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Tuesday, May 15 2012 05:41
Another Fraudster Sentenced in Dream Home Mortgage Scam
Carole Nelson, 53, Washington, D.C., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roger W. Titus sentenced to 29 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for money laundering in connection with her participation in a massive mortgage fraud scheme which promised to pay off homeowners' mortgages on their "Dream Homes," but left them to fend for themselves.
Monday, May 07 2012 06:33
Father and Son Sentenced for Stealing from GNMA
Stilianos Mavroulis, 68, was sentenced to 40 months in prison, and his son, Kyriakos Mavroulis, 31, both of Baltimore, Maryland, to a year and two days in prison, each followed by three years of supervised release, for embezzlement and unlawful conversion of government property in connection with a scheme to defraud the Government National Mortgage Association of $1.3 million.
Tuesday, May 08 2012 00:31
Homebuilder Admits Real Estate Investment Scam
Brian McCloskey, 44, Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit wire fraud arising from an investment fraud scheme.
Tuesday, May 08 2012 00:59
Broker Gets 3 Years for Equity Stripping Scheme
Mary Anne Dean, 60, Severna Park, Maryland, was sentenced to 37 months in prison in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme which resulted in over $4.7 million in fraudulent mortgage loans, of which the lenders ultimately lost at least $944,223.91, and which caused the homeowners to lose over $1.2 million in equity in their homes.
Monday, April 09 2012 09:36
Title Agent Sentenced for Stealing Escrow Funds
Collette Snyder, 42, Timonium, Maryland, was sentenced to one year and one day in prison, followed by one year of supervised release, for stealing closing funds from Maple Leaf Title.
Friday, March 30 2012 10:36
Judge Issues Longest Mortgage Fraud Sentence Ever
Andrew Hamilton Williams, Jr., 61, Hollywood, Florida, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roger W. Titus to 150 years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for his participation in a massive mortgage fraud scheme which promised to pay off homeowners' mortgages on their "Dream Homes," but left them to fend for themselves.
Friday, March 30 2012 05:59
Title Company Owner Jailed for Mortgage Fraud
James Kevin Hughes, 53, Crownsville, Maryland, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge William N. Nickerson to 18 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for wire fraud arising from a scheme to defraud lenders and a title insurance company of approximately $3.1 million.
Monday, March 19 2012 06:07
Serial Fraudster Sentenced for Real Estate Scam
George Gary O'Neal, 71, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, was sentenced to 57 months in prison for wire fraud in connection with three separate fraud schemes one of which involved soliciting investors to purchase real property under the guise of rehabbing the properties and flipping them.
Monday, March 12 2012 05:51
Title Agent Sentenced for Failing to Pay Off Mortgages
Gary Pierce, 44, Edgewater, Maryland, was sentenced to six years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with a five year scheme to divert or hold mortgage payoff funds from clients' closings on 17 Maryland properties.
Friday, March 09 2012 09:20
Mortgage Rescue Fraudster to Spend Next 3 Years in Prison
Charles Donaldson, 58, Bowie, Maryland, was sentenced to 41 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme which caused the issuance of over $4.7 million in fraudulent mortgage loans and homeowners to lose over $1.2 million in equity in their homes.
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