Benjamin Viloski, 63, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, an attorney, was sentenced January 13, 2012, by U.S. District Judge David N. Hurd to a 60-month term of imprisonment to be followed by a supervised release term of three years for his role in assisting a Senior VP of Real Estate to obtain kickbacks in property development transactions.
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Michelle Vinas, 53, Florida, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Richard J. Arcara to bank fraud concerning her role in a New York mortgage fraud scheme that caused $24,000,000 in overall losses to lenders.
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James Robert Sweet, 44, Westbury, New York, the kingpin of the largest mortgage fraud and identity theft ring in Nassau County, New York, history has been sentenced to four to 12 years in prison for his role in leading an organization that stole more than $20 million from homeowners, banks, and the County government.
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Sean DeCelle, 44, Wyantskill, New York, a foreclosure service provider, was sentenced by United States Magistrate Judge David R. Homer for stealing items from a foreclosed home.
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Steven J. Baum, P.C., one of the largest volume mortgage foreclosure firms in New York State, entered into a settlement agreement that requires the firm to pay $2 million to the United States and to extensively change its practices with respect to mortgage foreclosure actions.
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Kevin D. O’Connell, 62, Albany, New York, pled guilty on Wednesday, August 17, 2011, to one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and mail fraud in connection with his role in a real estate investment fraud scheme.
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Micah Meyers, 32, Copiague, New York, was sentenced in Manhattan federal court to 60 months in prison for his role in a sub-prime mortgage fraud scheme involving dozens of residential mortgages that totaled more than $10 million. Meyers previously pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit bank and wire fraud on May 27, 2010. His sentence was imposed by United States District Judge Deborah A. Batts.
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Sharmon Wade, 37, Jamaica, New York, was sentenced to nine to 18 years in prison for defrauding investors in a scam that involved fictitious real estate property investments. Judge Michael Obus granted the District Attorney’s request that Wade be considered a predicate felon for previous convictions, and ordered Wade to pay $1,242,623.13 in restitution to these victims. Wade pled guilty on May 17, 2010, to grand larceny, securities fraud, scheme to defraud, and a violation of tax law.
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Sean DeCelle, 44, Troy, New York, pled guilty before United States Magistrate Judge David R. Homer to embezzlement by an agent of a federally insured bank.
Defendant DeCelle admitted that, in or about 2009, while acting as an agent of and connected in a capacity with Quantum Bank (hereinafter “the bank”), the deposits of which
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James J. Goldberg, who did business as JJG Real Estate Appraisal Services (“Goldberg“), and Robert Micheline, who did business as P&M Appraisals (“Continue Reading...