Archives For Mortgage Fraud

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.

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Lamonte Charles Moultray, Jr., 32, Great Falls, Montana, was sentenced to a term of 10 months in prison, a Special Assessment of $100, Restitution in the amount of $29,360, and 3 years of supervised release, in connection with his guilty plea to bank fraud/false statements to a federally insured bank.

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Maurizio Lancia, 48, Trumbull, Connecticut, was sentenced by Senior United States District Judge Alfred V. Covello in Hartford, Connecticut, to 27 months of imprisonment, followed by 2 years of supervised release for his role in a southeastern Connecticut mortgage fraud scheme.

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David A. Nilsen, 61, Seaside, California, was sentenced to 97 months in prison, and ordered to pay $69,828,833 in restitution following his conviction for conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud in connection with his operation of Cedar Funding, a Monterey-based hard-money lender,

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Niche Savon Fortune, 39, Chico, California, was sentenced by United States District Judge Edward J. Garcia to four years and nine months in prison, to be followed by three years supervised release for his role in a mortgage fraud scheme centered in Chico, California, in 2007.

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