Andrew H. Williams and his co-defendants targeted homeowners and home buyers to pay at least $50,000 in exchange for a promise to pay off the homeowner’s mortgage within 5 to 7 years – trial begins on November 1, 2011.
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Stephen J. Troese, Sr., 72, Davidsonville, Maryland, pleaded guilty to wire fraud arising from a scheme to defraud lenders and a title insurance company of at least $937,183.
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Brenda Lukenich, 60, Hughesville, Maryland, pleaded guilty to mail fraud arising from a scheme to defraud lenders and a title insurance company of $1.7 million. Two co-defendants are scheduled for trial on November 7, 2011.
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Mary Anne Dean, 60, Severna Park, Maryland, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme which resulted in over $4.7 million in fraudulent mortgage loans, of which the lenders ultimately lost at least $944,223.91, and which caused the homeowners to lose over $1.2 million in equity in their homes.
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Michael A. Gmeinwieser, 38, Crofton, Maryland, pleaded guilty to wire fraud in a scheme to divert over $3 million in settlement funds intended to pay off the previous mortgage on the properties to himself and his company.
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Michael Anthony Hickson, 48, Commack, New York, former chief financial officer of Metro Dream Homes, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roger W. Titus to 10 years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for a fraud conspiracy, wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering in connection with his participation in a massive mortgage fraud scheme which
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Richard Wayne Hope, 53, Denham, Louisiana, formerly of Hagerstown, Maryland, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge William M. Nickerson to 30 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy to commit bank fraud in connection with a $1.75 million loan he obtained on behalf of a company. Judge Nickerson also ordered Richard Hope to pay
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Isaac Jerome Smith, 48, Spotsylvania, Virginia; and Alvita Karen Gunn, 33, Hanover, Maryland, were sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roger W. Titus to 70 months and 60 months in prison, each followed by three years of supervised release, respectively, for a fraud conspiracy, wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering in connection with their
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Richard Wayne Hope, 53, Denham, Louisiana, formerly of Hagerstown, Maryland, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud in connection with a $1.75 million loan he obtained on behalf of a company.
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Dema Daiga, 29, College Park, Maryland, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Marvin C. Garbislate to 65 months in prison followed by 3 years of supervised release for defrauding a mortgage lending company in connection with six Baltimore, Maryland, properties. Daiga‘s sentence also included two counts of aggravated identity
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