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Paul Mancuso, 46, Glen Rock, New Jersey, and Pasquale Stiso, a/k/a Pat Stiso, 52, West Harrison, New York, were arrested and charged with engaging in a real estate investment fraud conspiracy that defrauded more than 15 victims of approximately $5 million from 2009 to the present.

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Timothy Ricks, 45, East Orange, New Jersey, a former property manager, admitted to conspiring to defraud financial institutions and launder stolen funds as part of a $15 million mortgage fraud scam that used phony documents and straw buyers to make illegal profits on overbuilt condos.

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Taya Romano (a/k/a “Taya Waldon”), 36, Oklahoma, formerly of Ridgewood, New Jersey, was sentenced to 48 months in prison for a scheme to defraud two New Jersey families relating to the purchase, financing, and improvement of real estate in Oklahoma.

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David Connolly, 51, Watchung, New Jersey, pleaded guilty to one count of securities fraud and one count of money laundering, admitting that he defrauded victims of an investment scheme by misusing their capital contributions and misrepresenting the performance of their investments.

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James Cockinos, 58, Englewood Cliffs, a former mortgage broker and bank officer from Bergen County, New Jersey was arrested for allegedly conspiring to commit bank fraud to secure a $1.5 million residential loan.

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Eric Reilly, 34, Galloway, New Jersey, a former employee of The Vacation Ownership Group LLC, admitted to conspiring to defraud owners of timeshare properties.

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Fredric M. Diantonio, 40, Wildwood, New Jersey; Louis V. Catarro, 60, Runnemede, New Jersey; Kathryn W. Lockwood, 43, Wildwood Crest, New Jersey; and Thomas E. Morello, 55, Mt. Laurel, New Jersey, were taken into custody for their alleged roles in a $15 million mortgage fraud scheme.

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Nine people involved in a long-running, large-scale mortgage fraud scheme that caused losses of approximately $10 million were charged in two complaints with conspiracy to commit bank fraud.

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10 individuals have been indicted on 44-counts for their alleged roles in a mail and wire fraud conspiracy involving timeshare mortgages.

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Michael Rumore, 54, Lyndhurst, New Jersey, an attorney formerly licensed in New Jersey, was arrested in connection with a long-running, large-scale mortgage fraud scheme that caused losses of more than $30 million.

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