Arthur Seaborne, Sarasota, Florida, a mortgage broker, was indicted on 11 counts of bank fraud in connection with a mortgage scam operated between March 2003 and July 2008.
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Tommy Lister, 54, Chatsworth, California, an actor who has appeared in approximately 100 movies, and Arcelia Chavez, 48, Northridge, California, a San Fernando Valley accountant, were charged in federal court with conspiring to commit mortgage fraud in a scheme that led to $3.8 million in losses.
Continue Reading...Michael Ohayon, 44, San Francisco, California, and David Papera, 50, San Rafael, California, were sentenced to 60 and 70 months in prison, respectively, and ordered to pay more than $10.5 million in restitution for conspiracy to commit bank fraud and money laundering.
Continue Reading...Michael S. Hurd, 37, Salt Lake City, Utah, was sentenced to two years and three months in federal prison on charges connected to a multi-million-dollar mortgage fraud scheme involving properties at a Hurricane, Utah, subdivision.
Continue Reading...Nine people have been charged in a 26-count indictment: Eliseo Jara Jr.; Sergio Jara; Antonio Perez Marcial; Lucia Yolanda Chavez; Arlene Jeanette Jara; Candace Shantel Gonzales; Joseph Shawn Chavez Jr.; Melissa Rochelle Jara; and Ricardo Fabian Salinas for their roles in a mortgage fraud conspiracy.
Continue Reading...Mary Armstrong, a fugitive unlicensed loan broker from California, was arrested in Las Vegas, Nevada. The indictment charges Armstrong, a real estate agent Teresa Rose, and Armstrong’s assistant William Fountain with devising and executing a mortgage loan origination fraud and kickback scheme.
Continue Reading...Christopher Jon Andrews, 53, Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, was indicted on July 10, 2012, in connection with soliciting buyers to purchase properties at inflated prices in a multi-million-dollar mortgage fraud scheme.
Raymond Paul Morris, 51, South Weber, Utah, pleaded guilty in federal court for his involvement in a sophisticated multi-million-dollar mortgage fraud scheme linked to properties at a Putnam County, West Virginia, subdivision.
Continue Reading...Ronnie Edward Duke, 45, Fenton, Michigan, pleaded guilty in connection with an extensive multi-million dollar mortgage fraud conspiracy.
Continue Reading...John Farano, 50, Palos Park, Illinois, and Charles Murphy, 65, Chicago, Illinois, both attorneys, were sentenced along with two others following their convictions for participating in a multi-million dollar mortgage fraud scheme involving at least 40 residential properties.
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