Eric Ray Hernandez, 37, and Monica Marie Hernandez, 32, Bakersfield, California, pleaded guilty before Senior United States District Judge Anthony W. Ishii to conspiracy to commit mail fraud, wire fraud, and bank fraud in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme.
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Anthony J. Vargas, 42, Modesto, California, pleaded guilty to knowingly falsifying material facts in a loan application.
Nicole Rosie Gallegos, 36, Irvine, California, was suspended from the practice of law for two years, stayed, and placed on two years of probation with an actual nine-month suspension that will continue until she pays restitution.
Kasra Seyed Torabi, 35, Encino, California, was suspended for one year, stayed, placed on one year of probation with an actual 60-day suspension.
Jon A. Divens, 57, California State Bar # 145549, is facing disbarment for his role in misappropriating about $400,000 in interest from two investment vehicles that he agreed to hold in escrow pending their sale.
Charles Head, 36, Los Angeles, California, and Jeremy Michael “Mike” Head, 33, Huntington Beach, California, were convicted by a federal jury in Sacramento, after a nearly four-week trial.
Jacqueline Besser, 60, San Francisco, California, pleaded guilty to making false statements in a loan application.
Stefan Mahaley, 52, Moreno Valley, California, suspected of committing real estate fraud, was arraigned on multiple counts of Forgery and Procuring and Offering False or Forged Instrument.
Christian Hidalgo, Chula Vista, California, was sentenced to 57 months of custody by District Court Judge William Q. Hayes for a mortgage loan-modification scheme that cheated over 120 people out of over $670,000, and resulted in the loss of many homes to foreclosure.
Safieh Fard, 52, Escondido, Calif., was sentenced to 63 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Cormac J. Carney. Fard was also ordered to pay $594,000 in restitution to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for unpaid individual income taxes.