Mortgage Fraud Chief Gets 27 Years In Prison
MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) — After a group of mortgage frauds schemed several banks out of close to $50 million, the man who lead it all is facing 27 years thanks to a Miami federal judge.
U.S. District Judge K. Michael Moore imposed the sentence last week on 78-year-old Domenico Rabuffo. Three other people convicted in Rabuffo's trial face sentencing on Oct. 30, and three others previously pleaded guilty and assisted federal prosecutors.
Trial evidence showed the group defrauded several banks out of lot purchase lands and building loans using fraudulent documents, straw buyers and inflated income estimates. The fraud revolved around a development known as Hampton Springs in Cashiers, North Carolina.
One defendant, a loan officer at SunTrust Bank in Miami, sponsored several fraudulent loan applications for lots in the development.
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