Archives For Down Payment Fraud

Kevin D. Barcomb, 39, Kirtland, Ohio, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud in connection with his role in a mortgage fraud scheme with losses to lenders of more than $2.2 million.

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Kevin M. O’Connell, 35, and Kevin D. O’Connell, 62, both of Albany, New York, were each sentenced in United States District Court, Syracuse, to 24 months incarceration by Senior District Court Judge Norman A. Mordue resulting from a long-term mortgage fraud investigation.

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Filippos “Filip” Milios, 54, Newington, Connecticut, was arrested on a federal criminal complaint charging him with bank fraud stemming from his alleged involvement in an extensive mortgage fraud scheme in the greater Hartford, Connecticut area.

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Arthur R. Seaborne, 70, Sarasota, Florida, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday to 5 years in federal prison for conspiring to commit bank fraud in connection with his role in a residential loan program.

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Gerry Zobrist, 43, Las Vegas, Nevada, a lawyer, pleaded guilty to federal felony conspiracy and fraud charges for his involvement in a mortgage fraud scheme that caused federally insured financial institutions to suffer losses of more than $30 million.

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Scott M. Wickersham, a loan officer and real estate agent, has been charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud, wire fraud and bank fraud for his role in a mortgage fraud scheme.  The defendant pleaded guilty on January 11, 2013.

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A federal grand jury has indicted six defendants for conspiracy in a $4.5 million mortgage fraud scheme whereby the defendants allegedly failed to pay off pre-existing lien holders, funneling the money instead to themselves.

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Richard Nobles, Granville, Ohio, was indicted by a federal grand jury and charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud, bank fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and money laundering for his role in a $2.5 million mortgage fraud scheme.

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Mauricio R. Munoz, 49, Sandy, Utah, who pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering in connection with a construction fraud scheme involving five lots in the Promontory Point development located near Park City, Utah, will serve 41 months in federal prison.

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Mitchell Cohen, 54, Old Westbury, New York, the owner of the now defunct Buy-A-Home real estate brokerage business, pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire, bank and mail fraud in connection with a multi-million dollar mortgage fraud scheme.

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