Justin H. Knight, 36, Littleton, Colorado, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Robert E. Blackburn to serve five years’ probation, with the first 12 months in home detention for shredding documents in an attempt to obstruct an investigation into a mortgage fraud scheme.
Archives For November 30, 1999
David Connolly, 51, Watchung, New Jersey, pleaded guilty to one count of securities fraud and one count of money laundering, admitting that he defrauded victims of an investment scheme by misusing their capital contributions and misrepresenting the performance of their investments.
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James Cockinos, 58, Englewood Cliffs, a former mortgage broker and bank officer from Bergen County, New Jersey was arrested for allegedly conspiring to commit bank fraud to secure a $1.5 million residential loan.
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Randal L. Walters, Des Moines, Iowa, a real estate developer, was sentenced to twelve months and one day in prison for his participation in a bank fraud scheme.
Warren Ballentine, 41, Durham, North Carolina, and formerly of Country Club Hills, Illinois, an lawyer who hosts a national radio talk show, was indicted on federal charges for allegedly engaging in two mortgage fraud schemes that defrauded lenders of a total of approximately $9.7 million.
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Eric Reilly, 34, Galloway, New Jersey, a former employee of The Vacation Ownership Group LLC, admitted to conspiring to defraud owners of timeshare properties.
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Gilbert Chung, Burlingame, California, a real estate investor, has agreed to plead guilty for his role in conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Northern California.
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Lewis Whoolery, 44, Delray Beach, Florida, formerly of Port Vue, Pennsylvania, was found guilty by a federal jury of wire fraud conspiracy for his role in a mortgage fraud scheme involving fraudulent appraisals.
Chad Arthur Anderson, 39, Chisago City, Minnesota, and Troy Allen Huston, 43, Chisago City, both mortgage loan officers, were sentenced for recruiting straw buyers to purchase properties at inflated prices and then distributing the excess loan funds among themselves, the straw buyers, and others involved in the scheme.
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Kenneth H. DiPasquale, 37, Morgantown, West Virginia, pleaded guilty in connection with his role in fraudulent mortgage loan transactions, including the sale of his own home to a buyer whose identity he had stolen and to whom he “sold” the property for a nearly $320,000 profit.
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