Mortgage and Fraud and the Law, Oh My!
Tuesday, April 17 2012 06:39
Lawyer/Clergyman Convicted of Real Estate Ponzi Scheme
Martin T. Sigillito, 63, Webster Groves, Missouri, an attorney and clergyman, was convicted in federal court of leading a real estate fraud conspiracy that stole more than $52 million from its victims.
Tuesday, March 20 2012 06:04
Straw Buyer Scheme Nets 2 Years in Prison
John Wicker, St. Louis, Missouri, was sentenced to 24 months in prison for a mortgage fraud scheme involving a residence in South St. Louis, Missouri.
Tuesday, February 07 2012 08:08
Another Family of Mortgage Fraudsters Sent to Prison
Charles E. Walker, 58, and his wife, Linda F. Walker, 59, and their son, Lee Edward Walker, 36, all of Monett, Missouri, who were all involved in a Springfield, Missouri, real estate company were sentenced for their roles in a nearly $11 million mortgage fraud scheme that involved more than two dozen residential properties and earned the family more than $1.3 million in illicit profits.
Wednesday, February 01 2012 00:11
Straw Buyer Recruiter Admits Mortgage Fraud Scam
William Troy Goings, 36, Sacramento, California, pleaded guilty in federal court to his role in a mortgage fraud scheme that defrauded a failed Sugar Creek, Missouri, bank of more than $8.5 million.
Wednesday, November 30 2011 00:45
Former Mortgage Operator Pleads Guilty to Stealing Funds
Matthew Kent, University City, Missouri, vice president and co-operator of Coral Mortgage Bankers Corporation's University City, Missouri, office has pled guilty to stealing investor funds.
Tuesday, November 08 2011 00:34
Four Sentenced for Mortgage Fraud
Bobby F. Fisher, John W. Emory, III, Joni Lynn Goss, and Matt Howard were sentenced by U.S. District Judge Henry T. Wingate in federal court for crimes involving mortgage fraud.
Thursday, November 03 2011 00:20
Real Estate Agent Admits Role in Mortgage Scheme
Vickie Kay Lind, 48, Branson, Missouri, real estate agent has pleaded guilty in federal court to her role in a $391,519 mortgage fraud scheme.
Friday, October 21 2011 00:48
2 Californians Indicted for Missouri Mortgage Fraud Scheme
Robert Charles Ramirez, 37, Salinas, California, and William Troy Goings, 36, Sacramento, California, were charged in a 20-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Kansas City, Missouri, for their alleged roles in a mortgage fraud scheme that defrauded a Missouri bank of more than $8.5 million.
Wednesday, October 05 2011 07:16
Woman Sentenced for Mortgage Fraud Scam
Angela R. Clark, 42, Lee's Summit, Missouri, a former real estate agent, was sentenced in federal court for her role in a $12.6 million mortgage fraud conspiracy that involved 25 upscale residential properties in Lee's Summit and Raymore, Missouri.
Monday, September 19 2011 00:25
2 Admit Real Estate Investment Fraud Scheme
James Scott Brown, 66, Leawood, Kansas, an attorney, and Derek J. Smith, 67, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, a real estate speculator, pleaded guilty in federal court to their roles in a fraud conspiracy that stole more than $52 million from their victims.
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