Archives For Straw Buyer

Derwin Frazier, 45, and his wife Veronica, 44, both of Pearland, Texas, have been sentenced to prison for their roles in the sham sales of the Kirby Lofts condominium complex and others.

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Sirewl R. Cox, 37, Boston, Massachusetts, was convicted on charges relating to a massive mortgage fraud he orchestrated.

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Carline M. Charles, 41, Silver Spring, Maryland, who ran a business that supposedly would rescue distressed homeowners from foreclosure, has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison for her role in a mortgage fraud scheme that cost homeowners over $774,000 and lenders more than $1 million.

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Pervaiz Arshad, 58, Annandale, Virginia, was sentenced to 48 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for his role in fraudulent mortgage loan transactions involving nine homes in northern Virginia and nearly $1.7 million in losses to lenders.

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James Warren Hoffman, 52, and Teresa Gay Hoffman, 53, Stillwater, Minnesota, were sentenced by United States District Judge David S. Doty in connection with a $5 million mortgage fraud scheme.

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Five defendants, who each pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud stemming from their participation in a mortgage fraud scheme that involved approximately $9 million in fraudulent loans, have been sentenced.

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Lisa Wright, 46, and Cathy Saffer, 52, Pompano Beach, Florida, were sentenced to serve 66 and 60 months respectively for defrauding homeowners and mortgage lenders as part of a foreclosure rescue scheme.

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Wanda Coleman, 59, Glenoma, Washington, pleaded guilty to orchestrating a mortgage fraud scheme that used fraudulent loan applications and supporting documents to convince lenders to fund more than $20 million in loans.

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John Allen, 54, Laguna Hills, California, has been charged in a superseding indictment for submitting fraudulent loan applications to mortgage lenders on behalf of the straw buyers.

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Audrey Yeboah has been charged with allegedly executing a scheme to defraud mortgage lenders by means of material false and fraudulent pretenses, representations, and promises, and the concealment of material facts.

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