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Week Ending April 13, 2012
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Mortgage Fraud News
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Case Activity
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Dramatic Reduction in Developer's Sentence for Cooperation
April 16 -- Prominent Chico developer Anthony G. Symmes was sentenced today in federal court to a month less than three years in prison on his plea of guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud and money laundering in connection with a multimillion-dollar mortgage fraud.
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$1.2 Million Ohio Scheme Nets Prison
April 11 -- Andrew Hill, 34, of Dublin, Ohio, was sentenced in U.S. District Court this week to 24 months in prison for obtaining more than $1.2 million in fraudulent mortgage loans involving investment properties in Portsmouth, then "flipping" the properties and selling them to unqualified buyers. Officials from three federal agencies announced the sentence.
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$125 Million Fraud Case Closing
April 9 -- Hennepin County, Minn., Attorney Mike Freeman said on Thursday that his office is wrapping up a five-year investigation of mortgage fraud involving nearly 500 residential properties and more than $125 million in fraudulent loans.
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| Date |
Defendants |
State |
Amount of Loans |
Overview |
Source |
| Apr. 13 |
Jack Witherspoon Hines |
AL |
Undisclosed |
Pleaded guilty. |
Department of Justice |
| Apr. 13 |
Peter B. Neathery |
VA |
$3,300,000 |
Sentenced to 34 months prison plus 5 years supervised release and $3,384,958 in restitution. |
Department of Justice |
| Apr. 13 |
Anthony G. Symmes, Garret G. Gililland III, Shane Burreson, William Baker, Niche S. Fortune, Kesha Danine Fortune Haynie |
CA |
At least $4,000,000 |
Symmes sentenced to 35 months prison plus 3 years supervised release and forfeiture of $4 million. Haynie previously sentenced. Gililland, Burreson, Baker, and Fortune pleaded guilty and await sentencing. |
Department of Justice |
| Apr. 13 |
Marshall C. Ezell, III |
GA |
$630,000 |
Sentenced to 5 years probation plus $10,000 fine and 150 hours of community service. |
Attorney General |
| Apr. 12 |
Yunio Gonzalez, Jane Soulliere |
CT |
$9,000,000 |
Sentences: Gonzales to 24 months prison plus 2 years supervised release, Soulliere to 21 months prison plus 2 years supervised release and $901,152 restitution. |
Department of Justice |
| Apr. 12 |
Lucilene Guido |
NJ |
$5,500,000 |
Sentenced to 12 months prison plus 3 years supervised release and $1,000 fine. |
Department of Justice |
| Apr. 11 |
Frederick Warren, Dorian Brown, Fritz Bonaventure |
NY |
$9,000,000 |
Guilty pleas. |
Department of Justice |
| Apr. 11 |
Andrew Hill |
OH |
$1,200,000 |
Sentenced to 24 months prison plus 3 years supervised release and $546,665.71 in restitution. |
MortgageDaily.com |
| Apr. 11 |
Michael David Scott |
MA |
Multiple properties |
Real estate license surrendered. |
BostonGlobe.com |
| Apr. 10 |
Maria Logan, Jose Guzman, Maurizio Lancia, Stacey Petro, Angel Urena |
CT |
$925,000 |
Logan sentenced to 24 months prison plus 2 years supervised release and $764,527.44 in restitution. Lancia and Urena previously sentenced. Guzman and Petro await sentencing. |
Department of Justice |
| Apr. 10 |
Howard R. Shmuckler |
VA |
Multiple properties |
Guilty plea. |
Department of Justice |
| Apr. 9 |
Adrian Busby |
NY |
Multiple properties |
Sentenced to 1 year and 1 day prison plus 1 year supervised release. |
Department of Justice |
| Apr. 9 |
Gerard Canino |
NY |
$66,000,000 |
Guilty plea. |
Department of Justice |
| Apr. 9 |
Tony Lieng (aka Ung A. Lieng), Lynn Truong (aka Linh Thi Truong), Jenny Chi Ha (aka Phuong A. Ha), Richard Lieng, Andy Lieng Jr., Shirley Wong (aka Ngoc Li Vuong) |
CA |
$654,550 |
Guilty pleas from Tony Lieng, Lynn Truong, Jenny Ha and Richard Lieng. Wong previously sentenced. Andy Lieng's trial begins May 1, 2012. GreenPoint Mortgage Funding Inc. and American Mortgage Network victim lenders. |
Department of Justice |
| Apr. 9 |
Jennifer Le |
CA |
$4,000,000 |
Sentenced to 3 years probation, 6 months home detention and 300 hours community service. |
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