Ray D. Gata, 56, Chesapeake, Virginia, pleaded guilty in Norfolk, Virginia, federal court to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with a fraudulent foreclosure rescue scheme.
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Many Virginians have reported receiving scam phone calls or emails about the recent multi-state mortgage servicer settlement.The caller claims to be calling residents eligible for money from the settlement. They then ask for the consumer’s bank account so a direct deposit can be made.
Richard Pettibone, 44, formerly of Alexandria, Virginia, pleaded guilty to operating a $1.5 million real estate investment Ponzi scheme and was sentenced to 36 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release.
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Nadin Samnang, 29, Ashburn, Virgnia, has been with conspiracy and mortgage fraud charges related to his role in alleged fraudulent mortgage loan transactions involving at least 25 homes in northern Virginia and more than $7 million in losses to lenders.
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Javier Siveroni, 48, Springfield, Va., was sentenced to 24 months in prison, followed by two years of supervised release, for using his position as a loan officer to help carry out a multi-million-dollar mortgage fraud scheme involving more than 15 homes in the Northern Virginia area.
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Kathleen Harps, 51, Chesapeake, Virginia, pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiring to commit mail and wire fraud in connection with a scheme to fraudulently obtain mortgage loans.
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Javier Siveroni, 48, Springfield, Virginia, pleaded guilty to using his position as a loan officer to help carry out a multi-million-dollar mortgage fraud scheme involving more than 15 homes in Northern Virginia.
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Howard R. Shmuckler, 67, Virginia Beach, Virginia, has been charged by a federal grand jury of running a fraudulent mortgage rescue business that received substantial fees but, in most cases, failed to modify clients’ mortgages.
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Linda Sadr, 52, Manassas, Virginia, was sentenced to 144 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for her role in a “mortgage elimination” scheme that caused more than $11 million in losses. Sadr was also ordered to pay more than $9 million in restitution to the victims.
Sadr was indicted by a federal grand
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Catherine Kissick, 50, Orlando, Florida, a former senior vice president and head of Colonial Bank‘s Mortgage Warehouse Lending Division was sentenced to eight years in prison for her role in a more than $2.9 billion fraud scheme that contributed to the failures of Colonial Bank and Continue Reading...