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Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Appraiser Pleads Guilty To Accepting Suggested Valuations

Mortgage Fraud Blog

Martine Yanisse Castrillon, 30, Miami, Florida, pled guilty to two counts of wire fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1343. Castrillon faces a statutory maximum sentence of twenty (20) years in prison on each of the wire fraud counts and a fine of up to $250,000 on each count. Sentencing is scheduled for May 22, 2008.

Castrillon is one of fifteen defendants charged in a wide-ranging mortgage fraud scheme in United States v. Henry Quintero-Lopez et. al. Case No 07-60207-CR-ZLOCH, known as Operation Whose House. According to the Indictment in the case, the defendants and their co-conspirators orchestrated a scheme through which they located properties for sale in the Southwest Ranches area of Broward County, Florida, fraudulently purchased the properties using straw buyers, and received cash back at the closings. To date, nine defendants have pled guilty to various federal charges in the Indictment.

Read more at the Mortgage Fraud Blog.