Kevin Miller, 55, Fairfield, Ohio, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and one count of obstruction of an investigation for his role in a real estate investment fraud scheme between 2005 and 2008 that defrauded approximately 80 victims out of approximately $7.3 million.
According to a statement of facts filed with the plea agreement,
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Charles E. Townsend, 39, Columbus, Ohio, pleaded guilty in United States District Court here to one count of money laundering in connection with his involvement in a mortgage fraud scheme that exaggerated property values to out of state investors in order to secure funding for the purchase of properties in primarily low income neighborhoods in Columbus, Ohio. Townsend
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Orlando Carter, 43, Mason, Ohio, was convicted of 11 counts of fraud and conspiracy for misleading lenders in order to secure more than $10 million in loans and lines of credit for the purchase of personal real estate and the operation of his business, the Dynus Corporation. The verdict returned after a trial that began July 27, 2009, before Senior United States District
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An 18-month investigation led to indictments against 41 people and four companies. The defendants are alleged to have engaged in real estate transactions to purchase 453 homes in Ohio with fraudulent loans totaling $44 million.
Uri Gofman, Beachwood, Ohio, is alleged to have orchestrated one of the nation’s largest mortgage
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Jessica A. Zbacnik, 42, Monroe, Ohio has plead guilty in United States District Court for her role in an extensive mortgage fraud scheme that affected 210 residential properties, including 205 in Montgomery County, Ohio.
Zbacnik pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering and one count of
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Dea Character, 51, Shaker Heights, Ohio, an Attorney, pleaded guilty to Engaging in a Pattern of Corrupt Activity, or RICO, a first degree felony, and five counts of Theft by Deception and five counts of Money Laundering. Co-defendant Tyrone Cody, 38, Shaker Heights, is scheduled for trial on Monday, June 8, 2009. Continue Reading...
Sammy Quick appeals from his convictions on two counts of theft, securing writings by deception, mortgage broker prohibition, and receiving stolen property. The charges arose out his participation in a foreclosure rescue scheme. Quick argued that none of the charges were supported by the sufficiency and weight of the evidence, that counsel was ineffective for failing to offer into
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Gregory S. Chew, 41, Waynesville, Ohio, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on one count of money laundering and 24 counts of illegally structuring currency transactions in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme.
According to court documents, Chew, doing business under the names RB, Inc., and Continue Reading...
Kamal J. Gregory, 35, Centerville, Ohio, pleaded guilty in United States District Court to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud, wire fraud and money laundering and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering. Gregory committed the crimes in connection with an extensive mortgage fraud scheme affecting 210 residential properties, including 205 located in Continue Reading...
