Archives For November 30, 1999

Anthony G. Symmes, 61, Paradise, California, was sentenced to two years and 11 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release for his role in a builder bailout scheme using straw buyers. Symmes was also ordered to forfeit $4 million dollars.

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Michelle Austin-Wilks, 38, Parkland, Florida, pled guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1349, and four counts of wire fraud for her participation in two separate mortgage fraud schemes.

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Maurizio Lancia, 48, Trumbull, Connecticut, was sentenced by Senior United States District Judge Alfred V. Covello in Hartford, Connecticut, to 27 months of imprisonment, followed by 2 years of supervised release for his role in a southeastern Connecticut mortgage fraud scheme.

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Joseph Duane Gustafson Jr., 37, was convicted by a jury of racketeering in the Beat Down Posse case.  The charges included terroristic threats, kidnapping and multiple counts of mortgage fraud, drug trafficking and unlawful possession of a firearm.

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Michelle Austin-Wilks, 38, Parkland, Florida, was charged in an Information with four counts of wire fraud for her participation in a straw buyer mortgage fraud scheme. If convicted, Austin-Wilks faces up to thirty years’ imprisonment on each count.

 

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Barbara Lynnae Puro, 49, Savage, Minnesota, a real estate agent, pleaded guilty to participating in a multi-million-dollar mortgage fraud scheme that victimized lenders across the country.

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Barbara Lynnae Puro, 49, Savage, Minnesota, a real estate agent, pleaded guilty to participating in a multi-million-dollar mortgage fraud scheme that victimized lenders across the country.

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Kevin Scott Wiebe, 28, Lynchburg, Virginia, who knowingly submitted false mortgage documents as part of a broader fraud scheme, pled guilty in the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia to related charges.

 

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Jinnie Mathurin, 42, Coral Springs, Florida, a mortgage broker, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Donald M. Middlebrooks to a year and one day in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release.

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Brett Depue, 38, Gilbert, Arizona, following a seven-day jury trial, was convicted of conspiracy and wire fraud charges for his involvement in a mortgage fraud scheme involving straw buyers and false mortgage loan applications.

 

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