Jerry Eugene Parker, 61, Hoover, Alabama, the owner of a property title company, was sentenced by a federal judge to 12 months and a day in prison for mail fraud in connection to a mortgage fraud scheme in which property ownership records were falsified in order to obtain mortgage loans.
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Robert J. Congdon, 61, Polson, Montana, d/b/a Cornerstone Financial, Inc., and K&B Investments, LLC., pled guilty during a federal court session in Missoula, Montana, to defrauding hard money borrowers.
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Wiley C. Chandler, a real estate investor, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Sacramento, California, to conspiring to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions held in San Joaquin County, California.
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Tyler Fitzsimons, 33, appeared before U.S. District Judge Michael R. Hogan and pleaded guilty to a variety of mortgage and loan fraud charges arising out of the collapse of his company, Desert Sun Development (DSD).
Kevin Lee Grady Sr., 47, Grand Rapids, Michigan, was found guilty on all counts for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and for commission of wire fraud and a single bank fraud count in conjunction with multiple mortgage loans.
Gabriel Viramontes, 49, Elk Grove, California, was sentenced by United States District Judge Edward J. Garcia to four years and nine months in prison and ordered to pay restitution to his victims for a mortgage fraud 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.
H. Gregory Cordell, 46, Cartersville, Georgia, was sentenced by United States District Judge Charles A. Pannell, Jr. to federal prison for bank fraud related to a mortgage he obtained on property located in Cartersville.
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If history is any guide, scammers will surely try to take advantage of news of the largest consumer protection settlement in U.S. history.
Gary Kevin Coats pled guilty before United States Magistrate Judge David W. Daniel to bankruptcy fraud for forging a buyer’s name and initials on a offer to purchase a condominium. The bankruptcy court was unaware that Coats had made a side deal to received additional funds upon the sale.
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