Archives For Virginia

James C. Alberts, 45, Point Pleasant, N.J., was sentenced in Norfolk, Virginia, federal court to four and one-half years in prison for conspiring to commit bank fraud, and was ordered to pay over $1.7 million in restitution. Alberts previously pled guilty to the charge on December 6, 2010.

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Diane H. Frederick Atari, 43, Ashburn, Virginia, who fled the United States after being indicted in July 2009 for a mortgage fraud scheme, has been extradited from Turkey, completing a years-long effort by the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office and the Virginia Office of the Attorney General to bring her to justice.  Atari is charged with fraudulently fixing her clients’ credit and

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Delgardo Lee Linthicum, 54, Rustburg, Va., the former head of a non-profit organization and preacher, was sentenced in U.S. District Court on one count of bank fraud for failing to disclose all of his financial assets to a banking institution while trying to secure a loan.

Linthicum pled guilty in August to a one count Information charging him with bank fraud. In U.S.

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Ruben Rojas, 30, Vienna, Virginia, was sentenced to 60 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for leading a mortgage fraud scheme that caused more than $9 million in losses. Rojas was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $9.5 million. A lawful permanent resident from Bolivia, Rojas will

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Michael Milan, 49, Bethesda, Maryland, was sentenced to 108 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for his role in carrying out a multi-million-dollar mortgage fraud scheme. Milan was also ordered to pay restitution of $3,141,409 and to forfeit $1,061,890 in proceeds he obtained.

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Godwin Asifo, 55, Woodbridge, Virginia, was sentenced to 57 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for running a mortgage fraud scheme that resulted in the foreclosure of at least three homes in northern Virginia. He was also ordered to pay $546,685.20 in restitution.

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Godwin Asifo, 55, Woodbridge, Virginia, has been convicted of two counts of mail fraud and one count of wire fraud for running a mortgage fraud scheme that resulted in the foreclosure of at least three homes in northern Virginia. Asifo faces a maximum penalty of 60 years in prison and full restitution when he is sentenced on Nov. 20, 2009.

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Vijay K. Taneja, 48, Fairfax, Virginia, has been sentenced to 84 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $33 million in restitution to four financial institutions: Franklin Bank, First Tennessee Bank, Wells Fargo Bank, and Continue Reading...

Godwin Asifo has been indicted in Alexandria, Virginia on 4 counts of mail fraud and 1 count of wire fraud for his alleged role in a mortgage fraud scheme. The indictment lists 4 properties that were granted mortgage leins based on false and fraudulent misrepresentations:

3091 Tecumseh Court, Woodbridge, Virginia

5712 Carribean Drive, Haymarket, Virginia

42451 Rockrose Square, Ashburn,

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