Archives For Mortgage Fraud

David Landman, 43, Cheswick, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of bank fraud, money laundering and aggravated identity theft in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme.  The defendant pleaded guilty to three counts before United States District Judge Gustave Diamond.

In connection with the guilty plea, the court was advised that Landman, who was a

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Richard Lawrence Veazey, 53, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of wire fraud conspiracy in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme.  The defendant pleaded guilty to one count before United States District Judge Donetta W. Ambrose.

In connection with the guilty plea, the court was advised that Veazey, who was an appraiser,

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Daniel E. Fink Jr., 44, Baltimore, Maryland, who operated Homemaxx Title & Escrow LLC (Homemaxx), a title company that conducted residential real estate closings with offices in Middle River and Parkville, Maryland, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz to four years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for wire fraud in

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Linda Sadr, 52, Manassas, Virginia, was sentenced to 144 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for her role in a “mortgage elimination” scheme that caused more than $11 million in losses. Sadr was also ordered to pay more than $9 million in restitution to the victims.

Sadr was indicted by a federal grand

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Donna Shebetich, 46, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of making a false entry in bank records.  The defendant pleaded guilty to one count before United States District Judge Arthur J. Schwab.

In connection with the guilty plea, the court was advised that Shebetich, while employed as a Vice President, Director, and loan

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Catherine Kissick, 50, Orlando, Florida, a former senior vice president and head of Colonial Bank‘s Mortgage Warehouse Lending Division was sentenced to eight years in prison for her role in a more than $2.9 billion fraud scheme that contributed to the failures of Colonial Bank and Continue Reading...

Bryan A. Pool, 43, Los Angeles, California, was charged by a Pensacola, Florida, Federal Grand Jury in a three-count Indictment with bank fraud, conspiracy to commit bank fraud, and conspiracy to commit money laundering.

On June 6, 2011, Pool was arraigned on the Indictment by United States Magistrate Judge Charles Kahn, and Continue Reading...

Annita Hawes, a/a “KME,” Los Angeles, California, plead guilty to an Indictment charging her with conspiracy to commit bank fraud, bank fraud, and identity theft.

Hawes admitted her involvement in a multi-jurisdictional mortgage fraud scheme with ties to Continue Reading...

Ryan Daryl Krutzig, 31, Maple Grove, Minnesota, a real estate appraiser, and Jesse Scott Hoffman, 32, St. Cloud, Minnesota, a real estate agent, were indicted in connection with a $1.8 million mortgage fraud scheme that involved 28 properties. The defendants were charged with five counts of wire fraud in connection to the scam. In addition, Continue Reading...

Dorothy Rodriguez, Tampa, Florida, was charged via criminal Information for falsifying her income, employment and occupancy in purchasing a property in Navarre, Florida. 

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