Maria Sanchez, 36, El Monte, California, has been found guilty on 14 counts contained in an indictment, including conspiracy, money laundering, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. Sanchez, a real estate agent, was convicted on fraud and money laundering charges for scheming with her sister to falsify home loan applications and fraudulently generate more
Continue Reading...Robert Michael Bonner, 51, Polson, Montana, pled guilty during a federal court session in Missoula on May 26, 2009, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeremiah C. Lynch, to making a false statement to a financial institution. Sentencing is set for October 1, 2009. He is currently released on special conditions.
In an Offer of Proof filed by the United States, the government stated it would have proved at trial the following:
Paul Bergrin, 53, Nutley, New Jersey, a defense attorney, was arrested with three other individuals on an indictment charging him with being the leader of a racketeering conspiracy that included murder of a witness in a drug case, the attempted hiring of a hitman in another drug case, wire fraud and money laundering, Acting U.S. Attorney Ralph J. Marra, Jr., announced.
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Myron L. Hooker, 42, Detriot, who obtained and caused to be obtained numerous fraudulent mortgage loans, entered a plea of guilty to the charges of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud. Hooker pleaded guilty without a plea agreement and faces the statutory maximum penalty for the offenses: 5 years imprisonment and a fine of up to $250,000 for the conspiracy
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Michael Fiorito, 41, Prior Lake, Minnesota, has been convicted by a federal grand jury on seven criminal counts in connection with an equity-skimming scheme that targeted vulnerable homeowners. After more than six hours of deliberation, a jury found guilty on all counts against him, including one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and six counts of mail fraud.
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Anita Bareja, 35, Dix Hills, New York, has been charged with two counts of Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, three counts of Falsification of Business Records in the first Degree, one count of Scheme to Defraud in the First Degree, and four counts of Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument in the Third Degree. She was arraigned in First District Court, Hempstead, where a Nassau County judge ordered she be held on $20,000
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Yvette Scott Patterson, who was recently ordered extradited from Jamaica to face federal mortgage fraud charges in the Southern District of Florida, has had an initial appearance in federal court in Fort Lauderdale. U.S. Magistrate Judge Barry Seltzer scheduled a pre-trial detention hearing for defendant Patterson for Friday, May 22, 2009, at 10:00 AM.
Ronald Aaron Chapman, Jr., 34, Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme that falsely promised to help homeowners facing foreclosure keep their homes and repair their damaged credit.
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Micah John Beaumia, 29, was charged May 11, 2009, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with nine counts of wire fraud and one count of money laundering in connection with a scheme to conceal payments from mortgage loan proceeds.
His indictment alleges that from 2005 through 2006 Beaumia devised the scheme
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Sammy Quick appeals from his convictions on two counts of theft, securing writings by deception, mortgage broker prohibition, and receiving stolen property. The charges arose out his participation in a foreclosure rescue scheme. Quick argued that none of the charges were supported by the sufficiency and weight of the evidence, that counsel was ineffective for failing to offer into
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