Christopher Hines is the latest conspirator to plead guilty in the North Carolina fraud scheme. The indictment issued in December 2003 alleged that the fraud scheme resulted in approximately $23 million in bad mortgages, primarily in Wake and Johnston counties. In his plea agreement, Hines admitted responsibility for causing losses of between $2.5 to $7 million. A sentencing date has not been set.
Who: Christopher Reginald Hines, president, Mega Group, Charlotte, North Carolina
What: Plead guilty to conspiracy to commit fraud and launder money
Where: North Carolina, primarily Johnston and Wake Counties
When: September 8, 2004
Prior Scheme Pleas/Convictions:
Eric Clinton Crawford, Vice President, Mega Group, Charlotte, NC
James David Bullock, Jalen Investments, Raleigh, NC
Stafford Allen Patterson, attorney, Cary, NC
Nicole Logan Crites, mortgage broker, Charlotte, NC
Amanda Varner Eick, appraiser, Raleigh, NC
I am involved in mortgage fraud. It is being investigated by NC Real Estate Commission. I need help…. an attorney, would you recommend someone, this person need to be stopped ti has beenb a year of pure hell! This happen to my friend and myself…..