Melissa Villegas, 29, Natomas, California, was arrested in Sacramento after being charged with lying to federal agents.
According to the complaint, she had been involved in transactions that were the subject of a mortgage fraud investigation, including paying money to a suspected straw buyer. During the course of the investigation, Villegas falsely stated that she had not paid any money to this other person whom investigators believed to be a straw buyer in a mortgage fraud scheme.
The properties involved in the transactions were:
3915 4th Avenue, Sacramento, California;
3482 38th Street, Sacramento, California; and,
3727 La Solidad Way, Sacramento, California.
This case is being investigated by the FBI and IRS-Criminal Investigation. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Russell Carlberg.
Rachel Dollar, the editor of Mortgage Fraud Blog is an attorney and Certified Mortgage Banker who handles litigation for lending institutions and secondary market investors.