Eric Wayne Moen, 36, Park Rapids, Minnesota, was indicted in federal court in connection with a scheme to defraud a mortgage company out of money, as well as growing more than 100 marijuana plants. Moen was charged August 18, 2009, with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, one count of money laundering and one count of manufacturing marijuana. He made his initial

Frederick Earle Deen, III, 29, Minneapolis, Minnesota, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud and one count of tax evasion in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme. He entered his plea July 1, 2009, before United States District Court Judge Richard Kyle. Deen was charged on April 21, 2009.

According to Deen’s plea

Michael Fiorito, 41, Prior Lake, Minnesota, has been convicted by a federal grand jury on seven criminal counts in connection with an equity-skimming scheme that targeted vulnerable homeowners. After more than six hours of deliberation, a jury found guilty on all counts against him, including one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and six counts of mail fraud.

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Michael Prieskorn, mortgage originator, has had his license revoked by the Minnesota Department of Commerce, who also fined him $2.2 million, for his involvement in the fraudulent sale of approximately 220 homes in new developments in high-growth areas including Eagan, Buffalo, Rochester and St. Cloud, Minnesota. Commerce

Eric Jason Sunsdahl, 34, Rosemount, Minnesota has been charged with seven counts of bank fraud, seven counts of false statements on loan applications and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Sunsdahl‘s indictment alleges that from 2004 through 2007, he fraudulently obtained mortgages and funds from Bremer Bank by submitting false and fraudulent loan applications and

John M. Rubischko, 37, Eagan, Minnesota, was sentenced in federal court on counts of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme resulting in losses of more than $1 million. United States District Court Judge Donovan Frank sentenced Rubischko to 87 months in prison and five years supervised release on one count of wire fraud and one count of