Andrew Hamilton Williams, Jr., 61, Hollywood, Florida, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roger W. Titus to 150 years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for his participation in a massive mortgage fraud scheme which promised to pay off homeowners’ mortgages on their “Dream Homes,” but left them to fend for themselves.
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Bella Homes LLC was sued in a civil action for orchestrating a foreclosure rescue scheme, which has ended in a Consent Judgment and signals the end of a national foreclosure rescue scheme.
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Anthony J. DeMarco, III, 33, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty to conspiracy and fraud charges in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme involving more than $30 million in loans.
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Charles Donaldson, 58, Bowie, Maryland, was sentenced to 41 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme which caused the issuance of over $4.7 million in fraudulent mortgage loans and homeowners to lose over $1.2 million in equity in their homes.
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Luis Belevan, Phoenix, Arizona, was sentenced on February 27, 2012, by U.S. District Judge James A. Teilborg to 60 months’ imprisonment for his role in a 2009-2010 mortgage rescue scheme that affected at least 1,800 local distressed homeowners.
Rasheeda M. Canty, 38, Upper Marlboro, Maryland, a former mortgage broker, has been sentenced to a one-year prison term for her role in an extensive mortgage fraud scheme involving properties in the District of Columbia and Maryland.
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Ray D. Gata, 56, Chesapeake, Virginia, pleaded guilty in Norfolk, Virginia, federal court to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with a fraudulent foreclosure rescue scheme.
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If history is any guide, scammers will surely try to take advantage of news of the largest consumer protection settlement in U.S. history.
Frederic Alan Gladle, 53, Austin, Texas, pleaded guilty to his role in operating a foreclosure rescue scam in Southern California and elsewhere that charged distressed homeowners fees in exchange for fraudulently postponing foreclosure sales.
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The Fourth District Court of Appeal has been asked to certify that its recent decision in Law Offices of David Stern, P.A. v. State of Florida passes upon a question of great public importance. The Stern case is significant because FDUPTA is the principal enforcement tool available to the Attorney General’s Office to remedy foreclosure-related misconduct.
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