Lucilene Guido, 33, Kearny, N.J., a real estate agent and former loan officer, was sentenced to 12 months in prison for her role in various mortgage fraud scams that collectively sought to defraud lenders out of more than $5.5 million and involved 17 New Jersey properties.
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Leo Wheeler, 56, Roseville, California, was sentenced by United States District Judge Garland E. Burrell, Jr. to four years and three months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release for defrauding investors in a real estate project.
Anthony G. Symmes, 61, Paradise, California, was sentenced to two years and 11 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release for his role in a builder bailout scheme using straw buyers. Symmes was also ordered to forfeit $4 million dollars.
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Nancy Peterson Kennedy, Timmonsville, South Carolina, was convicted in federal court after a three-day trial on one count of Falsifying Loan Applications.
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Howard R. Shmuckler, 68, Virginia Beach, Virginia, pled guilty to running a fraudulent mortgage rescue business that received substantial fees but actually modified clients’ mortgages in only a few cases.
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Maria Logan, 47, Plainfield, Connecticut, was sentenced by Senior United States District Judge Alfred V. Covello to 24 months of imprisonment, followed by two years of supervised release, for her participation in an eastern Connecticut mortgage fraud scheme.
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Michelle Austin-Wilks, 38, Parkland, Florida, pled guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1349, and four counts of wire fraud for her participation in two separate mortgage fraud schemes.
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Collette Snyder, 42, Timonium, Maryland, was sentenced to one year and one day in prison, followed by one year of supervised release, for stealing closing funds from Maple Leaf Title.
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Sergio Natera, 37, Bridgeport, Connecticut, was sentenced to two months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for his involvement in a “short sale” mortgage fraud scheme.
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Gaston E. Cantens, 73, Miami, Florida, was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment followed by three years of supervised release for conspiring to commit mail and wire fraud in connection with a fraud committed at Royal West Properties, Inc.