David Romo, 42, Sacramento, California, a developer, pleaded guilty to mail fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering related to a real estate investment scheme that defrauded investors of more than $6.9 million.
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Lee Loomis, aka Lawrence Leland Loomis, 54, Granite Bay, California, was arrested and a 50-count indictment was unsealed, charging him and six others with mail fraud and wire fraud.
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David Singui, 49, Inglewood, California, and Aziz Meghji, 35, Los Angeles, California, the top two managers at a mortgage brokerage company have been arrested on federal charges relating to a foreclosure avoidance and equity-skimming scheme that targeted distressed homeowners.
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10 defendants who worked at a Rancho Cucamonga, California-based business that allegedly offered bogus loan modification programs to financially distressed homeowners have been arrested by Federal agents. Those taken into custody were among 11 defendants named in a federal indictment.
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Christopher J. Warren, 30, formerly of Folsom, California, and currently in federal custody, was sentenced by United States District Judge John A. Mendez to 14 years and seven months in prison, more than $19 million in restitution, and a three-year term of supervised release.
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Mohamed Fouzi Haffar, 33, San Diego, California, California state bar number 235731, was disbarred June 21, 2012, and was ordered to make restitution for his misconduct in nine loan modification cases.
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Piotr Gabriel Reysner, 37, Sacramento, California, was disbarred June 16, 2012, for advising a client that she could sue the credit union that held the mortgage on her ranch and that doing so would lead to a loan modification, among other things.
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Robert E. Rosenau, 45, Redding, California, pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud for his role in a real estate investment scam.
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Zachary Ian Gonzalez, 32, West Covina, California, California state bar number 259663, was disbarred June 16, 2012, and was ordered to make restitution for his role in accepting advance fees for loan modification matters before completing any work.
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Thomas Patrick Giordano, 52, Irvine, California, was disbarred June 16, 2012, for his role in failing to render competent services for clients seeking loan modifications.
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