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August 29, 2022 — A former Massachusetts attorney and his wife have been sentenced in federal court in Boston in connection with various mortgage fraud schemes.

Feb. 3, 2025 — Patrick Strauss of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 48 months of probation – including six months of home confinement to be followed by a period of intermittent incarceration, that is, 26 weekends in jail – and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $304,900 and fined $8,784, all for participating in a conspiracy that fraudulently obtained more than $304,000 in Paycheck Protection Program loans.

Nov. 22, 2024 — A federal jury in Brooklyn returned a guilty verdict yesterday against Avraham Tarshish for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud, and related wire fraud counts, in connection with a scheme to defraud mortgage loan holders, including the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) and other mortgage lending businesses. The verdict followed a 12-day trial before Chief United States District Judge Margo K. Brodie. When sentenced, the defendant faces up to 30 years in prison.

Oct. 17, 2024 — A federal grand jury returned an indictment on October 15, 2024, charging a Washington man with embezzling loan proceeds intended for the development and construction of two commercial real estate projects.

Aug. 27, 2024 — An indictment was unsealed in federal court Aug. 27 charging the owners of a local real estate investment company with defrauding individual investors and commercial lenders out of more than $18 million.

July 31, 2024 — A Florida businessman made his initial appearance after a federal grand jury in Kansas City, Kansas, returned an indictment charging him with defrauding corporate clients in Kansas, Missouri, Utah, and Ohio by fraudulently inducing them to enter loan agreements to finance construction projects and then misappropriating more than $4 million in deposits made by the victims.

September 14, 2023 — A New Jersey man pleaded guilty today to evading federal income taxes.

June 27, 2024 — Marcello Banes, Chairman of the Newton County Board of Commissioners, and Stephanie Lindsey, a real estate broker and attorney, have been indicted by a federal grand jury for conspiring to launder money obtained from wire fraud and honest services wire fraud.

Aug. 27, 2024 — Augusto Alizo was sentenced today to 14 months in prison for charges related to his role in a multi-million-dollar fraud scheme, announced United States Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey and IRS Criminal Investigation (CI) Acting Special Agent in Charge Michael Mosley. The sentence was handed down by the Hon. Richard Seeborg, Chief U.S. District Judge.

March 24, 2023 — U.S. District Judge Mary S. Scriven has sentenced Frank Sebastian Visicaro to 24 months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit money laundering. As part of his sentence, the court also ordered Visicaro to pay restitution in the amount of $1,088,440, the proceeds of funds laundered through bank accounts he controlled. Visicaro had pleaded guilty on December 9, 2021.