Ernesto Diaz, 57, South El Monte, California, has agreed to plead guilty to a federal mail fraud charge in a scheme that falsely promised to eliminate mortgage debts for approximately 200 distressed homeowners who each paid a $15,000 fee.
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Thomas Craig Nelson, 58, San Diego, California, was disbarred June 16, 2012, and was ordered to make restitution for his role in failing to perform legal services competently for three borrowers pursuing lender disputes and loan modifications.
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Tommy Lister, 54, Chatsworth, California, an actor who has appeared in approximately 100 movies, and Arcelia Chavez, 48, Northridge, California, a San Fernando Valley accountant, were charged in federal court with conspiring to commit mortgage fraud in a scheme that led to $3.8 million in losses.
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Moses Sheldon Hall, 56, Fullerton, California, California state bar number #153759, was disbarred June 21, 2012, and was ordered to make restitution, for his role in advising clients to stop making their mortgage payments and each lost their home to foreclosure.
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Nick C. Lee, 42, and his wife, Chang-Li Wang, 45, Fontana, California, have been arrested and charged with 20 felony counts in connection with a real estate fraud scheme.
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Michael Ohayon, 44, San Francisco, California, and David Papera, 50, San Rafael, California, were sentenced to 60 and 70 months in prison, respectively, and ordered to pay more than $10.5 million in restitution for conspiracy to commit bank fraud and money laundering.
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David Alan Boucher, 56, San Bernardino, California, has been arrested and charged for defrauding banks and financial businesses by illegally filing fraudulent Grant Deeds on properties throughout San Bernardino County.
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Henrik Sardariani, 44, Glendale, California, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for orchestrating a loan fraud scheme that netted him and his associates well over $5 million in less than eight months.
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Taze Claiborne “TC” Ellis, 45, and his son, Taze Jordan “TJ” Ellis, 23, both of Sacramento, California, allegedly stole more than $3.2 million from investors who were told their money was being invested in a real estate venture to buy and re-sell foreclosed homes.
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Xi A. “Andy” Lieng, aka A. Xi Lieng, 43, Fresno, California, a self-employed produce broker, was sentenced to 10 years and one month for his involvement in cultivating nearly 4,000 marijuana plants in homes in Fresno and Mendocino Counties, California, that had been acquired through mortgage fraud.
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