Archives For November 30, 1999

Wiley C. Chandler, a real estate investor, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Sacramento, California, to conspiring to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions held in San Joaquin County, California.

 

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Gabriel Viramontes, 49, Elk Grove, California, was sentenced by United States District Judge Edward J. Garcia to four years and nine months in prison and ordered to pay restitution to his victims for a mortgage fraud scheme.

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Patricia Ann King, 57, Bakersfield, California, pleaded guilty to aiding and assisting the preparation of a false tax document and to three counts of mail fraud for her role in a mortgage fraud scheme.

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Robinson Dinh Nguyen, 31, Fresno, California, was sentenced to 27 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $433,000 in restitution for conspiring to commit mail, wire and bank fraud in connection with his employment as a real estate agent for Crisp & Cole Associates.

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Raymond Foakes, 48, Rohnert Park, California, was sentenced to 70 months in prison and ordered to pay $1,085,000 in restitution for his role in a multi-million dollar mortgage fraud scheme.

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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.

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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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Wiley Chandler, Andrew Katakis, Donald Parker, Anthony Joachim and W. Theodore Longley are the subject of an indictment unsealed by a U.S. District Court in Sacramento, California, for their participation in conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions held in San Joaquin County, California.

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A joint investigation alliance designed to assist homeowners who have been harmed by misconduct and fraud in the mortgage industry has been entered into between California and Nevada.

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John Marcus Desenberg, 44, formerly of Newbury Park, California, was arrested by FBI agents in Southern California for his alleged role in a foreclosure rescue scheme. On November 17, 2011, Desenberg was charged in a 10-count indictment alleging mail fraud.

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