Salvatore Lobreglio, 64, Westchester Avenue, Yonkers, New York was indicted for conspiring to obstruct justice in connection with allegations that he tried to persuade a witness in the case to lie to agents from FBI and HUD who were investigating loans received by Howard Thaler, a Manhattan lawyer who was disbarred in 1998. Thaler, 60, was indicted in November on charges of defrauding banks and others of $1.2 million.
Read the United State's District Attorney Press Release here.
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.