Matthew Burstein, 40, and Aaron Rabinowitz, 40, both New York attorneys, were convicted by a federal jury on ten felony counts for participating in a mortgage fraud scheme that resulted in over $25 million in fraudulently-obtained loans.
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Gerardo Wilhelm, Miami, Florida, Juan J. Flores, Ocala, Florida, and Alejandro Figueredo, Miami, for their participation in a townhouse arson, mortgage fraud and insurance fraud scheme that resulted in losses of more than $500,000.
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Eleven individuals from five states are charged in New Jersey for their alleged roles in a $15 million mortgage fraud scam that used phony documents and straw buyers to make illegal profits on overbuilt condos, including a defendant who attempted to murder a witness to the scheme.
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Nine people have been charged in a 26-count indictment: Eliseo Jara Jr.; Sergio Jara; Antonio Perez Marcial; Lucia Yolanda Chavez; Arlene Jeanette Jara; Candace Shantel Gonzales; Joseph Shawn Chavez Jr.; Melissa Rochelle Jara; and Ricardo Fabian Salinas for their roles in a mortgage fraud conspiracy.
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Celia Thomas, 49, Dorchester, Massachusetts, was sentenced in federal court for mortgage fraud and theft of public funds.
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Christopher Jon Andrews, 53, Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, was indicted on July 10, 2012, in connection with soliciting buyers to purchase properties at inflated prices in a multi-million-dollar mortgage fraud scheme.
Eight people have been indicted for their alleged roles in a multimillion dollar mortgage fraud scam.
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Brett Depue, 38, Gilbert, Arizona, was sentenced to 262 months in prison for defrauding financial institutions of over $24 million in a Las Vegas, Nevada, mortgage fraud scheme that involved over 100 properties in Las Vegas and Henderson.
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Tarl Brandon, 46, Las Vegas, Nevada, who recruited straw buyers and used fictitious identities to purchase more than 20 houses in the Las Vegas area in order to obtain millions of dollars of cash from the loan proceeds, was convicted by a jury of conspiracy and fraud charges.
Brian Guimond, 45, Norwich, Connecticut, was sentenced by Senior United States District Judge Alfred V. Covello to 27 months of imprisonment, followed by one year of supervised release, for his participation in an eastern Connecticut mortgage fraud scheme.
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