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Wednesday, May 16 2012 06:44
Disbarred Lawyer Goes to Prison for Mortgage Fraud
James D. Levitt, 66, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, a disbarred real estate attorney, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Providence to 12 months and one day in prison and fined $25,000 for his role in a $1.1 million mortgage fraud scheme.
Thursday, February 02 2012 07:58
Guilty Plea Entered By Ex Lawyer in Mortgage Fraud Case
James D. Levitt, 66, Rhode Island, a former attorney, pled guilty in federal court in Providence, Rhode Island, to three counts of bank fraud and two counts of filing false tax returns for his role in a million-dollar mortgage fraud scheme.
Wednesday, January 04 2012 00:35
Brothers Arrested for $2.2M Mortgage Fraud Scam
Dr. Timothy E. O'Brien, 55, South Kingstown, Rhode Island, and Eugene L. O'Brien, 50, Westport, Massachusetts, two brothers allegedly involved in a $2,280,000 mortgage fraud schem, have been arrested.
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.
Wednesday, December 21 2011 08:24
Loan Processor Admits Role in Straw Buyer Scheme
Miguel Valerio, 52, Providence, Rhode Island, a mortgage loan processor with National City Mortgage Company, pleaded guilty to his participation in a straw-borrowing scheme that netted more than $3.5 million in fraudulently obtained mortgages on 13 properties in five Rhode Island communities, all of which were eventually foreclosed upon.
Monday, October 24 2011 06:54
Former Loan Officer Pleads Guilty to Straw Buyer Scam
Juan Carlos Hernandez, 42, West Warwick, R.I., a former loan officer with National City Mortgage Company, pleaded guilty to his role in a "straw-borrowing" scheme that netted more than $3.5 million in fraudulently obtained mortgages on 13 properties in five Rhode Island communities.
Thursday, May 26 2011 01:21
3 Indicted for Straw Buyer Scams Involving 13 Properties
A federal grand jury returned a 13 count indictment against a loan officer and a loan processor, as well as a former Rhode Island attorney currently involved in the real estate industry. The Defendants include:
Juan Carlos Hernandez, 41, West Warwick, Rhode Island, a loan officer with
Friday, February 11 2011 01:36
Former Senator/Lawyer Sentenced for Loan Fraud
Christopher B. Maselli, a former North Providence real estate attorney and former Rhode Island state senator, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Providence to 27 months in federal prison. Maselli pleaded guilty in November 2010 to eight counts of bank fraud, admitting that he falsified bank and federal tax documents and lied about his income and assets in obtaining more than $1.7
Friday, January 07 2011 06:06
Rhode Island Man Admits Mortgage Scam
Nathan Russo, 34, Johnston, Rhode Island, pled guilty before Chief United States District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford, Connecticut, to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud stemming from his participation in a mortgage fraud conspiracy.
According to court documents and statements made in court, Russo and others engaged in a scheme to obtain millions of
Tuesday, November 16 2010 01:46
Attorney / Former Senator Pleads Guilty to Mortgage Fraud
Christopher B. Maselli, Johnston, Rhode Island, a real estate attorney and former state senator, pleaded guilty Wednesday, November 10, 2010, in U.S. District Court in Providence to eight counts of bank fraud. Maselli pleaded guilty to an Information filed by the Government on October 26, 2010, alleging that he falsified bank and federal tax documents, and lied about his
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