Kara McIntosh, 47, Bethesda, Maryland, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz to three years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for mail fraud arising from the fraudulent purchase of properties in Maryland and the District of Columbia using false mortgage documents. Judge Motz also

George Michael Perez, 33, Dundalk, Maryland, pleaded guilty to wire fraud and arson in connection with a scheme to defraud the law firm where he was employed, (the law firm concentrated its practice in real estate law, and would receive and disburse substantial sums of money while handling the sales of foreclosed properties) and to failure to appear at a federal hearing

According to his guilty plea, in January 2004 a law firm

Kurt Fordham, 39, Ft. Washington, Maryland, has been senteced to 10 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release for conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme that falsely promised to help homeowners facing foreclosure keep their homes and repair their damaged credit. Fordham was also ordered to pay restitution of

Ronald Aaron Chapman, Jr., 34, Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme that falsely promised to help homeowners facing foreclosure keep their homes and repair their damaged credit.

According to his plea agreement, and as previously

Wilbur Ballesteros, 33, Lanham, Maryland, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme that falsely promised to help homeowners facing foreclosure keep their homes and repair their damaged credit.

According to his plea agreement, in May 2005, co-defendants Joy Jackson and Jennifer