Andrew Michael Phalen, 26, Mission Viejo, California, Jacob John Cunningham, 26, and John D. Silva, 28, both from Irvine, California, Justin Dennis Koelle, 23, Costa Mesa, California, and Dominic Adam Nolan, 32, Irvine, were sentenced for defrauding hundreds of victims in a real estate scam that included fraudulently collecting upfront fees for loan modification services and sending fake letters with the CitiFinancial or CitiMortgage logos offering home loan modification assistance. Victim losses are estimated to be in excess of $130,000.
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Timothy Clarence Bryson, 61, San Diego, California, State Bar #140798, was disbarred for failing to participate in a disciplinary proceeding after receiving adequate notice and opportunity to do so.
Jeffrey Baker, 45, Detroit, Michigan, and Leroy Yeargin, Jr., 44, Southfield, Michigan, were charged with operating a fraudulent mortgage modification business defrauding approximately 272 victims out of $400,000.
Jose Miguel Aguilar, Rancho Cucamonga, California, pled guilty to two felony counts of grand theft and one felony count of money laundering.
Nicole Rosie Gallegos, 36, Irvine, California, was suspended from the practice of law for two years, stayed, and placed on two years of probation with an actual nine-month suspension that will continue until she pays restitution.
Jacob John Cunningham, 26, and John D. Silva, 28, both from Irvine, California, Justin Dennis Koelle, 23, Costa Mesa, California, and Dominic Adam Nolan, 32, Irvine, were convicted on May 8, 2013, of defrauding hundreds of victims in a real estate scam that included fraudulently collecting upfront fees for loan modification services and sending fake letters with the CitiFinancial or CitiMortgage logos offering home loan modification assistance.
Baljit Singh, 47, and Sharanjit Kaur, 36, both of Fresno, California, were sentenced by United States District Judge Lawrence J. O’Neill sentenced for conspiring to commit mail and wire fraud.
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Xochitl Cervantes, 35, Las Vegas, Nevada, has been criminally charged for her involvement in a mortgage lending fraud case involving several victims operating under the name of CSR Services.
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Frank Ferris, 71, Sacramento, California, pled no contest to one felony count of grand theft and three misdemeanor counts of collecting illegal up-front fees for loan modification services.
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Mortgage FACS Corporation and Enlightened LLC are the subjects of two lawsuits for allegedly taking advantage of struggling homeowners by falsly claiming that an audit of the homeowner’s mortgage would identify errors resulting in a reduction in monthly mortgage payments.
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