Jeffrey Whaley, 49, Sevierville, Tennessee, was sentenced on July 1, 2013, by the Honorable Thomas W. Phillips, U.S. District Court Judge, to serve five years in prison for his May 2012 federal convictions for wire fraud, bank fraud, and money laundering, all arising from a mortgage fraud scheme.
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Kelvin Leonard Davis, 42, Birmingham, Alabama, a former real estate lawyer, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Karon O. Bowdre to two years in prison for wire fraud in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme that exceeded $1 million.
Juan Velez, 60, Waterford, Connecticut, pleaded guilty before United States District Judge Robert N. Chatigny in Hartford, Connecticut, to one count of bank fraud stemming from a mortgage fraud scheme. Velez pleaded guilty in the middle of his trial, which began on June 17, 2013.
Michael D. Robinson, 36, Kansas City, Missouri, was sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison. Robinson pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud. In his plea, he admitted he conspired with others to provide false information to mortgage lenders.
Joseph Daniele, 42, Tampa, Florida, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud affecting a financial institution. Daniele faces a maximum penalty of thirty years in federal prison.
Daniel Monteiro, 34, Wolcott, Connecticut, waived his right to indictment and pleaded guilty before United States Magistrate Judge Donna F. Martinez in Hartford to one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering stemming from a mortgage fraud scheme.
Bonnie M. Gardner, 55, Apollo, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of mail and wire fraud conspiracy.
John Lebron, 33, Tampa, Florida, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Kovachevich sentenced to 26 years in federal prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud affecting a financial institution, and making false statements to a financial institution.
Victor Patela, Newark, New Jersey, a police officer, was sentenced to 48 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to commit bank fraud, bank fraud, two counts of loan application fraud, and bank bribery.
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Joon Park, a/k/a Joon Pak, and Joon Paik, 43, Falls Church, Virginia, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud, in connection with a scheme to fraudulently obtain business loans.
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