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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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).
Dean G. Chandler, an attorney, and Shelveen Singh, a telemarketing salesman, were arraigned in federal court in San Diego, California, on a 50-count indictment charging them with defrauding thousands of homeowners in an $11 million “loan modification” fraud scheme.
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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Martin Wayne Flanders, 48, and Ligia Sandoval Spafford, 46, Roseville, California, were arrested on a complaint charging them with orchestrating a fraud scheme targeting distressed homeowners.
10 defendants who worked at a Rancho Cucamonga, California-based business that allegedly offered bogus loan modification programs to financially distressed homeowners have been arrested by Federal agents. Those taken into custody were among 11 defendants named in a federal indictment.
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Robert Victor Rosenwasser, North Miami, Florida, has been suspended from the practice of law for 90 days due to his involvement in a loan modification business.
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Mohamed Fouzi Haffar, 33, San Diego, California, California state bar number 235731, was disbarred June 21, 2012, and was ordered to make restitution for his misconduct in nine loan modification cases.
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Zachary Ian Gonzalez, 32, West Covina, California, California state bar number 259663, was disbarred June 16, 2012, and was ordered to make restitution for his role in accepting advance fees for loan modification matters before completing any work.
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Thomas Patrick Giordano, 52, Irvine, California, was disbarred June 16, 2012, for his role in failing to render competent services for clients seeking loan modifications.
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