Gari-Mark Thomas, 38, Michigan, formerly of Norwalk, Connecticut, waived his right to indictment and pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas P. Smith in Hartford to one count of conspiracy to defraud the Federal Housing Authority through a mortgage fraud scheme.
Denise Bonfilio, 56, Sewickley, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 10 years imprisonment on her conviction of wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme.
Robert D. Falor, 48, Chicago, Illinois, the former manager of a defunct Chicago-based real estate company that acquired and managed hotels, was sentenced to more than six years in federal prison for evading more than $1.7 million in federal income taxes and siphoning millions of dollars from the Blake’s operations at the expense of a lender, city and state taxing authorities, union employees, and other creditors and vendors to support a lavish lifestyle that included multi-million dollar homes, luxury cars, boats, and planes.
Pasquale Pappalardo, 60, Coral Springs, Florida, was sentenced to 20 years in prison, with three years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $1,061,401 and forfeiture of $3,500,000.
Regina Shields, 41, Cincinnati, Ohio, was sentenced in US. District Court to 12 months and one day in prison and ordered to pay $202,806 in restitution to the Internal Revenue Service and the lender she defrauded in a mortgage fraud scam.
William Chrissikopoulos, 43, Las Vegas, Nevada, Alan Dornhuber, 63, Las Vegas, and Lynda Finch-Estrada, 54, Las Vegas, who were indicted in April 2013, by a Clark County grand jury for their operation of a mortgage lending fraud scam, are being sought by the Nevada Attorney General.
Christopher Jackson, 46, Elk Grove, California, after a seven day trial, was found guilty of all six counts charged against him.
Larry Max McDaniel, 70, Vienna, West Virginia, a former real estate appraiser, was sentenced by Chief United States District Judge James C. Dever III to 66 months imprisonment followed by 5 years of supervised release. Jackie Gale Weaver, Jr., 50, West Hamlin, West Virginia, was sentenced to 21 months imprisonment, followed by 3 years of supervised release.
Marc Jean, 44, a citizen of Haiti residing in Norwich, Connecticut, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson to 30 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for his role in an extensive mortgage fraud scheme.
Winston Shillingford, 56, and his wife, Marleen Shillingford, 47, Nesconset, New York, were sentenced by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford, Connecticut, to prison terms of 48 months and 36 months, respectively, for operating a multimillion-dollar mortgage fraud scheme that involved more than 40 properties in Bridgeport, Connecticut.