Mitchell Cohen, 54, Old Westbury, New York and Erin Davis, 43, Yonkers, New York, the owner and a sales manager, respectively, of Buy-A-Home, a real estate brokerage business, have been indicted for participating in a $7.5 million mortgage fraud scheme.
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Michael Raphan, 61, Oceanside, New York, was found guilty of conspiring to commit bank fraud and wire fraud in connection with a $66 million mortgage fraud scheme after a two-week jury trial.
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Joseph Mazella, Staten Island, New York, has been sentenced for running a $14 million real estate Ponzi scheme.
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Abacus Federal Savings Bank and 11 of its former employees in a false document mortgage fraud scheme resulting in the sale of hundreds of millions of dollars worth of fraudulent loans to the Federal National Mortgage Association have been indicted. An additional 8 former employees have already waived indictment and admitted their guilt in connection with this conspiracy.
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James P. Vasiliou, Jr., 46, Getzville, New York, pleaded guilty to bank fraud for his role in a mortgage scam. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison, a fine of $1,000,000, or both.
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Donald MacPherson, one of the prime architects of a massive mortgage fraud involving mostly Hamptons, New York, properties, was sentenced to four to 12 years in prison in Suffolk County court, New York.
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Aaron Hand, 40, plead guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Murder in the First and Second Degrees for conspiring to murder a witness who testified against him at his 2010 trial, at which he was convicted of masterminding a $100 million mortgage fraud.
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Benjamin Viloski, 63, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, an attorney, was sentenced January 13, 2012, by U.S. District Judge David N. Hurd to a 60-month term of imprisonment to be followed by a supervised release term of three years for his role in assisting a Senior VP of Real Estate to obtain kickbacks in property development transactions.
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Michelle Vinas, 53, Florida, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Richard J. Arcara to bank fraud concerning her role in a New York mortgage fraud scheme that caused $24,000,000 in overall losses to lenders.
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James Robert Sweet, 44, Westbury, New York, the kingpin of the largest mortgage fraud and identity theft ring in Nassau County, New York, history has been sentenced to four to 12 years in prison for his role in leading an organization that stole more than $20 million from homeowners, banks, and the County government.
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