Archives For Florida

Arthur R. Seaborne, 70, Sarasota, Florida, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday to 5 years in federal prison for conspiring to commit bank fraud in connection with his role in a residential loan program.

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Raquel DeJesus Martinez, Miami-Dade County, Arizona, who previously worked as a title agent, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Donald M. Middlebrooks to 24 months in prison, to be followed by 3 years of supervised release, in connection with a scheme to commit mortgage fraud at The Jade apartment complex on Brickell Bay Drive in Miami.

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Anthony Haynes, 53, Seffner, Florida pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud affecting a financial institution. He faces a maximum penalty of 30 years in federal prison on each count.

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Juan Carlos Sanchez, New York, N.Y., was sentenced to 15 years in prison, to be followed by 3 years of supervised release for his participation in a $39 million mortgage fraud scheme.

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Juan Carlos Sanchez, New York, N.Y., was sentenced to 15 years in prison, to be followed by 3 years of supervised release for his participation in a $39 million mortgage fraud scheme.

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Eliyahu Weinstein, a/k/a Eli Weinstein, a/k/a Edward Weinstein, a/k/a Eddie Weinstein, 37, Lakewood, New Jersey, admitted that he ran a real estate investment fraud scheme that caused $200 million in losses and then laundered the proceeds of the scheme.

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Mark W. Leetzow, 44, Sarasota, Florida, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Virginia Covington, to one year and one day in federal prison for his role in a mortgage fraud conspiracy that victimized numerous mortgage lenders and FDIC-insured banks.

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Lilia Casal-Diaz, a real estate attorney, Andres Mendez, and his son, Andy Mendez, who both worked as real estate brokers, Josephine Santana, a mortgage broker, Jose Rafael Martinez and Basilio Gomez have been sentenced to terms of imprisonment for their participation a multi-million dollar mortgage fraud scheme.

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Barrington Coombs, 58, Weston, Florida, was sentenced to serve a year and a day in prison for his role in a foreclosure rescue scheme that victimized desperate homeowners on the brink of losing their homes.

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Scott S. Schuhriemen, 38, Sarasota, Florida, pleaded guilty to conspiring to make false statements to Branch Banking and Trust, an FDIC insured financial institution.

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