Brandy Gomez, 35, East Hampton, Connecticut, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson to one count of conspiracy to commit mail and bank fraud related to a real estate appraisal scheme.
Archives For Connecticut
Mohammad N. Islam, also known as “Tanveer,” 38, Trumbull, Connecticut, waived his right to indictment and pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Leslie G. Foschio to conspiring to defraud financial institutions through an extensive mortgage fraud scheme that involved dozens of properties in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
Christopher Brecciano, 35, Stamford, Connecticut, waived his right to indictment and pleaded guilty federal court to conspiring to defraud financial institutions through an extensive mortgage fraud scheme that involved dozens of properties in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
Robert Ilunga, Naugatuck, Connecticut, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson to 18 months in federal prison for operating a multimillion-dollar mortgage fraud scheme that involved more than 40 properties in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
Gari-Mark Thomas, 38, Michigan, formerly of Norwalk, Connecticut, waived his right to indictment and pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas P. Smith in Hartford to one count of conspiracy to defraud the Federal Housing Authority through a mortgage fraud scheme.
Marc Jean, 44, a citizen of Haiti residing in Norwich, Connecticut, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson to 30 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for his role in an extensive mortgage fraud scheme.
Winston Shillingford, 56, and his wife, Marleen Shillingford, 47, Nesconset, New York, were sentenced by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford, Connecticut, to prison terms of 48 months and 36 months, respectively, for operating a multimillion-dollar mortgage fraud scheme that involved more than 40 properties in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
Robert Ponte, 59, Denville, New Jersey, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny in Hartford, Connecticut, to 90 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for his role in two investment schemes that involved at least 100 properties, and more than $23 million in losses to lending institutions.
Thomas Provenzano, 47, Torrington, Connecticut, waived his right to indictment and pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to multiple conspiracy offenses stemming from his involvement in a series of fraudulent real estate transactions.
Jose Guzman, 53, Waterford, Connecticut, was sentenced today by Senior U.S. District Judge Alfred V. Covello in Hartford to 51 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for operating an extensive mortgage fraud scheme in eastern Connecticut.





