Three Plead Guilty In $64M Mortgage Fraud Scheme
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MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) — Three others pleaded guilty in connection to $64 million mortgage fraud scheme.
The number of guilty pleas in this case is now at 25.
Prosecutors said Tuesday that 57-year-old Hector Hernandez, 62-year-old Aleida Fontao and 58-year-old Olga Hernandez pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy involving a financial institution. Hector Hernandez also agreed to forfeit $8 million in profits from the scheme.
The case revolves around Great Country Mortgage Bankers, which prosecutors say specialized in Federal Housing Administration loans targeted at first-time and low-income buyers and those with poor credit. Evidence shows the company falsified documents to get the FHA loans, then sold them at a profit and paid borrowers cash kickbacks.
If loans foreclosed, the government had to pay the balance to the lender.
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