George Michael Perez, 33, Dundalk, Maryland, pleaded guilty to wire fraud and arson in connection with a scheme to defraud the law firm where he was employed, (the law firm concentrated its practice in real estate law, and would receive and disburse substantial sums of money while handling the sales of foreclosed properties) and to failure to appear at a federal hearing
According to his guilty plea, in January 2004 a law firm
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Last week agents…arrested three people involved in a refinancing scam, some of whom also were involved in a property reassessment scam that was sent out to property owners around Lake County and the rest of the state.
Richard Allison, 38, Camp Springs, Maryland, an attorney and employee of the U.S. Census Bureau, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roger W. Titus to 18 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme which falsely promised to help homeowners facing foreclosure keep their homes and repair their damaged credit. Judge Titus also
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Charles E. Townsend, 39, Columbus, Ohio, pleaded guilty in United States District Court here to one count of money laundering in connection with his involvement in a mortgage fraud scheme that exaggerated property values to out of state investors in order to secure funding for the purchase of properties in primarily low income neighborhoods in Columbus, Ohio. Townsend
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Henry “Uche” Obilo, 30, Miami, Florida, was sentenced to 88 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for his role as a leader in a home equity line of credit fraud scheme that has been linked to more than $36 million in attempted fraud and almost $11 million in actual losses. To date, investigators have identified more than 180 victims. Obilo was ordered to
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Michael K. Lewis, 57, Takoma Park, Maryland, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow to 78 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy and bankruptcy fraud arising from a scheme in which he and his conspirators offered to help financially vulnerable individuals save their homes from foreclosure, and instead defrauded homeowners and mortgage lenders. Continue Reading...
Dustin Ray Sherwood, 37, Trimble, Missouri, who had a large farming operation in Buchanan and Clinton counties, has been sentenced in federal court for making false statements to obtain loans and for selling some of the crops that were supposed to secure loans. Sherwood was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Ortrie D. Smith on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009. The court ordered Continue Reading...
Rene Alvarez, 39, San Jose, California, was arrested by investigators with the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office on charges that he defrauded hundreds of homeowners, whose homes were in foreclosure, in a wide-ranging loan modification scam. There is an outstanding arrest warrant on the same charges for his cohort, 34-year old Mariano Ortega,
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A Jensen Beach pastor and his wife who were sentenced Tuesday for their roles in a multimillion-dollar mortgage fraud scheme face additional charges for allegedly continuing to engage in criminal activity while behind bars.
Mario Bernadel, 51, Phoenix, Arizona, has been convicted on 19 counts of Conspiracy to Commit Mail, Wire, and Bank Fraud; Mail Fraud; Wire Fraud; Bank Fraud, and Transactional Money Laundering as a result of his involvement in a cash back mortgage fraud scheme. Sentencing is set before U.S. District Judge Stephen M. McNamee on November 30, 2009.
Bernadel played a leadership
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