Michael Abobor, 38, Bowie, Maryland, pleaded guilty on what would have been the first day of his trial to wire fraud in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme involving intended losses of at least $2 million.
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William A. Trudeau, Jr., 50, Norwalk, Connecticut, was sentenced by United States District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to 188 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for operating a mortgage fraud scheme in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
Randall Causey, 48, Gary, Indiana, was sentenced by Senior District Judge Rudy Lozano to 108 months imprisonment and 3 years of supervised release after being found guilty at trial of the felony offenses of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud.
Continue Reading...David Ovist, 45, Lake Oswego, Oregon, was convicted February 8, 2013, of bank and wire fraud following a 10-day jury trial.
Continue Reading...James Cockinos, 58, Englewood Cliffs, a former mortgage broker and bank officer from Bergen County, New Jersey was arrested for allegedly conspiring to commit bank fraud to secure a $1.5 million residential loan.
Continue Reading...Warren Ballentine, 41, Durham, North Carolina, and formerly of Country Club Hills, Illinois, an lawyer who hosts a national radio talk show, was indicted on federal charges for allegedly engaging in two mortgage fraud schemes that defrauded lenders of a total of approximately $9.7 million.
Continue Reading...Lewis Whoolery, 44, Delray Beach, Florida, formerly of Port Vue, Pennsylvania, was found guilty by a federal jury of wire fraud conspiracy for his role in a mortgage fraud scheme involving fraudulent appraisals.
Shawn L. Portmann, a former senior vice president and loan officer at Pierce Commercial Bank, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 10 years in prison and five years of supervised release for a mortgage fraud scheme that resulted in the collapse of the bank.
Continue Reading...Safiyyah Tahir Battles, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, formerly a real estate agent with T&T Realty, has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for mortgage fraud and money laundering.
Lisa Gerideau-Williams, 46, New Kensington, Pennsylvania, an attorney, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of wire fraud, filing false income tax returns, and failing to file income tax returns.
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