Michael Staaf, 42, New Brighton, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced by United States District Judge David S. Cercone to 10 years of imprisonment and five years of supervised release for his role in a large-scale mortgage fraud and money laundering scheme.
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Anthony J. DeMarco, III, 33, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty to conspiracy and fraud charges in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme involving more than $30 million in loans.
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Kenneth McGavitt, 58, Washington, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 57 months in prison for his role in defrauding lenders by submitting forged lease agreements and loan documents as well as making false representations concerning collateral.
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Deborah Kitay, 53, Leetsdale, Pennsylvania, was sentenced by United States District Judge Joy Flowers Conti to 18 months in prison for her participation in a mortgage fraud conspiracy involving loan application misrepresentations and appraisal fraud.
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Alex Gambini, 44, Greeley, Pennsylvania, the former owner of a financial services firm was sentenced to spend more than four years in prison for participating in a scheme to fraudulently inflate mortgages during 1999-2002.
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Robert Stinson Jr., 56, Berwyn, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty to charges contained in a 26-count indictment detailing a Ponzi scheme that defrauded more than 260 investors of more than $17 million.
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David Landman, 43, Cheswick, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of bank fraud, money laundering and aggravated identity theft in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme. The defendant pleaded guilty to three counts before United States District Judge Gustave Diamond.
In connection with the guilty plea, the court was advised that Landman, who was a
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Richard Lawrence Veazey, 53, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of wire fraud conspiracy in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme. The defendant pleaded guilty to one count before United States District Judge Donetta W. Ambrose.
In connection with the guilty plea, the court was advised that Veazey, who was an appraiser,
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Elleni Berger, 44, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Joy Flowers Conti to three years in prison, followed by three years of probation, for her role in a mortgage fraud scheme.
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John L. Chaffo, Jr., 50, Murrysville, Pennsylvania has been found guilty of two counts of Wire Fraud Conspiracy and nine counts of Wire Fraud in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme.
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