Gerald Wayne Snow, Sr., a/k/a Gerald Snow, 68, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, has pled guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1349 and five counts of Wire Fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1343. The Superseding Indictment also contained a criminal forfeiture of $4,878,743.87.
Charges arose from an investigation by the Federal Bureau of
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Jeremiah Yancy, Idaho, has had a default judgement placed on him for violating provisions of the Idaho Uniform Securities Act, the Idaho Commodity Code and the Idaho Residential Mortgage Practices Act between 2006 and 2009. The findings were based on a 40-page complaint filed by the Department in July 2009. Yancy was permanently enjoined by the Court from engaging in future violations.
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Martha Rodriguez, 38, Downey, California, orchestrated a real estate fraud scheme that caused nearly $13 million in losses after falsely promising to help homeowners in default on their mortgages has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison. Rodriguez who pleaded guilty to mail fraud and
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Jon Weldon James, 33, Long Beach, California, who operated a number of ventures that he used to solicit money with false claims of profitable investments in real estate has pleaded guilty to a federal wire fraud charge. James pleaded guilty to the federal offense related to his Ponzi scheme that collected more than $33 million from his El
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Eliyahu Ezagui, 49, a real estate developer in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, has been found guilty of conspiracy to commit bank and wire fraud, and five counts of bank fraud.
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Loius Cherico, 69, Eastchester, New York, a lawyer who practiced in New York City and Westchester County, New York, has been charged with participating in a wide-ranging scheme to commit mortgage fraud, obstruction of justice, and money laundering.
According to the Indictment filed in federal court, from July through December of 2002, Cherico participated in a
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Jason Eric Fischer, 38, Hudson, Wisconsin, a lawyer, pleaded guilty to mortgage fraud by stealing more than $3 million from the escrow account at the real estate title and settlement company he jointly owned. Fischer pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud and one count of money laundering in connection to his crime. Fischer
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Adam C. Hochfelder, 38, New York, New York, has been arrested and indicted on charges of defrauding investors in two real estate deals, following an investigation by the Manhattan, New York, District Attorney’s Office. The indictment charges Hochfelder with engaging in schemes to steal approximately $2.5 million from investors in his purported acquisition of the Continue Reading...
Jose I. Flores, 50, Stamford, Connecticut, waived his right to indictment and pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud stemming from his participation in a mortgage fraud scheme.
In pleading guilty, Flores, an accountant, admitted that from approximately 2004 to 2008, he conspired with others to defraud mortgage lenders by causing so-called
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Kevin Miller, 55, Fairfield, Ohio, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and one count of obstruction of an investigation for his role in a real estate investment fraud scheme between 2005 and 2008 that defrauded approximately 80 victims out of approximately $7.3 million.
According to a statement of facts filed with the plea agreement,
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