Seven people have been charged for their alleged involvement in a mortgage fraud scheme totaling nearly $5 million. The individuals allegedly defrauded lenders by using straw buyers, filing false liens with county officials, laundering money, and inflating prices quoted to lenders.
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17 defendants have been charged with racketeering, investment fraud, mortgage fraud, bank bribery, and money laundering. 14 additional defendants have agreed to plead guilty in connection with the latest criminal charges resulting from “Operation Wax House,” a mortgage fraud investigation.
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Edna Ledoux Jamieson, 44, Moneta, Virginia, a real estate agent, who pled guilty to tax charges related to money she earned through her participation in a mortgage fraud scheme, was sentenced in the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia.
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John Lebron, 33, Tampa, Florida, Patricia Lebron, 36, Tampa, and Paul Gogolewski, 31, Tampa, were found guilty of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud. John Lebron was also found guilty of making false statements to financial institutions.
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Juan Carlos Sanchez, New York, N.Y., pleaded guilty in connection with is participation in a $39 million mortgage fraud scheme.
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Juan Carlos Rodriguez, 52, a real estate agent and mortgage broker from Weston, Florida, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Kenneth A. Marra for his participation in a mortgage fraud scheme relating to properties in the Versailles development in Wellington, Florida.
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Eric Finger, 47, Mineola, New York, a real estate attorney, was sentenced in Manhattan federal court for his role in a $9 million mortgage fraud scheme.
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Lilia Casal-Diaz, 42, a real estate attorney, Raquel DeJesus Martinez, 36, a former mortgage broker, Andres Mendez a/k/a “Andy Mendez, Sr.,” 47, and his son, Andy Mendez, a/k/a Andy Mendez, Jr.,” 26, who both worked as real estate brokers, have pled guilty to charges involving a multi-million dollar mortgage fraud scheme.
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James Ober, 44, and Wendy Ober, 42, Hudson, Wisconsin, who had pleaded guilty to racketeering in a major mortgage fraud case, were sentenced to 120 months each in prison.
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Anthony J. DeMarco III, 33, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to serve 25 years in prison for conspiracy and fraud charges in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme involving more than $30 million in loans.
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