Alexander A. Romaniolis, 48, Irvine, California, was sentenced by United States District Judge Troy L. Nunley to 30 months in prison and a $17,500 fine, and forfeiture of over $400,000 for mortgage fraud.
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Antonio Perez Marcial, 41, Bakersfield, California, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud, mail fraud, and wire fraud in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme in Bakersfield.
Jayson Peter Costa, 41, Bakersfield, to 78 months’ imprisonment United States District Judge Lawrence J. O’Neill sentenced for his role in an extensive mortgage fraud scheme that ran from January 2004 to September 2007. Costa was ordered to self-surrender by May 5, 2014.
Vincent Thakur Singh, 45, formerly of Elk Grove, California, pleaded guilty to wire fraud and false statements in bankruptcy.
Paula Rae Donnell, 54, Fullerton, California, a controller for a real estate company, was convicted of embezzling over $370,000 from her employer.
Saleem M. Khan, 49, Dublin, California, was sentenced to twenty one months in prison and ordered to pay a $60,000 fine for bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution.
Andrew B. Katakis and Donald M. Parker were found guilty following a four-week trial of conspiring to rig bids at public real estate foreclosure auctions held in San Joaquin County, California.
Grant Alvernaz, Pleasant Hill, California, and Douglas Moore, Walnut Creek, California, two real estate investors, pleaded guilty to their roles in conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Northern California. A total of 46 individuals have pleaded guilty or agreed to plead guilty as a result of an ongoing antitrust investigation into bid rigging and fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Northern California. Continue Reading…
Linda Rose Gagnon, 59, Irvine, California, was sentenced to 37 months in federal prison for defrauding a group of Roman Catholic Sisters out of $285,000, which she misappropriated and spent for her own use after promising to use the money to help the nuns purchase a retirement home.
John Hagener, 77, Granite Bay, California, and Dawn C. Powers, 43, Lincoln, California, separately pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges.