The Blotter

David Izsak, a former real estate professional from the Chicago area, received five years in prison for his role in a scheme to defraud more than $3 million from multiple financial institutions.

Charges have been brought against four individuals and three companies in connection to a grand larceny case, in which three homes were allegedly stolen from their owners in New York.

A Nigerian national accused of partaking in a multi-million dollar mortgage fraud scheme as a settlement services agent was extradited from Nigeria in September 2024 and made his first court appearance in federal court on March 7.

Meghan Henesy of Panama City, Fla., pleaded guilty to stealing $127,000 from the title insurance company she used to work for by forging documents, falsifying expense reports and more.

The New York-based orchestrator of a real estate fraud scheme is responsible for soliciting millions in misappropriated funds and is facing up to 20 years in prison.

A former Queens, N.Y.-based attorney, who had previously pleaded guilty to committing wire fraud against his real estate clients, was given a 54-month prison sentence on Feb. 4 and ordered to pay more than $6 million in fines and restitution.

An Indiana man received 10 years in prison for stealing nearly $3 million through a series of identity theft and wire fraud schemes targeting government institutions, property owners and private individuals, including stealing five homes by filing fake deeds.

A businessman from suburban Chicago has been sentenced to a three-year prison term after pleading guilty to federal bank fraud in connection to mortgage loans obtained through falsified documents.

A now-disbarred Hazlet, N.J., real estate attorney who previously pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $1.18 million from 60 of his clients has been sentenced to 10 years in prison by the Monmouth County Superior Court.

An Indiana man was sentenced to three years in prison for his role in a Chicago-based mortgage fraud scheme targeting multiple financial institutions to the tune of more than $1.5 million.