Tara Denise Bonelli, 33, Santa Cruz, California, was sentenced to 37 months in prison by United States District Judge Edward J. Davila in San Jose, California, on June 25, 2013, for defrauding investors of over $3,000,000.
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Jesse Wheeler, 36, Roseville, California, and Brent Medearis, 46, Modesto, California, pleaded guilty to bankruptcy fraud in connection with a foreclosure rescue scheme.
Adam P. Moellers, 35, Mason, Ohio, was sentenced to 36 months in prison and Gary P. Dailey, aka Gary Klump, 33, Covington, Kentucky, was sentenced to 21 months in prison in U.S. District Court for engaging in a foreclosure rescue scheme through a company called American Equity Group (AEG).
Vito C. Grippo, 58, Jackson, New Jersey, and Frederick “Freddie” Grippo, 32, Old Bridge, New Jersey, a father and son who ran a mortgage loan fraud scheme that succeeded in obtaining $4.4 million in mortgage loans while masquerading as a foreclosure rescue operation were both sentenced to prison.
Kasra Seyed Torabi, 35, Encino, California, was suspended for one year, stayed, placed on one year of probation with an actual 60-day suspension.
Yanay Aguirre, 24, Las Vegas, Nevada, Maria Lorena Anzu, 39, in custody in the Clark County Detention Center, Jose Benjamin Rodriguez, 39, (whereabouts unknown), Rodolfo Cruz, 75, Las Vegas, Silvia Patricia De La Cruz, 34, Franklin David Marquez, 49, in custody in Los Angeles County Jail, Jose Gilberto Navidad, 54, in custody in the Clark County Detention Center, and Roberto Vargas, 51, Hesperia, California, have each been charged with multiple counts of mortgage lending fraud and theft.
Charles Head, 36, Los Angeles, California, and Jeremy Michael “Mike” Head, 33, Huntington Beach, California, were convicted by a federal jury in Sacramento, after a nearly four-week trial.
Christian Hidalgo, Chula Vista, California, was sentenced to 57 months of custody by District Court Judge William Q. Hayes for a mortgage loan-modification scheme that cheated over 120 people out of over $670,000, and resulted in the loss of many homes to foreclosure.
Lynda Finch-Estrada, 54, Las Vegas, Nevada, William Chrissikopoulos, 43, Las Vegas, Alan Dornhuber, 63, Las Vegas, Nevada, and William Patterson, 51, El Monte, California, were charged in a 15 count indictment returned by a grand jury. The defendants are alleged to have participated in mortgage and foreclosure rescue schemes.
John Lebron, 33, Tampa, Florida, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Kovachevich sentenced to 26 years in federal prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud affecting a financial institution, and making false statements to a financial institution.