Archives For Connecticut

Morris Olmer, 83, New Haven, Connecticut, was sentenced by Chief United States District Judge Alvin W. Thompson to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for his involvement in an extensive mortgage fraud conspiracy that defrauded lenders of more than $4.4 million.

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Christian Tudorof, 43, Stamford, Connecticut, waived his right to indictment and pleaded guilty before United States Magistrate Judge Joan G. Margolis in New Haven to one count of wire fraud stemming from a $4 million mortgage fraud scheme.

According to court documents and statements made in court, between December 2006 and March 2007, Tudorof submitted mortgage

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Sabir Moghul, 72, Manchester, Connecticut, was sentenced by Chief United States District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford, Connecticut, to 36 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for bank fraud and money laundering.

According to court documents and statements made in court, in 2005, Moghul applied for two mortgage loans

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Thomas Gallagher, 68, West Haven, Connecticut, was sentenced on June 7, 2011, by Chief United States District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford, Connecticut, to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for his participation in an extensive mortgage fraud conspiracy that defrauded lenders of approximately $4 million.

According to court documents, statements made in court and the

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Steven J. Kottage, 45, Weston, Connecticut, pleaded guilty before United States District Judge Mark R. Kravitz in New Haven, Connecticut, to two counts of conspiracy stemming from mortgage fraud schemes in which Kottage participated. As previously reported by Mortgage Fraud Blog,

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John Bryk, 61, Trumbull, Connecticut, waived his right to indictment and pleaded guilty before United States District Judge Janet C. Hall in Bridgeport to one count of conspiracy to make a false statement in a Department of Housing and Urban Development transaction.

A U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Uniform Settlement Statement (HUD-1) is an official financial statement reflecting how money is to be distributed

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Morris Olmer, 82, New Haven, Connecticut, was found guilty of one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States, eight counts of wire fraud and four counts of making false statements.

Rab Nawaz, 47, Waterford, Connecticut, was found guilty of one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States, eight counts of wire fraud, and one count of obstruction of justice.

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Jo’Mell Thomas, 29, Wallingford, Connecticut, waived his right to indictment and pleaded guilty March 7, 2011, before Chief United States District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud stemming from his participation in a mortgage fraud conspiracy.

According to court documents and statements made in court, this matter stems from an investigation into an extensive mortgage fraud

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Richard Novak, 47, Middletown, Connecticut, pleaded guilty before Chief United States District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to one count of making a false statement on a federal mortgage loan document.

This matter stems from an investigation into an extensive mortgage fraud scheme headed by Syed Babar and others during which participants obtained residential real

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William A. Trudeau, Jr., 47, Westport, Connecticut, was indicted by a federal grand jury on November 18, 2010, and charged with nine counts of bank fraud, wire fraud and mail fraud offenses stemming from his alleged participation in a Fairfield County, Connecticut, mortgage fraud scheme.

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