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Thursday, January 12 2012 07:49
Mortgage Fraudster with $70,000 in his Cowboy Boots Admits Scam
Christopher J. Warren, 29, Folsom, California, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft related to a $19 million fraud scheme.
Tuesday, January 03 2012 00:01
Russian National Sentenced for Fraudulently Obtaining Home Loan
Evgueni Tetioukhine, 40, Warwick, R.I., a Russian national convicted by a federal jury in September 2011 of making false statements to obatin a mortgage, aggravated identity theft; wire, passport and social security fraud; and making false statements on a federal student loan application, was sentenced to 48 months in federal prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release.
Monday, January 02 2012 07:15
Man Sentenced for Identity Theft
Anthony Iacono, Jr., 60, Rutledge, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 81 months in prison for fraudulently obtaining over $2 million in loans secured by properties owned by his parents and other family members using fraudulent powers of attorney and credit cards in the names of relatives and businesses owned by relatives.
Tuesday, December 13 2011 00:52
Nationwide Foreclosure Rescuer Charged with Fraud, ID Theft
Frederic Alan Gladle, Austin, Texas, was charged with having operated a foreclosure-rescue scam in Los Angeles, California, and elsewhere, that falsely promised the owners of more than a thousand distressed properties that they could indefinitely postpone foreclosure sales.
Monday, December 12 2011 00:18
Mortgage Fraud Kingpen Sentenced
James Robert Sweet, 44, Westbury, New York, the kingpin of the largest mortgage fraud and identity theft ring in Nassau County, New York, history has been sentenced to four to 12 years in prison for his role in leading an organization that stole more than $20 million from homeowners, banks, and the County government.
Tuesday, November 08 2011 00:48
3 Mortgage Fraudsters Sentenced to Long Prison Terms
Eric Devon Bernard, the last of three major defendants convicted of racketeering in the Enzo Mortgage Group fraud case was sentenced to 87 months in prison, meaning that all three received significant prison time, fines and even forfeitures.
Monday, September 12 2011 00:18
Man Deported to US to Face Mortgage Fraud Charges
Matthew Paul Kay, 36, a British citizen who formerly lived in West Los Angeles and the Park La Brea district of Los Angeles, California, a former real estate agent and mortgage broker charged with running a multi-million dollar mortgage fraud scheme was ordered held without bond after arriving in the United States to face federal fraud, identity theft and tax charges.
Tuesday, August 30 2011 07:15
Bank Employee Sentenced for Role in Property Theft Scam
Venedie Roberto Valencia, 27, North Hollywood, California, who worked at Bank of America at the time of the offense, was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison for his role in a mortgage fraud scheme in which the schemers used stolen identities to "purchase" homes that were not for sale.
Thursday, August 18 2011 00:43
Loan Broker Pleads Guilty to ID Theft
Chun-O Kim, 45, Edgewater, N.J., a loan broker, admitted to stealing identities and fraudulently obtaining loans and credit cards for personal profit.
Monday, August 15 2011 05:59
Man Found Guilty in $5M Mortgage Fraud Scheme
Eric Devon Bernard, 31, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, was found guilty for his role in a $5 million mortgage fraud scheme.
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