William Doug Mitchell, 50, Fort Worth, Texas, was convicted by a jury after one hour of deliberation for his role in a complex mortgage fraud scheme that targeted homes across North Texas.
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Mary Anne Dean, 60, Severna Park, Maryland, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme which resulted in over $4.7 million in fraudulent mortgage loans, of which the lenders ultimately lost at least $944,223.91, and which caused the homeowners to lose over $1.2 million in equity in their homes.
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Jesse Alvin Cripps Sr., 57, previously of Visalia, California, was sentenced by United States District Judge Lawrence J. O’Neill to nine years and six months in prison for an investment scheme involving the sale of fraudulent real estate investment trusts. As part of his sentence, Cripps must also pay $2 million in restitution to his victims and must forfeit the property and proceeds obtained from the scheme.
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Royce Lee Newcomb, 49, Roseville, California, was sentenced by United States District Judge Morrison C. England Jr., to five years and 10 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release for a real estate fraud scheme. The amount of restitution will be determined at a future hearing. Newcomb pleaded guilty to the charges on May 12, 2011.
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Henry J. Papale, 60, Southington, Connecticut, has been charged with two counts of wire fraud stemming from an alleged mortgage fraud scheme involving the use of another’s name and credit information.
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Richard D. Guerard, 43, Savannah, Georgia, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge William T. Moore, Jr. at the U.S. Courthouse in Savannah, Georgia, to 52 months in prison in connection with a conspiracy to defraud over $2 million from the First National Bank, Savannah, Georgia, and other banks from 2007 to 2009.
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A 25-count indictment charging eight individuals with conspiracy to commit financial institution fraud and wire fraud was unsealed. The defendants, Jacob Moynihan, Gerald Moynihan, John Greco, Raymond Foakes, Desiree Maclean, Josh Leo Johnson, Jerry Mays and Justin Batemon, were also charged with money laundering, conspiracy to maintain drug-involved premises and possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance.
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Dustin LaFavre, 28, Webster, Minnesota, was sentenced for bilking more than $7 million from at least 15 real estate mortgage lending companies between 2005 and 2008.
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John F. Hochrek, Jr., 50, Spring Grove, Illinois, was sentenced by United States District Judge Lynn S. Adelman to 6 months in prison for his role in a mortgage fraud scheme involving at least 44 residential properties and millions of dollars of loss.
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Morris Olmer, 83, New Haven, Connecticut, was sentenced by Chief United States District Judge Alvin W. Thompson to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for his involvement in an extensive mortgage fraud conspiracy that defrauded lenders of more than $4.4 million.
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