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Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Unlicensed Loan Officer Pleads Guilty to Fraud

Sennett H. Swift, 25, Sacramento, California, pleaded guilty today to bank fraud and money laundering.  The guilty plea was entered before United States District Judge Lawrence K. Karlton. 

According to court information, Swift defrauded two homeowners and the corresponding lenders by fraudulently refinancing the two homes, the goal of which was to receive the substantial loan broker commissions.  To accomplish this fraud, the defendant solicited the two homeowners and falsely told them that they would receive loans with favorable terms, such as a low adjustable rate that would not increase above a certain rate cap.  He also falsely led the homeowners to believe that their prepayment penalties on their existing mortgages would be rebated by the defendant.  Actually, Swift knew that the rate caps were higher than promised, and there would be no rebates. Additionally, in one of the cases, Swift submitted a forged loan application with forged documents to the lender without the knowledge or consent of the homeowner.  In addition, the loan application contained false statements regarding the eligibility of the homeowner for the loan, such as wages inflated above her true wages.

The defendant is scheduled to be sentenced by the Honorable Lawrence K. Karlton on March 25, 2008, at 9:30 a.m.  The maximum penalty for bank fraud is 30 years in prison and a fine of up to $1 million; for money laundering it is 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000 or twice the value of the money laundered, whichever is greater.  However, the actual sentence will be determined at the discretion of the court after consideration of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, which take into account a number of variables, and any applicable statutory sentencing factors. 

   

Posted by Staff Reporter on 01/16/08 at 03:40 AM
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    Posted by  on  01/16  at  07:45 PM
  2. Once agian I am amazed that there are such individuals that try these tactics and defraud the customers. I hope that with Swift and all the others that are now starting to get caught can pass on the message that we are here to make sure that the borrower is in the right position. It always comes to the mighty dollar and how much we can make on each borrower and what we cna do to make more. if we just work hard and are honest with the borrowers they will in return refer your services out and you have just made more money then what you would if you defraud someone!!! I hope that we learn from Swift

    Posted by  on  01/17  at  02:25 PM

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Miller II: Judge Julie Robinson has ruled in favor of the defense motion granting a continuance for sentencing of the 3 convicted defendants: F. Jeffrey Miller, Steve Vanatta and Hallie Irvin. The three will now be sentenced after ruling on post trial motions set for August 10, 2009.

Vanatta has been in custody for over 2 years.  Vanetta filed a motion for his release pending sentencing. That motion was denied.

Miller remains free pending his sentencing. He has hired a new attorney who filed a motion to delay Miller's sentencing. In one post trial motion, the defense argues as to what assets are subject to seizure.

Defendant Todd Earnshaw is a Kansas City real estate Broker (and brother in law of Miller). Earnshaw has been indicted in what is commonly referred to as Miller I. A trial date for that matter has been set for January, 2010 in Topeka, Kansas.

The Government filed a motion to revoke Earnshaw's bond and remand him to custody while he awaits trial after learning that he allegedly committed the state crimes of Driving Under the Influence, Handicap Parking Violation and Failure to Control Speed to Avoid a Collision while on pretrial release. Notwithstanding finding that probable cause existed to believe that Earnshaw committed the aforementioned state crimes, Judge Robinson denied the motion, but ordered several strict conditions that Earnshaw must follow pending his trial.



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