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Week Ending May 24, 2012
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Fake Downpayments, Hidden Referral Fees Used in CO Scheme
May 22 -- HARTFORD, Conn. -- A Wolcott man pleaded guilty in federal court on Tuesday to charges stemming from a mortgage fraud scheme, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.
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Las Vegas Attorney Admits Role in Mortgage Fraud
May 22 -- A Las Vegas attorney pleaded guilty Wednesday to a mortgage fraud crime that could land him in federal prison for up to 30 years, Nevada's U.S. Attorney Daniel G. Bogden announced Thursday.
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$3.8 Million in Mortgage Fraud Earns Defendant 7 Years
May 21 -- A Dorchester, Mass., man was sentenced to more than seven years in prison yesterday for operating a mortgage fraud scheme to sell his own home and buy other residential properties, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
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Pa Mortgage Manager Pleads Guilty
May 21 -- The manager of an Allentown, Pa., mortgage company who obtained fraudulent loans worth $1.5 million has pleaded guilty in federal court.
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Mortgage Fraud Used to Acquire Office Building
May 20 -- A former Ridgefield, Wash., man pleaded guilty Monday in Portland, Ore., to multiple crimes related to a September 2008 sham refinancing of an office building in Vancouver, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
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| Date |
Defendants |
State |
Amount of Loans |
Overview |
Source |
| May 23 |
Erin Davis, Mitchell Cohen |
NY |
$7,500,000 |
Davis sentenced to 24 months. |
Department of Justice |
| May 22 |
Patrick Charles Thomas |
MT |
Undisclosed |
Pleaded not guilty. |
Department of Justice |
| May 22 |
Jacqueline Besser |
CA |
$1,750,000 |
Pleaded guilty. |
Department of Justice |
| May 22 |
Timothy D. Burns |
PA |
$20,000,000 |
Charged. |
Department of Justice |
| May 22 |
Gerard Canino, Ian Katz, Omar Guzman, James Vignola, Henry Richards, Robert Thornton, Neal Sultzer, Michael Raphan, Michael Schlussel, Jacquelyn Todaro, Kevin Hymowitz, Dennis Berkowsky, Michael Charles, Ralph Delgiorno, Deborah Lazarou, Pandora Bacon |
NY |
$66,000,000 |
Canino sentenced to 97 months. |
Department of Justice |
| May 21 |
Daniel Monteiro |
CT |
Multiple properties |
Pleaded guilty. |
Department of Justice |
| May 21 |
Andrew D. Norman, Jason Herceg, Jack Coppenger |
OH |
$15,000,000 restitution |
Norman sentenced to more than 3 years. |
Department of Justice |
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