Anthony K. McDonald, was charged in November 2007, with buying 10 homes in Gary, Indiana through a mortgage firm identified in the indictment as "Company A". McDonald's trial will not begin as previously scheduled on February 4, 2008. The defendant made a motion before the court to continue the trial date in order to hire an expert to review discovery produced by the prosecution. The motion was granted and the new trial date is set for May 19, 2008.

As previously reported by Mortgage Fraud Blog, notwithstanding McDonald's yearly income of $14,000 to $20,000 per year, he was able to persuad lenders to loan him almost $500,000. This persuation occured in the form of misrepresentations in mortgage applications submitted through a broker separately indicted, Tameka Bryant's company.

Tameka Bryant, 35, Lynwood, Indiana, a Merrillville mortgage broker, was indicted on 14 counts of fraud involving 27 homes, nearly all in Gary, Indiana, and for misuse of a social security number. Bryant pleaded not guilty to charges.

The homes listed in the McDonald Indictment are as follows:

4057 Rhode Island;

4377 Monroe;

3907 Monroe;

957 Lane;

4120 Adams;

3732 Pennsylvania;

3953 Washington;

2516 Fillmore;

3943 Washington; and

4312 Madison, all of Gary, Indiana.