Three separate suits have been filed in federal court to halt the allegedly deceptive tactics of three operations that preyed on distressed homeowners by falsely claiming they could save their homes from foreclosure, and then charging them thousands of dollars up-front, while delivering little or no help and often driving them deeper into debt.
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17 defendants were charged in six criminal cases with felony offenses in the Eastern District of California during the fiscal year that closed September 30, 2012. These cases involved thousands of homeowner victims, and losses estimated by law enforcement to exceed $9 million.
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Rene Solis, 52, Los Angeles, California, has pleaded guilty to three counts of felony foreclosure consultant fraud arising out of a fraudulent home loan modification and foreclosure rescue program called Sunset Beach Management (SBM).
Rickey White, 46, Westland, Michigan, was sentenced to a 23 to 40 year prison sentence for a Westland man who ran an extensive foreclosure-rescue fraud operation that may have scammed up to 400 victims.
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James Ober, 44, and Wendy Ober, 42, Hudson, Wisconsin, who had pleaded guilty to racketeering in a major mortgage fraud case, were sentenced to 120 months each in prison.
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Blanca Sanchez, aka Blanca Maciel,Salinas, California, was found guilty of 13 felonies arising from her “foreclosure rescue scam” when she posed as a licensed professional and stole thousands of dollars from struggling Hispanic homeowners between 2008 and 2010.
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Anthony J. DeMarco III, 33, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to serve 25 years in prison for conspiracy and fraud charges in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme involving more than $30 million in loans.
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David Young, 37, and Minerva “Chaidez” Young, 38, Las Vegas, Nevada, have been arrested for their involvement in a mortgage lending fraud case involving numerous victims operating under the name My State Processing.
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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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Dean Counce, 42, Spring Hill, Florida, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with inspections of foreclosed properties.
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