Eric Omar Jones, 41, Clinton, North Carolina, was sentenced by Chief United States District Judge James C. Dever III to 151 months’ imprisonment followed by five years’ supervised release for leading a straw borrower scam that involved more than $1 million in ill-gotten gains.
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Frederic Alan Gladle, 53, Austin, Texas, pleaded guilty to his role in operating a foreclosure rescue scam in Southern California and elsewhere that charged distressed homeowners fees in exchange for fraudulently postponing foreclosure sales.
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A real estate fraud notification program was implemented in Contra Costa County, California. The purpose of the notification system is to make homeowners aware of recorded transactions to lessen the likelihood of forgeries and fraudulently recorded documents.
Barry Winnett, 49, Roseville, California, was sentenced by United States District Judge Morrison C. England Jr. to three years and two months in prison and full restitution for wire fraud for his participation in a scheme that defrauded real estate investors of $2.9 million.
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James Darrell Ober, 43, Hudson, Wisconsin, pleaded guilty to one count of racketeering in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme that involved dozens of properties and millions of dollars in Federal Housing Administration-insured mortgages.
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John E. Evans, III, 32, Fort Myers, Florida, was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for wire fraud in connection with making false representations in a mortgage loan application.
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Gaston E. Cantens, 73, of Miami, was charged in a criminal Information with one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud for making false promises to investors that their investments would be guaranteed by properties or mortgages that acted as collateral.
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Consumers are warned to be cautious in dealing with several enterprises offering seminars on how to “get rich quick” in real estate, which may include illegal practices such as equity skimming, preparation of false documents and pass-through escrows.
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Eitan Maximov, 39, a citizen of Israel and lawful permanent resident of the United States, was convicted after a six-day jury trial on one count of conspiracy to commit wire and bank fraud and one count of wire fraud as a result of his leadership in a cash-back mortgage fraud scheme that took place during 2006-2008.
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The Fourth District Court of Appeal has been asked to certify that its recent decision in Law Offices of David Stern, P.A. v. State of Florida passes upon a question of great public importance. The Stern case is significant because FDUPTA is the principal enforcement tool available to the Attorney General’s Office to remedy foreclosure-related misconduct.
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