Matthew Stoen, 35, Wayzata, Minnesota, and formerly of St. Charles and Chicago, Illinois, was indicted on federal charges alleging that he fraudulently obtained more than $10 million from more than 50 investors and lenders.
Sharon Anderson, 51, Oakland, Tennessee, an attorney, was sentenced to 20 months in federal prison after soliciting clients to make what they believed were four separate short-term hard money loans for investors purchasing properties and awaiting conventional financing from banks.
Marcus Payne, 44, Memphis, Tennessee, and Booker Smith, 30, Memphis, Tennessee, were indicted by a federal grand jury on April 16, 2014 on seven counts related to a mortgage fraud and identity theft scheme where allegedly they applied for mortgage loans to purchase residential properties using personal identifying information, including Social Security numbers, of others.
Kenneth Sandoval, 36, Dearborn, Michigan, owner of Nationwide Consulting, was sentenced to up to 20 years in prison after being convicted of one count of Conducting a Criminal Enterprise, a felony punishable by 20 years in prison, and two counts of Larceny by Conversion, $20,000 or more, a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison. Sandoval defrauded approximately 84 victims out of $914,151.
Gary Alan Rickenbach, 56, Little Rock, Arkansas, has been indicted and charged with one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, misapplication of bank monies, making false entries to deceive the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, obstructing an OCC examination and money laundering.
Christian Sanchez, 47, Rogers, Arkansas, was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison, three years of supervised release, and a $2500 fine for making False Statements to a Financial Institution relating to a mortgage loan application.
Jay Fischer was found guilty by Marathon County, Wisconsin, Judge Gregory Huber of a million dollar mortgage fraud scheme wherein he failed to pay off prior mortgages, resulting in dual active mortgages on homes.
Richard Stromberg, 49, Wells Drive, Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of bank and wire fraud conspiracy involving the submission to lenders of loan applications that contained material misrepresentations about the borrower’s financial condition.
Jeong Joon Moon, a/k/a Patrick Moon, 46, Germantown, Maryland, has been indicted on charges arising from a scheme to defraud financial institutions.
Ronald Russell was sentenced to 13 years and 4 months in state prison for running a rent-to-own real estate Ponzi scheme. Russell was also ordered to surrender his real estate license issued by the California Bureau of Real Estate.