Kevin D. Hightower, 42, Reynoldsburg, Ohio, is the subject of a seven-count indictment charging him with defrauding lenders out of approximately $3,592,099.32 in mortgage loans in connection with 38 Columbus, Ohio, properties he purchased through his real estate investment company, Suite 500 LLC.
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Edna Ledoux Jamieson, 44, Moneta, Virginia, a former employee of Genesis Mansions, pleaded guilty in the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia to tax charges related to money she earned through her participation in a mortgage fraud scheme.
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Abacus Federal Savings Bank and 11 of its former employees in a false document mortgage fraud scheme resulting in the sale of hundreds of millions of dollars worth of fraudulent loans to the Federal National Mortgage Association have been indicted. An additional 8 former employees have already waived indictment and admitted their guilt in connection with this conspiracy.
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Isaura Guzman, 28, New London, Connecticut, was sentenced by Senior United States District Judge Alfred V. Covello to 37 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for her participation in an eastern Connecticut mortgage fraud scheme.
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David M. Sostchin, Hialeah, Florida, an attorney, was publicly reprimanded following a March 8, 2012, court order. Sostchin allegedly failed to inform his client concerning a pending foreclosure.
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A fraud alert has been issued to the Armed Services community to combat scams targeted at homeowners seeking to apply for mortgage assistance through the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) and other federal programs. A number of these scams are specifically targeting members of the Armed Services community.
Steven Lloyd Knudsen, 50, Malta, Montana, pled guilty to conversion of pledged or secured property during a federal court session in Great Falls, Montana, on May 22, 2012, before U.S. District Judge Sam E. Haddon.
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Avinie Maurice Bates, III, 41, Miramar, Florida, was convicted by a jury in U.S. District Court in Panama City, Florida, on one count of wire fraud for his role in an elaborate mortgage-fraud scheme that spanned from Miami to Panama City.
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Justin Batemon, 34, Hayward, Calif., was sentenced to 37 months in prison and ordered to pay restitution for his role in a multi-million dollar mortgage fraud scheme.
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Davionne Anderson, 41, Newark, New Jersey was indicted for allegedly stealing approximately $1.2 million from two mortgage lenders by using a stolen identity and false information to obtain two home loans, which he used to sell his home in Newark and acquire a luxury home in Georgia.
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