Vincent Thakur Singh, 45, formerly of Elk Grove, California, pleaded guilty to wire fraud and false statements in bankruptcy.
Mark P. Troehler, 39, Herrin, Illinois, was sentenced in United States District Court in Benton, Illinois, on one count of Bank Fraud.
Stephen Richard Colson, 48, Biloxi, Mississippi, pled guilty in federal court on March 19, 2014, to falsifying, concealing, and covering up material facts in connection with a scheme to defraud two banks and the Bankruptcy Court in violation of Title 18 Section 1001.
Brandy Gomez, 35, East Hampton, Connecticut, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson to one count of conspiracy to commit mail and bank fraud related to a real estate appraisal scheme.
Fraudsters are advertising by mailings and phone calls, including a mailing titled “Payment Reduction Notification.” The scammers are using documents that have a Making Home Affordable logo and appear to set out a payment plan to reinstate the loan or modify the loan terms.
Paula Rae Donnell, 54, Fullerton, California, a controller for a real estate company, was convicted of embezzling over $370,000 from her employer.
Sarah Kate Henecke, 35, also known as Alessandra Valencia Toscanelli, Las Vegas, Nevada, pleaded guilty to making a false statement on a residential loan application to the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Robert Serao, 48, Bayville, New Jersey, admitted his role in a $40.8 million mortgage fraud conspiracy in which he used his position as a loan officer of Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc. to get the company to release more than $4.6 million based on fraudulent mortgage loan applications.
Samuel Ray Palasota, 53, Houston, Texas, has been ordered to federal prison following his convictions on multiple counts of mail and wire fraud.
Saleem M. Khan, 49, Dublin, California, was sentenced to twenty one months in prison and ordered to pay a $60,000 fine for bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution.