Archives For November 30, 1999

Fred Haywood, 42, Chicago, Illinois, a former loan officer, was sentenced to more than 12½ years in federal prison for engaging in a mortgage fraud scheme involving 65 real estate transactions with properties located mostly in economically-depressed neighborhoods, which netted him personally more than $700,000.

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Timothy E. Shannahan pled guilty to conspiring to commit mortgage fraud by acting as a straw buyer in a $5 million mortgage fraud scheme.

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Frank Garcia, 51, Florida, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Richard J. Arcara to fraud affecting a financial institution. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison, a fine of $1,000,000, or both.

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Ricardo Fabian Salinas, 34, Los Angeles, California, pleaded guilty to bank fraud in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme perpetrated in Bakersfield, California.

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Bryan Joseph Lenton, 33,  Oakdale, Minnesota, was sentenced for his role in a mortgage fraud scheme that caused losses to lenders exceeding $7 million.

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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.

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Mark Murphy, 47, Williamstown, New Jersey, was charged by information with participating in a mortgage fraud conspiracy involving more than 100 properties and more than $20 million in fraudulent loan proceeds.

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Nicholas Lindsey, 40, Billings, Montana, following a six-day jury trial, was convicted of nine counts of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft for his role in a mortgage fraud scheme.

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Ronnie Edward Duke, 45, Fenton, Michigan, was sentenced to 13 years in prison in connection with a multi-million-dollar mortgage fraud conspiracy.

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Robert Mikail, 40, and Ging-Hwang “Felicia” Tsoa, 58, both of Ashburn, Virginia, have been charged with conspiracy and bank fraud charges related to their alleged roles in a $20 million mortgage fraud scheme involving more than 35 homes.

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