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Three charged in Detroit area builder bail out fraud allegations
2009-09-20 07:35:00
In the following press release Terrence Berg United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan announced that James Wiese, 38, of Birmingham, Ilir Dokaj, 33, and Tom Gjokaj, 52, both of Sterling Heights, were indicted today by a federal grand jury in Detroit for scheming to obtain $7,557,100 from federally insured banks through fraudulent mortgages on twelve Birmingham homes. Berg was joined in the announcement by Andrew C. Arena, FBI Special Agent in Charge.The 2-count indictment charges that James Wiese, through his company Great Lakes Custom Builder, LLC, purchased twelve residential properties in Birmingham, Michigan in 2004 and 2005. Many of these property sites originally had smaller homes located on them, which had been demolished. Wiese built new houses on the twelve sites, expecting to make a profit when the new houses were sold.James Wiese, Ilir Dokaj and Tom Gjokaj devised a scheme in which Gjokaj would be the straw buyer and purchase all twelve of the newly con...
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CEO of lender surrenders in allegations he same loans twice
2009-09-20 07:27:00
In the following press release the FBI in Newark, NJ announced that David Findel [who] is best known for his purchase of exclusive seats at a local football stadium. Now, he will be known for another reason. Today, Special Agent In Charge Weysan Dun announced the surrender of Findel, the 44-year-old President and CEO of Worldwide Financial Resources, on a single charge of wire fraud. A criminal complaint filed today in Newark charges Findel, of Colts Neck, New Jersey, with submitting false documents to financial institutions in a mortgage reselling scheme. Findel’s actions caused those institutions to wire money to Findel’s company, Worldwide Financial Resources (herein referred to as “WFR”) located at 50 Route 9 North, Morganville, New Jersey. Originally started as a financial planning company, WFR had been expanded by Findel to include a variety of home mortgage services, to include mortgage origination and banking. This allowed WFR to both initiate and fun...
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One arrested, another wanted, in San Jose loan modification fraud allegatio
2009-09-08 19:48:00
In the following press release the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office announced that 39-year old Rene Alvarez of San Jose was arrested yesterday by investigators with the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office on charges that he defrauded hundreds of homeowners, whose homes were in foreclosure, in a wide-ranging loan modification scam. There is an outstanding arrest warrant on the same charges for his cohort, 34-year old Mariano Ortega of San Jose. Since mid-2008, Alvarez and Ortega have owned and operated M & R Contemporary Solutions, Inc. a Campbell foreclosure consulting firm. M & R recruited approximately 500 mainly Hispanic homeowners throughout California by pitching a “principal reduction” program. Homeowners were told that M & R would save their residences from foreclosure by facilitating the purchase of their existing lender’s loan by a third party at a discounted price. The homeowners were then to be offered a new...
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Former Maryland mortgage broker pleads guilty to a mortgage fraud
2009-09-04 23:05:00
Rasheeda M. Canty, a former mortgage broker, pled guilty today to engaging in an extensive mortgage fraud scheme involving properties in the District of Columbia and Maryland , Acting U.S. Attorney Channing D. Phillips, Joseph Persichini, Jr., Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Washington Field Office, and Daniel S. Cortez, Inspector in Charge, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Washington Division, announced today. The FBI and Postal Inspection Service are the lead agencies in this matter, but they have been well assisted by numerous other federal and local agencies, including the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), and the D.C. Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking._________________________________ _________________________________________ ________ Additional Materials Press Release Information _________________________________________ _________________________________________ Canty, 35, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, entered her pl...
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Houston man indicted in $5 million mortgage fraud charges
2009-09-04 22:40:00
In the following FBI press release Tim Johnson United States Attorney for the Southern District of Texas and FBI Special Agent in Charge Richard C. Powers announced that a 16-count sealed Indictment [not yet available] charging Melvin Lendall Brown, the owner of Brownstone Construction, with wire fraud arising from an alleged multi-million dollar mortgage fraud scheme has been unsealed. Brown, 49, of Houston , was charged with 16 counts of wire fraud arising from a scheme to defraud residential mortgage lenders of approximately $5 million in loans in connection with home purchases in the Houston area. Brown surrendered to the FBI on Thursday morning and appeared before Magistrate Judge Calvin Botley yesterday afternoon. Brown has been ordered released upon posting 10 percent of a $100,000 bond into the registry of the court. Arraignment has been set for Sept. 11, 2009. According to the allegations in the indictment returned last week, over a one-year period beginning in June 2004, Br...
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Two charged in Colorado mortgage fraud allegations
2009-09-04 19:22:00
In the following press release it was announced that Cedric Lipsey, age 35, and Philip A. Martinez, age 34, both from Denver, Colorado , were indicted by a federal grand jury last week on charges of wire fraud as part of a mortgage fraud scheme, U.S. Attorney David Gaouette, FBI Special Agent in Charge James Davis, and IRS Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge Christopher M. Sigerson made the announcement.  Lipsey was arrested by federal agents without incident.  He appeared in U.S. District Court in Denver on August 31st, 2009 for an initial appearance, where he was advised of the charges pending against him.  He appeared in court again today, where U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Kristen L. Mix authorized his release on a $50,000 property bond. According to the Indictment, beginning in April 2004, and continuing thereafter until about March 2006, in the District of Colorado and elsewhere, Cedric Lipsey, aided and abetted by defendant Philip A. Martinez,...
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Saratoga Springs (NY) couple indicted in mortgage fraud allegations
2009-09-04 18:40:00
In the following press release Albany County District Attorney P. David Soares today announced that Nikole Sutliff, aka Nikole Riley, 32, and Stephen Sutliff, 37, both of Kirby Drive in Saratoga Springs, NY, were arraigned in Saratoga County Court this morning on a sealed indictment consisting of (9) counts of Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, a Class “C” Felony, and (1) count of Conspiracy in the Fourth Degree, a Class “E” Felony. DA Soares was appointed Special Prosecutor to the case at the request of Saratoga County District Attorney James Murphy. Additionally, the Office of the Albany County District Attorney filed a civil complaint against the couple to recover $2.3 million in forfeiture from proceeds obtained as a result of the illegal mortgage fraud schemes. DayPortPlayer.newPlayer({articleID:"5591" ,autoPlay:"false",slideShow:"false",playe rInstanceID:"EADDDD54-D6FD-9524-EDC0-EDA2 0C1936FF",domain:"wnyt.dayport.com"}); The indictment alleges ...
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Former Dallas Cowboys star Eugene Lockhart indicted in mortgage fraud alleg
2009-09-03 20:11:00
In the following press release James T. Jacks, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas annouced that a federal grand jury has indicted Eugene Lockhart, Jr., 48, a former player with the Dallas Cowboys , and eight others, on various charges related to a mortgage fraud scheme he and the others allegedly ran in the Dallas area from 2001 through 2005.  Lockhart, of Carrollton, Texas, and co-defendant Lendell Beacham, 50, of DeSoto, Texas, were arrested this morning by FBI agents, and will appear this afternoon at 1:00 p.m. before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeff Kaplan for their initial appearance.______________________________ _________________________________________ ___________ Additional Materials Press Release Indictment [1.6mb] Wikipedia Profile Properties mentioned in the Indictment are:716 Mustang Ridge Drive, Murphy720 Mustang Ridge Drive, Murphy10114 Riverbend Drive, Rowlett3804 Nutwood Lane, Plano1405 Timarron Lane, McKinney1107 Deer Lake Drive1206 Qui...
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9 indicted in Miami area mortgage fraud allegations
2009-09-03 20:10:00
In the following press release Jeffrey H. Sloman, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida , Michael K. Fithen, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Secret Service, and Robert Parker, Director, Miami -Dade Police Department, announced today the unsealing of an Indictment charging: Mike Ohana, 39, of Miami, FloridaMichael Ramos, 29, of Miami, FloridaRyan T. Dosen, 30, of Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaPaula Ramos, 52, of Miami, FloridaElba Emilia Perez, 43, of Lehigh Acres, FloridaFernando Soto, 37, of Miami, FloridaAntonio Abreu, 63, of Hialeah, FloridaYosvany Abreu Garcia, 34, of Fort Myers, FloridaErick Valdes, 35, of Miami, Florida[All are charged] with one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1343, and four counts of substantive bank fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1344.  Through this scheme, the defendants defrauded two financial institutions of over $3 milli...
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PA attorney accused of theft of proceeds from sale of a home
2009-09-03 19:44:00
Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett announced that agents from the Attorney General’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation have filed charges against a former Harrisburg attorney accused of stealing thousands of dollars from the estates and accounts of senior citizens. Corbett identified the defendant as William Trickett Smith, (left) 72, 419 Susan Road, Harrisburg Corbett said that Smith allegedly diverted money from the sale of a 90-year old Harrisburg woman’s home.  The proceeds from that $80,000 sale were intended to support the woman’s medical care at a nursing home, but instead were allegedly used by Smith to pay his own personal expenses. Additionally, Smith is accused of using false information and untrue statements to sell $5,000 in stock to a 73-year old Harrisburg woman.  The stock was for a business created by Smith and Kindrachuk and marketed using exaggerated or untrue investment materials. Smith also allegedly withdrew approximately $12,...
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CT woman charged with quit claiming mothers house to herself
2009-09-03 15:59:00
  In the following press release the Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice announced that an Ansonia woman was arrested today for allegedly violating the fiduciary duties placed in her as attorney-in-fact for her 89-year old mother. Donna D. Kingston, age 61, of 6 Milan Street, Ansonia, was charged with three counts each of Larceny in the First Degree and Larceny in the Second Degree. According to the arrest warrant affidavit, Ms. Kingston was entrusted with joint signatory on her mother’s bank accounts. In May and July of 2007, the daughter allegedly withdrew more than $72,000 by closing a CD account and withdrawing funds from a bank account owned by her mother. Less than $4,500 was left in the bank account, the warrant states. In May 2008, acting as her mother’s attorney-in-fact but without the mother’s consent, Ms. Kingston quit-claimed full ownership of her mother’s Ansonia home to herself, according to the warrant. Although the deed allowed the m...
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Michigan couple found guilty in mortgage fraud case
2009-09-02 20:45:00
In the following press release Donald A. Davis, United States Attorney for the Western District of Michigan announced that defendants Patricia L. VanderZwaag, 37, and Daniel Lee VanderZwaag, 36, of Holland, Michigan, were found guilty by a federal jury in Kalamazoo of one count each of mail fraud and wire fraud. Patricia L. VanderZwaag was also convicted on one count of financial institution fraud and one count of money laundering. The defendants are the owners of Mad Jac Corporation, also known as B & J Towing. They provided false documentation and information to mortgage companies to obtain loan proceeds.[Editor note - they obtained two first liens on the same property - see below]. Defendant Patricia VanderZwaag also used false information and documentation, including the Social Security Number of another person, to obtain a mortgage loan from National City Bank. She then transferred $16,000 of one of the mortgage company loans to another bank to launder the funds.___________...
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Four indictted in Mass mortgage fraud scheme allegations
2009-09-02 19:23:00
In the following press release Michael K. Loucks, Acting United States for the District of Massachusetts announced that four Massachusetts residents were charged with fraud yesterday by a federal Grand Jury in connection with a scheme to obtain real estate properties and mortgages on those properties under false pretenses. The US Attorney was joined by Steven D. Ricciardi, Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Secret Service in the announcement that Steven Soto, age 24, currently in federal custody awaiting trial on unrelated federal fraud [ID Theft/Motor Vehicle] charges, Pedro Soto, age 44, of Springfield, MA, Carmen Soto, age 44, of Springfield, MA, and Kimberly Litwin, age 52, of Lynn, MA, were charged in a thirteen-count Indictment with mail fraud and aggravated identity theft.___________________________________ _________________________________________ _____ Additional Materials Press Release Indictment _________________________________________ _______________________________________.. .
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Two Bronx men indicted - accused of selling real estate they did not own
2009-09-01 20:10:00
In the following press release Bronx District Attorney Robert T. Johnson announced today that two Bronx men have been charged with bilking three people out of more than one point three million dollars ($1,300,000) in an alleged scam involving the sale of property that the defendants did not own and were not authorized to sell. [Indictment] It is alleged that the victims were led to believe that they were purchasing property that had been owned by the City of New York because the previous owners had either failed to pay taxes or correct numerous building code violations. Mario Tolisano, 59, of 1669 Astor Avenue, and Celestino Orta, 40, of 588 Timpson Street, have been charged with 1 count of Grand Larceny in the 1st degree, 3 counts of Grand Larceny in the 2nd degree, 1 count of Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the 1st degree and 3 counts of Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the 2nd degree. Tolisano also was charged with 7 additional counts of Practicing or Appearin...
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Three indicted in Houston mortgage fraud allegations - one of them now on w
2009-09-01 18:44:00
Court records and the Secret Service website reveal that on March 4, 2009 Edward Lee Waddell (see below), Alfred Warren and Gerald L. Jones were indicted in an alleged Houston area mortgage fraud that caused $1 million in losses to lenders. The indictment states that Waddell, Warren and Jones conspired with Revis Otto Willis and Dedrick Johnson and others to recruit straw borrowers to purchase properties with mortgages that were greater than the true value of the properties. The defendants were paid kickbacks by the sellers and the kickbacks represented the difference between the true purchase price and the inflated valuations and sales prices given to the properties. The mortgage applications submitted for the straw borrowers contained false information concerning income, intent to occupy and bank account information. In addition they are accused of arranging false appraisals, false CPA letters and preparing false HUD-1 statements which contained misleading entries about the true d...
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Florida woman sentenced to over 4 years in fraud scheme
2008-05-10 00:17:00
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Two former mortgage company principals indicted
2008-05-09 05:31:00
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Florida AG announces conviction of 2 mortgage brokers
2008-05-07 05:29:00
In the following press release Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum today announced that two Hillsborough County men have been convicted of conspiracy to commit racketeering for their involvement in a mortgage fraud scheme. David E. Tuggle, Jr. and Eric S. Steinhauser pleaded guilty today in Polk County and could face up to five years in prison when sentenced in September. As part of the plea agreement, neither man may be employed in the mortgage, title, or real estate industries. The men were prosecuted by the Attorney General’s Office of Statewide Prosecution.Tuggle, 31, and Steinhauser, 29, were part of a criminal enterprise which submitted fraudulent mortgage loan documents to Argent Mortgage Company through Brandon-based Sunstate Mortgage Company. From 2003 through 2005, Tuggle and Steinhauser submitted more than 300 mortgage loan applications to Argent Mortgage. Of those 300 applications, more than 280 were funded and collectively valued at more than $34 million. Inves...
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Minnesota AG files suit against 6 foreclosure rescue 'consultants"
2008-05-07 05:02:00
The following press release the Minnesota Attorney General, Lori Swanson, announced the filing of six new lawsuits in Hennepin County District Court against foreclosure consulting companies that charged Minnesota homeowners up to $2,375 to save their homes but failed to provide promised assistance that would help them retain home ownership. “We do not tolerate mortgage foreclosure consultants taking advantage of struggling homeowners who are already between a rock and a hard place in the worsening mortgage meltdown,” Swanson said. The lawsuits filed today are against: (1) National Foreclosure Relief, Inc., a Nevada corporation with a California business address; (2) Lewis Loss Mitigation, Inc. of Alabama, which also does business as Stop Foreclosure Center and Lewis and Associates Consulting; (3) D.R. Financial Services Corp. of California, which also does business as D.R. Financial and Superior Home Loans; (4) American Foreclosure Specialists, LLC, an Oklahoma limited l...
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Man indicted in allegations of fraud in two apartment complexes
2008-05-06 17:27:00
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New look front page added
2008-04-29 07:35:00
Our website front page has been revamped to provide graphical and text links to the latest news about mortgage fraud. We will also be resuming our email updates, this being the first.We hope you like the new layout  www.mortgagefraud.org. As ever please feel free to pass your comments along. 
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Two men plead guilty in mortgage fraud case
2008-04-29 06:27:00
In the following press release United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein announced that Kolawole Aminu, age 45, a Nigerian national, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to make a false statement in connection with a scheme to defraud a mortgage lender. Oyekunle Ikudayisi, age 39, of White Plains, Maryland, pleaded guilty to the same charge on April 23, 2008. According to their plea agreements, Aminu and Ikudayisi conspired with others to purchase properties from a company owned by a co-conspirator. Aminu and Ikudayisi obtained mortgage loans for the properties in their own names, using their good credit histories. The co-conspirator, however, was responsible for making all payments associated with the purchase of the properties, including the down payments, closing costs and mortgage payments. Aminu and Ikudayisi made false statements on loan applications as to their incomes and intent to make the properties their primary residences, and signed settlemen...
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DC man guilty in forged deed scam
2008-04-29 05:44:00
In the following press release U.S. Attorney Jeffrey A. Taylor, Joseph Persichini, Jr., Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Washington Field Office, C. André Martin, Special Agent in Charge of the Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation, Washington, D.C. Field Office, and Thomas E. Hampton, Commissioner of the District of Columbia ’s Department of Insurance, Securities, and Banking announced that a 35-year-old District of Columbia man, Duane McKinney, most recently of 1000 10th Street, NE, Washington, D.C., was found guilty today by a jury in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on charges of fraud, theft, and monetary transactions. Specifically, McKinney was found guilty of four counts of mail fraud, two counts of wire fraud, three counts of first degree theft, and two counts of monetary transactions. McKinney is scheduled to be sentenced on July 15, 2008, before the Honorable Judge Reggie B. Walton. At sentencing, McKinney faces ...
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Lake Forest (CA) man indicted in ID Theft case
2008-04-29 04:50:00
In the following press release United States Attorney Karen P. Hewitt announced the indictment and arrest of Micah Bachman, also known as Tyler Jefferies, of Lake Forest , California , for bank fraud, false statements on loan applications, false use of a social security account number, money laundering, false statements to a federal officer, and aggravated identity theft. The 18-count indictment was handed up by a federal grand jury sitting in San Diego on March 11, 2008. Mr. Bachman was arrested today, pursuant to a bench warrant issued in connection with the indictment. According to the indictment, Mr. Bachman created the alter ego of “Tyler Jefferies” and over time built a credit profile for that identity based upon a social security number stolen from a child in Kentucky. Among other things, the indictment alleges that Mr. Bachman created a fake New Mexico driver license for Jefferies and used it to obtain valid driver’s licenses for Jefferies in Utah and Calif...
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Valley (CA) man charged with attempting to obtain $500,000 credit line on h
2008-04-29 04:41:00
In the following press release the United States Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California announced that a man who was renting a Valley Village home has been arrested on federal bank fraud charges for allegedly attempting to secure a $500,000 home equity line of credit on the house. Eduard Sargsyan, 55, was arrested by special agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation last Thursday afternoon after completing loan documents at a Bank of American branch in Sherman Oaks. According to a criminal complaint filed last Friday, last fall Sargsyan rented the Valley Village home, which was owned by a family trust. In February, a “Trust Transfer Deed” was recorded with the Los Angeles County Recorder’s Office, which transferred title of the home to Sargsyan. In March, Sargsyan used Bank of America’s website to apply for a home equity line of credit on the property. During two meetings at Bank of America where an FBI agent posed as a loan of...
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Concord (CA) woman charges with mortgage fraud
2008-04-29 04:27:00
In the following press release United States Attorney Joseph P. Russoniello announced that Cheryl Hernandez Camus of Concord, California made her initial appearance in federal court in San Francisco on April 22, 2008 before United States Magistrate Judge James Larson. A federal grand jury in San Francisco had previously indicted Ms. Camus on April 8, 2008 on charges of mail and wire fraud in connection with a Ponzi scheme. Ms. Camus is scheduled for her next appearance in federal court in San Francisco on April 29, 2008 before United States Magistrate Judge James Larson and on May 5, 2008 before United States District Judge Marilyn Hall Patel. According to the indictment, Ms. Camus, 36, is alleged to have made a number of misrepresentations about a money lending investment, where she promised fixed returns and the return of the principle investment within a fixed period of time. The indictment alleges that Ms. Camus made one or more of the following material false representations ...
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Three Ohio men indicted in mortgage fraud
2008-04-28 06:20:00
In the following press release James A. Zerhusen, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky announced that three Ohio residents were indicted today for conspiracy to commit wire fraud. The indictment alleges that William R. Bowling Jr., 46, of Cincinnati, Georgia Bowling, 64, of Franklin, and Gregg E. Russell, 54, of Middletown devised a complicated scheme to defraud Countrywide Home Loans. The Indictment alleges that William Bowling Jr., the buyer/borrower, purchased 24 investment properties in Kettering, Ohio and that the paperwork submitted to the lender, Countrywide Home Loans, represented that the down-payment was coming from Bowling Jr. The 24 purchases each originated and were processed through Countrywide Home Loan’s office in Ft. Mitchell, Ky. The Indictment also alleges that Georgia Bowling, who acted as the real estate agent for Bowling Jr., caused for false representations regarding alleged repair-work to be made on the loan documents t...
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Tampa man guilty in mortgage fraud case
2008-04-28 05:56:00
In the following press release United States Attorney Robert E. O’Neill announced that LUIS URIBE, a 28 year old resident of Tampa, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft. The maximum penalty URIBE faces is thirty years’ imprisonment and a $1million fine. According to the plea agreement, from July 2006 through September 2007, URIBE committed wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. URIBE was a licensed mortgage broker in Florida and was able to originate mortgage loans. URIBE and others fraudulently submitted mortgage applications under false pretenses, obtaining and disbursing the proceeds of those loans, including directing portions of the proceeds to bank accounts in their control. URIBE was one of the principals behind Bay General Contracting Services, LLC (herein after “Bay General”). Bay General was not a licensed contracting service in the State of Florida. On at least twenty separate real estate closi...
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DC man pleads guilty - stole customer identities
2008-04-28 05:49:00
In the following press release U.S. Attorney Jeffrey A. Taylor, Special Agent-in-Charge Jeffrey Irvine of the U.S. Secret Service, and Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Chief Cathy L. Lanier announced today. The conviction was the result of investigative efforts initiated by the D.C. Metro Area Fraud Task Force, a joint area law enforcement initiative that coordinates fraud investigations by federal authorities, including the U.S. Secret Service, and local law enforcement agencies, including MPD announced that Robert G. Davis, a former Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) employee and clerk for various mortgage companies, has pled guilty to stealing personal identification information of over 200 persons, fraudulently opening over $150,000 in credit accounts with various retailers in the names of the victims, and ordering merchandise for himself on these accounts, Davis, 44, a resident of Southeast Washington D.C., entered his plea of guilty on Friday, April 4, 2008, to o...
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We're still here
2008-01-17 18:06:00
We are still here but holidays and job change (within TPG) meant no time to upload entries. Will catch up over next 4 days or so.