Archives For Straw Buyer

Lane Anderson, 38, was sentenced to four years imprisonment for conspiracy to commit bank fraud and wire fraud in connection with a straw buyer scheme.

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Geoffrey Montani, 36, and Kenneth Jones, 50, both of Portland, Oregon, were sentenced to 15 months in prison in separate hearings following their convictions for wire fraud in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme.

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Surjit Singh, 66, Dublin, California; his son, Rajeshwar Singh, 38, Pleasanton, California; and Anita Sharma, 51, Gilroy, California, have been indicted and charged with mail fraud, bank fraud, and false statements on a loan and credit application.

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Neal Sultzer, Plainview, New York, has been sentenced to two years in prison for his role in a conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud in connection with a $66 million mortgage fraud scheme involving over 100 home mortgage loans for residential properties.

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Four Tucson, Arizona area individuals have pled guilty to their roles in a mortgage fraud case: William Michael Naponelli, Bryan Atwood, Walter Scott Fruit and Sandra Jackson.

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Derrick Phelps, 44, Katy, Texas, who owned and operated two mortgage industry businesses, Cynthia Phelps, 34, his wife, and Linda Mack, 49, North Las Vegas, Neveada, an escrow officer, were indicted by a federal grand jury on conspiracy and bank fraud charges in relation to an $83 million mortgage fraud scheme.

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Patience Lavon Jackson, 50, Arlington, Texas, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Jane J. Boyle to 63 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $2,801,661.95 in restitution, following her conviction for leading a conspiracy to defraud residential mortgage lenders.

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Reginald Dodson Sr., 42, Tracy, California, pleaded guilty to mail fraud in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme.

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Steven J. Mascarenas, 53, Westminster, Colorado, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Robert E. Blackburn to serve 72 months in federal prison for wire fraud, making a false statement to a pretrial services officer, and escape.

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Filippos “Filip” Milios, 54, Newington, Connecticut, was arrested on a federal criminal complaint charging him with bank fraud stemming from his alleged involvement in an extensive mortgage fraud scheme in the greater Hartford, Connecticut area.

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