A restitution hearing has been scheduled for former Roswell Escrow Services Inc. (RES) owner, Christopher Adam Jensen-Tanner, who had been sentenced to time in prison for wire fraud. The hearing will provide an opportunity for all parties involved to discuss and determine the restitution amounts owed in connection with the recent case.
Jensen-Tanner admitted in his plea agreement that from January 2017 through October 2019, while owning and operating RES, he engaged in a scheme to defraud clients by making false representations. The business involved holding clients’ funds for 1031 exchanges and servicing real estate contracts. Jensen-Tanner misrepresented how these funds would be held or spent and used them for personal purposes on numerous occasions.
Victims and potential victims who would like to attend the hearing should contact Victim Specialist Jacquie Gutierrez at (575) 522-2304 before the date of the hearing for more information.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Mexico are seeking individuals who may have been victims of a wire fraud scheme involving Jensen-Tanner and RES between January 2017 and October 2019. Those who were a client of Jensen-Tanner and/or RES and believe they are a victim can contact the FBI tipline at 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324) or tips.fbi.gov.
The Roswell Division of the FBI and IRS Criminal Investigation investigated this case with assistance from the Securities and Financial Institutions Divisions of the New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department. Assistant United States Attorneys Ry Ellison and Richard Williams are prosecuting the case.