Nathan Russo, 34, Johnston, Rhode Island, pled guilty before Chief United States District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford, Connecticut, to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud stemming from his participation in a mortgage fraud conspiracy.

According to court documents and statements made in court, Russo and others engaged in a scheme to obtain millions of

Christopher B. Maselli, North Providence, Rhode Island, a real estate attorney and state senator from Johnston, Rhode Island, has filed notice with the U.S. District Court in Providence that he intends to plead guilty to eight counts of bank fraud, as charged by the Government. An Information filed by the Government last week alleges that Maselli falsified bank and federal tax

Lisa Torres, 40, formerly of Johnston, Rhode Island, pleaded guilty to a $1.7 million mortgage fraud scheme in which she purchased properties that had recently been foreclosed upon, and then used the names of straw purchasers in sham sales to finagle mortgage financing.

Torres entered her plea before Chief U.S. District Court Judge Mary M. Lisi in U.S. District Court, Providence.