Jamal E. Lawson, Sr., 44, Duluth, Georgia, who victimized others in a so-called advance-fee loan fraud scheme, was sentenced to more than four years in federal prison after being convicted at trial.
Lisa Gerideau-Williams, 47, Kensington, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 135 months in prison on her convictions of filing false tax returns, failing to file tax returns, and mail fraud.
Robert Ilunga, Naugatuck, Connecticut, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson to 18 months in federal prison for operating a multimillion-dollar mortgage fraud scheme that involved more than 40 properties in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
Michael Burnham, 46, Frisco, Texas, has been sentenced for his role in a mortgage fraud scheme in the Eastern District of Texas.
Jun Michael Dirain, 41, Antelope, California, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme.
Klary Arcentales, 45, Lyndhurst, New Jersey, admitted her role in a large-scale mortgage fraud scheme that caused millions of dollars in losses.
Darryl Burke, 50, and Vicki Garland, 50, both of Delray Beach, Florida, were convicted by a federal jury of bank fraud and wire fraud conspiracy, after a two and half week trial before U.S. District Judge James I. Cohn.
Michael Stewart, 66, Phoenix, Arizona, and John Packard, 63, Long Beach, California, the owners of a now-defunct Southern California real estate investment firm were arrested for allegedly perpetrating a Ponzi scheme that ended with the bankruptcy of their company and caused private investors and banks collectively to lose well over $110 million when the scheme collapsed.
Melanie Ferreira, 61, Lagrangeville, New York, was found guilty on all counts of a four-count Indictment that charged her with engaging in a series of frauds, which included cheating the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) out of nearly half a million dollars, and perpetrating a bank fraud scheme.
Jared Fanning, 35, Potomac, Maryland, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Peter J. Messitte to 22 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for wire fraud in connection with a scheme to fraudulently obtain mortgages worth approximately $13 million.