Zbigniew Recko, aka Robert Karolkiewicz, aka Tomasz Wozny, aka Tomasz Romanzuk, aka Tomasz Godowski aka Bradley Anatol Wawreniuk aka Roman Parczewski plead guilty to one count of wire fraud in connection with an Illinois mortgage fraud scheme. He was indicted, along with 10 other people, in April 2004 in connection with a scheme that resulted in lender losses of $9.6M. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 30 years imprisonment.

In his guilty plea, he admitted that he participated in a scheme to defraud lenders between March and September 2003. As part of the scheme, Jan Rozycka and Michael Skatulski solicited and paid straw buyers and straw sellers approximately $2,000 each to participate in fraudulent real estate transactions. False identification documents such as driver’s license and identification cards were often used bearing actual pictures of the straw parties but false names.

Recko admitted to posing as a buyer or seller of property in at least six transactions.