Eitan Maximov, 40, a citizen of Israel and lawful permanent resident of the United States, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge David G. Campbell to nearly eight and half years in federal prison for his leadership role in a cash back mortgage fraud scheme.
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Lucilene Guido, 33, Kearny, N.J., a real estate agent and former loan officer, was sentenced to 12 months in prison for her role in various mortgage fraud scams that collectively sought to defraud lenders out of more than $5.5 million and involved 17 New Jersey properties.
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Anthony G. Symmes, 61, Paradise, California, was sentenced to two years and 11 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release for his role in a builder bailout scheme using straw buyers. Symmes was also ordered to forfeit $4 million dollars.
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Michelle Austin-Wilks, 38, Parkland, Florida, pled guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1349, and four counts of wire fraud for her participation in two separate mortgage fraud schemes.
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Maurizio Lancia, 48, Trumbull, Connecticut, was sentenced by Senior United States District Judge Alfred V. Covello in Hartford, Connecticut, to 27 months of imprisonment, followed by 2 years of supervised release for his role in a southeastern Connecticut mortgage fraud scheme.
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Joseph Duane Gustafson Jr., 37, was convicted by a jury of racketeering in the Beat Down Posse case. The charges included terroristic threats, kidnapping and multiple counts of mortgage fraud, drug trafficking and unlawful possession of a firearm.
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Michelle Austin-Wilks, 38, Parkland, Florida, was charged in an Information with four counts of wire fraud for her participation in a straw buyer mortgage fraud scheme. If convicted, Austin-Wilks faces up to thirty years’ imprisonment on each count.
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Barbara Lynnae Puro, 49, Savage, Minnesota, a real estate agent, pleaded guilty to participating in a multi-million-dollar mortgage fraud scheme that victimized lenders across the country.
Barbara Lynnae Puro, 49, Savage, Minnesota, a real estate agent, pleaded guilty to participating in a multi-million-dollar mortgage fraud scheme that victimized lenders across the country.
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Kevin Scott Wiebe, 28, Lynchburg, Virginia, who knowingly submitted false mortgage documents as part of a broader fraud scheme, pled guilty in the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia to related charges.
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