A Florida actual estate agent has pleaded guilty to 3 counts of bank fraud, every single carrying a greatest penalty of 30 years in federal prison.
Maria Del Carmen Montes, 46, of Kissimmee, Florida, participated in a property finance loan fraud scheme focusing on fiscal institutions, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Business.
In accordance to the plea settlement, Montes, co-conspirator Carlos Ferrer, and others carried out the plan by assisting purchasers in purchasing houses.
Soon after signing true estate contracts, Montes referred her buyers to a home loan company’s loan officer.
To safe mortgages for unqualified customers, Montes transferred clients’ particular and monetary info to Ferrer. Ferrer then made fictitious pay stubs and W-2s, falsely indicating earnings and employment record.
Montes knowingly submitted the fraudulent files to fiscal establishments, influencing underwriting choices.
Authentic estate brokers run afoul of the legislation from time to time.
Utah real estate agent Kouri Richins, 33, was charged with murdering her spouse, Eric, by fentanyl poisoning at their dwelling outside the house of Park Metropolis in May possibly. She was also billed with three counts of possession of a managed compound with intent to distribute.
Early very last March, the married couple celebrated the closing of a dwelling sale by Richins, according to court docket files. She allegedly created her partner a cocktail. Hours later, she was awoken by a single of her young ones, she told investigators, and returned to bed to come across her husband cold to the touch and referred to as 911.
Eric was pronounced useless at the scene after lifesaving actions unsuccessful, according to courtroom documents.
At one particular issue, Richins allegedly texted the acquaintance to request for fentanyl. The human being offered her 15 to 30 tablets for $900, in accordance to courtroom paperwork.
In July, Sheldon Haag, 34, of Glastonbury, Connecticut pleaded guilty to one particular rely of conspiracy to dedicate wire fraud soon after allegedly defrauding his clientele about quite a few a long time by engaging in fraudulent transactions with straw prospective buyers, the U.S. Department of Justice in Massachusetts reported in a press launch.
The plan involved buying attributes owned by the consumers of the brokerage where by Haag labored and employing straw buyers like a shell business established up by a co-conspirator.
