David M. Connolly, Watchung, New Jersey, has been charged by The Securities and Exchange Commission with operating a Ponzi-like scheme involving a series of investment vehicles formed for the purported purpose of purchasing and managing rental apartment buildings in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
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David C.H. Lin, 44, Sunnyvale, California, an attorney, was convicted by a federal jury of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, and multiple counts of mail and wire fraud in connection with his role in a private money lender scheme.
Shawn Anthony Swor, 43, Missoula, Montana, pled guilty to investment fraud at during a federal court session in Missoula, on May 1, 2012, before U.S. District Judge Donald W. Molloy.
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Francis X. Sanchez, 51, Woodstock, Illinois, pleaded guilty in federal court to conducting a $7 million mail fraud scheme for representing to potential investors that his business bought distressed houses, rehabilitated those houses, and sold the houses for a profit.
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Elizabeth P. Johnson, 35, Bozeman, Montana, was sentenced to a prison term of 34 months for her role in a real estate development scam.
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Keith B. Kovick, 61, Williston, North Dakota, pled guilty to mail fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering on April 25, 2012, before U.S. District Judge Donald W. Molloy.
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Joseph Angelo Sivigliano, 79, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, was convicted by a federal jury of conspiracy, wire fraud, and money laundering in connection with a real estate investment Ponzi scheme.
Martin T. Sigillito, 63, Webster Groves, Missouri, an attorney and clergyman, was convicted in federal court of leading a real estate fraud conspiracy that stole more than $52 million from its victims.
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Leo Wheeler, 56, Roseville, California, was sentenced by United States District Judge Garland E. Burrell, Jr. to four years and three months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release for defrauding investors in a real estate project.
Gaston E. Cantens, 73, Miami, Florida, was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment followed by three years of supervised release for conspiring to commit mail and wire fraud in connection with a fraud committed at Royal West Properties, Inc.