Gerald Lee Kelly, 48, Gilbert, Arizona, was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for his role in an investment scheme. Kelly pleaded guilty on May 14, 2012, to wire fraud, transactional money laundering, and structuring financial transactions through a domestic financial institution.
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Anthony Haynes, 53, Seffner, Florida pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud affecting a financial institution. He faces a maximum penalty of 30 years in federal prison on each count.
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Season Heather Hymas, 27, American Fork, Utah, pleaded guilty in United States District Court in Boise, Idaho, to theft from a financial institution, a misdemeanor.
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Dennis O. Edwards, 49, Silver Spring, Maryland, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Peter J. Messitte to 21 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy to commit bank fraud in connection with a scheme in which he submitted fraudulent loan applications to obtain over $2.241 million to purchase or refinance homes.
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Gerry Zobrist, 43, Las Vegas, Nevada, a lawyer, pleaded guilty to federal felony conspiracy and fraud charges for his involvement in a mortgage fraud scheme that caused federally insured financial institutions to suffer losses of more than $30 million.
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Scott M. Wickersham, a loan officer and real estate agent, has been charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud, wire fraud and bank fraud for his role in a mortgage fraud scheme. The defendant pleaded guilty on January 11, 2013.
Scott L. Lemons and Kevin V. Robinson were indicted on January 3, 2013, for their roles in an alleged scheme to defraud mortgage lenders concerning the sale of condominiums in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
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Franklin Thad Harris, 57, and Merlin D. Unruh, 51, both of Grand Junction, Colorado, were arrested in Grand Junction for a bank fraud scheme.
A federal grand jury has indicted six defendants for conspiracy in a $4.5 million mortgage fraud scheme whereby the defendants allegedly failed to pay off pre-existing lien holders, funneling the money instead to themselves.
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Billy Frank Davis, aka Bill F. Davis, 68, Houston, Texas, a former attorney, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for perpetrating a decade-long real estate investment fraud scheme that victimized more than 20 investors of approximately $7.8 million.