Jonathan Lee Oliver, 41, Missoula, Montana, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Donald W. Molloy to Wire Fraud, Money Laundering, and Structuring.
Herschell Harvell, Jr., 53, Conyers, Georgia, made his initial appearance in federal court on charges of making false statements to a bank to obtain a mortgage loan and conspiring to obstruct an investigation into his real estate transactions by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Inspector General (HUD-OIG).
Laurie Schneider, 39, pleaded guilty at the federal courthouse in Central Islip, New York, to wire fraud.
Haider Zafar, 36, formerly of Dublin, Ohio, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to multiple wire fraud, money laundering, and federal income tax charges relating to his $10 million fraud scheme involving false representations about investments in Pakistani real estate.
Ronnie Edward Duke, Fenton, Michigan, was sentenced to 13 years in prison in connection with a multi-million-dollar mortgage fraud conspiracy. On June 3, 2013, he was scheduled to self-surrender and begin serving his sentence. Duke failed to appear. After being on the run for eight months, he was arrested on February 24, 2014.
Charles Gonzales, Alamo, California, a Northern California real estate investor, has agreed to plead guilty to his role in conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Northern California.
Seven suspects who have been charged in a mortgage fraud scheme that defrauded more than 1,550 Inland Valley, California, homeowners seeking loan modification services during the foreclosure crisis have been arrested.
Lacie Devine, 35, Edinburg, Texas, has pleaded guilty to federal charges in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme.
Jerry Goh, 51, Allen, Texas, who pleaded guilty in April 2013 to one count of a misprision of a felony stemming from his involvement in a loan fraud scheme was sentenced by U.S. District Judge David C. Godbey.
Eric Dean Phillips, 58, Riverside, California, was sentenced for his role in a scheme to defraud clients of Georggin Law, formerly located in Carlsbad, California, who were seeking to repair their credit histories.