Brent Merriell, 38, Atlanta, Georgia, was sentenced by United States District Judge Jack T. Camp to federal prison on charges of making false statements to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and aggravated identity theft.
Merriell was sentenced to 3 years, 3 months in prison to be followed by 5 years of supervised release. Continue Reading...
Jerry R. Emerick, 39, Raymore, Missouri, the former owner of a residential construction business in Raymore, Mo., was sentenced in federal court for his role in a $12.6 million mortgage fraud scheme that involved 25 upscale residential properties in Lee’s Summit, Mo., and Raymore.
Emerick was sentenced by U.S. Chief District Judge Fernando J. Gaitan to two years and six
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John Jackson, 42, Middletown, Connecticut, pleaded guilty before United States District Judge Christopher F. Droney in Hartford to a one count of conspiring to commit wire fraud stemming from a mortgage fraud scheme.
According to court documents and statements made in court, in 2006, Jackson conspired with a New Haven-based real estate attorney and an East Hartford-based
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Seven defendants have been sentenced in federal court for their roles in a $12.6 million mortgage fraud conspiracy that involved 25 upscale residential properties in Lee’s Summit, Missouri, and Raymore, Missouri.
Stefan M. Guerra, 31, Lee’s Summit, Mo., Jerome Shade
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Joseph C. Donohue, 70, Greeley, Kan., has been sentenced to six months in federal prison followed by six months of house arrest for bank fraud. The court also ordered Donohue to pay $10 million in restitution.
Donohue pleaded guilty to one count of bank fraud. In his plea, Donohue admitted he provided false information to
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Stanley Gabart, 29, Miami, Florida, has been charged with mortgage fraud. The defendant surrendered on Thursday, July 8, 2010, and made his initial appearance in West Palm Beach federal court.
The two-count information charges defendant Gabart with conspiracy to commit bank fraud and making false statements on loan applications to Bank
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Steven F. Shaw, 49, a New York resident, was sentenced in United States District Court in Albany, New York, to 36 months in prison, to be followed by supervised release for 5 years, and to pay restitution in the total amount of $4,653,530, upon his conviction of making false statements in a loan application, tax evasion, and conversion of the funds of a health care benefit program. Senior United States District Judge Thomas J.
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A White Bear Township official and St. Paul lawyer is among three people indicted in federal court Wednesday in connection with a $1.5 million loan scheme that allegedly involved the man’s mother.
Joshua Gervolstad, Redding, California, has been sentenced to three years in prison, ordered to pay $1.4 million restitution and will be on supervised release for two years, according to media reports. As previously Continue Reading...
Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. is scheduled to discuss a major action he is initiating against mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, as well as the federal agency that oversees them, for blocking an innovative program that is creating tens of thousands of jobs in California while saving homeowners and small businesses money on their utility bills. The news conference is scheduled for July 14, 2010, at 1:30 p.m. in San Diego, California,
When: Wednesday, July 14 at
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