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James F. Habel, 56, Dunedin, Florida, previously of Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey, a former school district superintendent is named in a pair of indictments by a Monmouth County, New Jersey, grand jury charging him with various schemes, including mortgage fraud totaling more than $1 million.

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J. Patrick Brester, 41, Sarasota, Florida, was found guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud affecting a financial institution and three counts of wire fraud affecting a financial institution.

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Joseph Daniele, 42, Tampa, Florida, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud affecting a financial institution. Daniele faces a maximum penalty of thirty years in federal prison.

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Andrew D. Norman, 36, Akron, Ohio, man was sentenced to more than three years in prison and ordered to pay more than $15 million in restitution for his role in a mortgage fraud scheme in Florida and a separate scheme to defraud two elderly investors.

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Karen Galo, 33, Key West, Florida, pleaded guilty to unlawfully disclosing a federal grand jury subpoena to a third party with the intent to obstruct a judicial proceeding. Galo faces a maximum penalty of 5 years in federal prison.

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Chantal M. Lanton, 37, Orlando, Florida, pled guilty to two counts of making false statements to a bank in connection with her application for a residential loan and mortgage.

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Mark S. Farhood, 49, formerly of San Diego, California, and Jason S. Sant, 37, Lecanto, Florida, pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges in connection with their operation of a nationwide online foreclosure rescue scam that went by various names, including Home Advocate Trustees and Walk Away Today, to deceive hundreds of vulnerable, distressed homeowners into surrendering their properties to the company.

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Frank Garcia, 51, Florida, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Richard J. Arcara to fraud affecting a financial institution. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison, a fine of $1,000,000, or both.

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Oscar Torres, 47, Weston, Florida, pleaded guilty to participating in two separate mortgage fraud conspiracies. He faces a maximum penalty of 30 years in federal prison on each of the two counts.

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Anthony Haynes, 54, Seffner, Florida, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Kovachevich to one year and one day of imprisonment on two counts of wire fraud in connection with a fraudulent mortgage scheme.

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