David Burrus, Jr., 40, Burns, Tennessee, was sentenced to 66 months in prison, followed by a five-year term of supervised release, for conspiring to commit wire and mail fraud. Burrus was also ordered to pay restitution of $241,779.26.
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Rhonda Scott, 52, Oxon Hill, Maryland, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar to conspiring to commit wire fraud in connection with two separate mortgage fraud schemes that resulted in losses of over $2,500,000.
Elizabeth Glosemeyer, St. Louis County, Missouri, was indicted on two counts of wire fraud.
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.
Mary Brainard, 60, Seneca Falls, New York, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci to wire fraud affecting a financial institution. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison, a fine of $1,000,000, or both.
Brett A. Amendola, 38, Ashburn, Virginia, was sentenced to 84 months in prison for carrying out a $5 million Ponzi scheme involving his purported purchase of real estate.
Douglas Wayne Bartle, III, also known as Ridgely Douglas Bartle and Douglas Wayne Bartle, Jr., 49, Winter Park, Florida, was sentenced by Senior U.S. District Judge G. Kendall Sharp to 20 months in federal prison for wire fraud in connection with the fraudulent operation of a title insurance company.
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Harriet M. Taylor, 57, Ellicott City, Maryland, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge William D. Quarles, Jr. to two years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for wire fraud in connection with a scheme to use over $1.5 million in mortgage closing funds for her personal use and to operate her title companies.
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Michael G. Bouchard, 49, Albany, New York, was convicted by a jury on four felony counts resulting from Bouchard’s role in a series of mortgage frauds in the Northern District of New York.
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Christopher J. Woods, 53, Sydney, Australia, who once worked as a jockey. has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for concealing the proceeds of a loan fraud scheme that caused victims to lose more than $5 million in less than eight months.
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