Marien Brown, Wentzville, Missouri, was sentenced to 18 months in prison, and ordered to pay approximately $250,000 restitution for falsely representing that she operated a "mortgage rescue" or "foreclosure rescue" service.

Rickey White, 46, Westland, Michigan, faces criminal charges for collecting upfront fees and impersonating a mortgage modification company.

David M. Connolly, Watchung, New Jersey, has been charged by The Securities and Exchange Commission with operating a Ponzi-like scheme involving a series of investment vehicles formed for the purported purpose of purchasing and managing rental apartment buildings in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Peter Kim, 39, Fairfax, Virginia, Bok Hee Lee, 37, South Riding, Virginia, Jai Sek Lee, 50, Ashburn, Virginia,  Jai Song, 41, McLean, Virginia, and Erin Cullen, 32, Fairfax, Virginia have each pled guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in conspiring to secure more than $1.5 million in a mortgage fraud scheme involving a home in Gainesville, Virginia.

David L. Spector, 52, Needham, Massachusetts, a former Rhode Island and Massachusetts mortgage attorney, pleaded guilty to defrauding mortgage holders and lending institutions of more than $600,000. 

Recardo S. Lewis, 61, Norfolk, Virginia, pled guilty federal court to conspiring with others to defraud the Bank of the Commonwealth by submitting fraudulent draws on a multi-million construction project in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Isaak Khafizov, 25, Queens, New York New York, a former owner of American Home Recovery (“AHR”), a mortgage loan modification business, was found guilty in Manhattan federal court of conspiracy, mail fraud, and wire fraud, in connection with a scheme to defraud distressed homeowners and lenders.

Behrooz Badie, 53, Sacramento, California, has been found guilty of 13 counts of mail fraud following a six-day mortgage fraud trial.

Rosa Galope, Surprise and Avondale, Arizona, had a complaint filed against her alleging that she defrauded homeowners looking for help in obtaining mortgage modifications and saving their homes from foreclosure.

Marshall C. Ezell, III, Georgia, pled guilty to four counts of Residential Mortgage Fraud (O.C.G.A. § 16-8-102) for making false statements during the mortgage lending process.