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Published On: April 25, 2013
Criminal Lawsuits

Fourth-Quarter 2012 Mortgage Litigation Index

Litigation based on credit reporting and other credit issues.

Defendant
Plaintiff
Court
Amount
Overview
Case Title
Case Number
Date Filed Date of Activity Link to Story
George P. Hranowskyj, Eric H. Menden United States of America na $12,500,000 Hranowskyj sentenced to 14 years, Menden pled guilty. na na na 10/15/2012 oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationCriminalInvestors112012.asp
Michael Eric Stewart United States of America U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii $476,265 Defendant sentenced to 24 months for tax evasion. na na na 12/17/2012 oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/CriminalActions4q2012.asp
Denise A. Lewandowski United States of America U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin $103,578 Defendant entered guilty plea. na na na Dec. 2012 oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/CriminalActions4q2012.asp
Shauna L. Quinn Rockland Savings Bank U.S. District Court for the District of Maine $538,795 Defendant arrested. na na 12/14/2012 oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/Fraud/MctQuinn011613.asp
Paul Kramer, Lane Anderson United States of America U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa $1,500,000 Convictions. na na na 11/14/2012 oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/ConvictionPaulKramer111512.asp
Charles Chesterfield United States of America U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington $3,000,000 Sentenced to 40 months. na na na 11/8/2012 oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationCriminalInvestors112012.asp
Jeffrey C. McLendon State of Ohio Muskingum County Common Pleas Court $49,000 Defendant sentenced to 90 days. STATE OF OHIO vs. MCLENDON, JEFFREY C KJC CR2012-0120 5/10/2012 12/3/2012 oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationCriminal112012.asp
Anthony J. DeMarco III, Michael Richard Roberts, Sean Ryan McBride, Eric Bascove United States of America U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania $30,000,000 DeMarco entenced to 25 years. na na na 10/1/2012 oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationForeclosureFirmsCriminal101512.asp
Darren K. Phillips, Christopher Deans United States of America U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina na Charges filed against Phillips. na na 10/4/2012 10/4/2012 oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationCriminalForeclosures112012.asp
DocX, LLC Delaware Attorney General na $250,000 Settlement reached. na na na 10/16/2012 oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/ForeclosureLawsuits4q2012.asp
Laura Cecilia Carlson, Victoria Santos, Juan Alvarado Cervantes, Felipe Carlos Segovia Castro, Margie Joanna Vargas Ventura County, Calif. Ventura County Superior Court na Carlson convicted by jury. na na na 11/6/2012 oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/ForeclosureLawsuits4q2012.asp
Lender Processing Services, Inc. Colorado Attorney General na $1,800,000 Settlement reached.  na na na 10/29/2012 oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/ForeclosureLawsuits4q2012.asp
Lorraine Brown Michigan Attorney General Kent County’s 61st District Court na Defendant charged with racketeering for her alleged role in authorizing the fraudulent signing of mortgage documents filed in Michigan. na na 11/26/2012 11/26/2012 oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/CriminaActions4q2012.asp
Lorraine Brown State of Missouri na na Former president of DocX LLC pleas guilty. na na na 11/20/2012 oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationCriminalForeclosures112012.asp
Lorraine Brown United States of America U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida na Former president of DocX LLC pleas guilty. na na na 11/20/2012 oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationCriminalForeclosures112012.asp
Norman Montalvo United States of America U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California na Guilty plea. na na na 11/1/2012 oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationCriminalForeclosures112012.asp
Sergio Gutierrez United States of America U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California $89,000 Defendant sentenced to 12 years. na na 4/29/2010 12/6/2012 oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/CriminalActions4q2012.asp
Lisa Wright, Cathy Saffer, Barrington Coombs United States of America U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida na Wright sentenced to 66 months, Saffer sentenced to 60 months. na na na 11/2/2012 oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/ForeclosureLawsuits4q2012.asp
Gaetano Antonelli  Hernando County, Fl. na na Arrested a second time for same crime while out on bond. na na na 10/9/2012 oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/ForeclosureLawsuits4q2012.asp
Regina M. Preetorius United States of America U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia $1,700,000 Defendant arraigned and granted bond of $20,000. na na na 10/31/2012 oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/ForeclosureLawsuits4q2012.asp
Alex P. Soria United States of America U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada $320,266 Defendant sentenced to 37 months. na na na 12/11/2012 oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/CriminalActions4q2012.asp
Dean G. Chandler, Shelveen Singh  United States of America U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California $11,000,000 Arraingment follows 9 guilty pleas. In re. Chandler 12CR4031-BEN na 10/2/2012 oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationForeclosureFirmsCA101512.asp
Rene Solis, Nino Vera, Hector Menendez Ventura County, Calif. na $78,000 Plea agreement reached for Solis. na na na 10/4/2012 oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationForeclosureFirmsCA101512.asp
Sonia Dixon Rockland County District Attorney Town of Clarkstown Justice Court $13,900 Defendant arraigned and released on her own recognizance. na na na 11/27/2012 oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/FraudLawsuits4q2012.asp
Jennifer Xiao, aka Guo Xiu Xiao United States of America U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California na Indictment unsealed, arrest in Discovery Homes case. na na na 12/21/2012 oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/MctBoaFraud122312.asp
Jonathan Glucker United States of America U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida na Sentenced to 1 year. na na na October http://oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationCriminal112012.asp
Lacey Phillips, Erin Hall United States of America U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, U.S. District Court for the District of Wisconsin
na Appeals court agrees to re-hear case. U.S. v. Phillips na na 12/7/2012 http://oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/FraudLitigation012913.asp
Mary Novak Thompson United States of America U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia na 1-day sentence. na na na 10/2/2012 oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationCriminal112012.asp
Aneal Maharaj United States of America U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada $1,400,000 Guilty plea. na na n 10/18/2012 oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationCriminalInvestors112012.asp
Stanley Fenton Anderson na District Court of Adams County, Colorado $1,600,000 Sentenced to 11 years. People of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff v. Stanley Fenton Anderson, DOB 9/2/1973 Defendant 1530, Division T 6/2/2011 November oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationCriminalInvestors112012.asp
Todd Hoss United States of America U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington $4,200,000 Sentenced to 8 years. na na na 10/26/2012 oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationCriminalInvestors112012.asp
Gilbert G. Lundstrom, James A. Laphen and Trevor A. Lundstrom Securities and Exchange Commission U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska na Charges filed. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Gilbert G. Lundstrom, James A. Laphen and Trevor A. Lundstrom 12-cv-00343 na November oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationInvestor112012.asp
Gregory William Bell United States of America U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado $20,808,025 Defendant charged and arrested. na na Dec. 2012 Dec. 2012 oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/CriminalActions4q2012.asp
Matthew L. Morris, Wilbur Anthony Huff United States of America U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York $2,300,000 Former executives of Park Avenue Bank indicted. na na October October oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationCriminalInvestors112012.asp
Robert Fulton Rood IV na na $9,574,853 Guilty plea. na na na 10/23/2012 oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationCriminalInvestors112012.asp
Scott N. Powers, David E. McMaster United States of America U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota $28,564,470 Guilty pleas in American Mortgage Specialists Inc. case. na na 10/2/2012 10/19/2012 oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/AmericanMortgageSpecialistPlea102212.asp
Rickey White State of Michigan Oakland County Sixth Circuit Court $283,245 Sentence of between 23 and 40 years na na na 10/3/2012 oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationForeclosureFirmsCriminal101512.asp
Lauretta Horton, David Kaufman United States of America U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota $27,000,000 Defendants plead guilty. na na na 11/30/2012 oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/CriminaActions4q2012.asp
na Meridian Investors U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Washington at Seattle na Objection to claim and notice of hearing. In Re Consolidated Funds a/k/a Meridian Investors Trust, et al. 2:10-bk-17952 7/9/2010 11/9/2012 oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationInvestor112012.asp
Robert Stinson Jr. United States of America U.S District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania $17,000,000 Defendant sentenced to 33 years. United States v. Robert Stinson, Jr. 2:10-cr-00724 na November oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationInvestor112012.asp
Anthony F. D’Agostino United States of America U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinios $63,000,000 Defendant pleaded not guilty. na na 12/11/2012 12/27/2012 oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/CriminalActions4q2012.asp
Ann Elizabeth Ursiny United States of America U.S. District Court $1,400,000 Ordered to pay restitution. na na na October oldwww.mortgagedaily.com/LitigationCriminal112012.asp

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