Sandy P. Kim, 43, Ellicott City, Maryland, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander to two years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for wire fraud.
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Kenneth Koehler, 42, Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme in which fraudulent loans were obtained on six properties, all of which subsequently went into foreclosure.
Continue Reading...Harriet M. Taylor, 56, Ellicott City, Maryland, pleaded guiilty to wire fraud in connection with a scheme to use over $1.5 million in mortgage closing funds for her personal use or to operate her title companies.
Continue Reading...Sandy P. Kim, 43, Ellicott City, Maryland, pleaded guilty to wire fraud in connection with her role as a title agent. Kim addmitted the she stole closing funds for her personal use.
Continue Reading...David C. Christian, 62, Catonsville, Maryland, real estate appraiser, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
Continue Reading...Todd R. Bettin, 42, Crofton, Maryland, has been sentenced to 51 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with a five year scheme to divert or hold mortgage payoff funds from clients’ closings on 17 Maryland properties.
Continue Reading...Winnie Joanne Barefoot, a/k/a Winnie Jo Budzina, a/k/a Winnie JoAnne Conn, a/k/a Joanne Knopsnyder, a/k/a Olivia JoAnne Morgan, a/k/a Olivia JoAnne Barefoot Morgan, 59, Annapolis, Maryland, was sentenced to five years in prison for bank fraud arising from her use of numerous identities to fraudulently obtain real estate and commercial loans.
Continue Reading...Dennis O. Edwards, 49, Silver Spring, Maryland, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud in connection with a scheme in which he submitted fraudulent loan applications to obtain over $2.241 million to purchase or refinance homes. During the scheme, Edwards was unemployed and received Social Security disability payments of approximately $1,000 a month.
Continue Reading...Carole Nelson, 53, Washington, D.C., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roger W. Titus sentenced to 29 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for money laundering in connection with her participation in a massive mortgage fraud scheme which promised to pay off homeowners’ mortgages on their “Dream Homes,” but left them to fend for themselves.
Continue Reading...Mary Anne Dean, 60, Severna Park, Maryland, was sentenced to 37 months in prison 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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