a false statement to a bank in conjunction with a line of credit obtained by Parmann to fund mortgages for its customers.
According to his statements in court today, Parmann had a $40 million line of credit from PNC Bank that was used by Parmann to fund mortgages. Parmann sold a number of its mortgages to the Federal National Mortgage Association ("Fannie Mae"), and when it did, it was supposed to forward the funds from the mortgage sales immediately back to PNC to repay the line of credit.
However, Parmann fell behind in making its repayments to PNC, and ultimately the bank lost millions of dollars on the line of credit. In his plea agreement, Mannis stipulated that the loss does not exceed $10.34 million but has reserved the right to argue at sentencing that the loss is lower.
Mannis admitted that, to keep the bank from learning what was happening, he created false documents and submitted them to PNC. Mannis admitted his conduct was intended to create the impression that Parmann was on time with its payments to the bank.
When he is sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Alfred M. Wolin, Mannis faces a maximum prison sentence of 30 years and a maximum fine of $1 million. Judge Wolin set sentencing for Sept. 4, 2002 at 10 a.m.
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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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