Archives For November 30, 1999

Marlon Baugh, 32, Pembroke Pines, Florida, was sentenced on Friday, January 27, 2012, by U.S. District Judge James Cohn to one year and one day in prison for mail fraud in connection with his participation in a mortgage fraud scheme.

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Steven Carver, Carver and Associates Real Estate, Minnetonka, Minnesota, orchestrated an elaborate mortgage kickback scheme that cost lenders $3.3 million and put more than 18 homes into foreclosure or short sale.

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Aaron Hand, 40, plead guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Murder in the First and Second Degrees for conspiring to murder a witness who testified against him at his 2010 trial, at which he was convicted of masterminding a $100 million mortgage fraud.

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Benjamin Viloski, 63, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, an attorney, was sentenced January 13, 2012, by U.S. District Judge David N. Hurd to a 60-month term of imprisonment to be followed by a supervised release term of three years for his role in assisting a Senior VP of Real Estate to obtain kickbacks in property development transactions.

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Louis Gendason, 42, Delray Beach, Florida, a loan officer, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge William P. Dimitrouleas in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, for his participation as the ringleader of a nationwide $2.5 million reverse mortgage fraud scheme. 

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Anthony Cutaia, who pleaded guilty to mail and wire fraud by misleading investors and misappropriating funds, was sentenced in United States District Court, Southern District of Florida, to 51 months in prison for a real estate investment scheme.

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Andrew F. Vulpis, 30, Gibsonton, Florida, who was employed as a loan officer of Wachovia Bank, Tampa, Florida, played a role in 12 residential real estate transactions in Hillsborough and Pasco Counties, Florida, all of which involved fraud. 

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Rachel Dollar, a Certified Mortgage Banker and renowned attorney who represents lenders and secondary market investors in mortgage banking litigation matters, is the keynote speaker at the upcoming CoreLogic Winter 2012 Mortgage Fraud Consortium Members’ Meeting beginning January 23, 2012. 

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Daniel Michie, 33, Marathon, Florida, had his name added to the deeds of two lots owned by his 68 year old mother without her permission. He then obtained a mortgage for $137,000 on the property, again without her permission.

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Robert Ilunga, 48, Naugatuck, Connecticut, waived his right to indictment and pleaded guilty today before United States Magistrate Judge Donna F. Martinez in Hartford to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering.

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