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Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Two more plead guilty in mortgage fraud case
DAYTON — A Dayton father and son pleaded guilty Monday, May 11, to federal charges in connection with an extensive mortgage fraud scheme that affected 210 residential properties, including 205 in Montgomery County.
Edward McGee, 74, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering. Kenneth O. McGee, 49, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud, wire fraud and money laundering, and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering. The two appeared before U.S. District Judge Michael A. Barrett.
So far, five people have pleaded guilty to charges in the scheme, which investigators said took place between March 2002 and June 2008. All five are awaiting sentencing.
In court, both McGees admitted that they were part of the conspiracy that operated and controlled various mortgage and title insurance-related businesses and corporations. Each man admitted that he had helped arrange, facilitate and manipulate documents associated with real estate sales and closings in order to fraudulently obtain excess mortgage loan proceeds from the sale of residential properties.
Julian M. Hickman, 31, formerly of Centerville and now living in East Cleveland, pleaded guilty on December 15 to conspiracy and tax charges.
Robert Mitchell, 42, of Vandalia, pleaded guilty on March 11 to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud, wire fraud and money laundering, and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering.
Kamal J. Gregory, 34, of Centerville, pleaded guilty April 14 to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud, wire fraud and money laundering, and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering.
Charges are still pending against Jessica A. Zbacnik of Monroe.
The conspirators used various business name including “Commercial Property Advisor Group”, “Diamond Venture Capital Group”, “Gem City Professional Services”, “First Union Appraisals”, “JMH Real Estate”, “E & A Investments”, “E & A Contractors”, “K M Investments”, “Midwest Alliance Commercial”, “K & M Auto Sales LLC”, “All-City Title Agency, Inc.”, “Partners Land Title”, and “NETCO.”
The U.S. Attorney’s Office said that Partners Land Title and NETCO were not willingly involved in any wrongdoing in the scam. The defendants who pleaded guilty Tuesday improperly used the companies in some of their transactions, said spokesman Fred Alverson.
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Man who caused Christmas crash, injuring children, pleads guilty
DAYTON — A man accused of causing a Christmas Day traffic accident that injured five children, including one girl who lost part of her leg, pleaded guilty Tuesday May 12 to four counts of vehicular assault.
Olajuwon Howard also pleaded guilty to one count of failure to stop after an accident, a first-degree misdemeanor punishable by up to six months in jail. The vehicular assault charges are all third-degree felonies, punishable by up to five years in prison.
Howard, 22, will be sentenced May 26 by Montgomery County Common Pleas Judge Michael T. Hall.
Police arrested Howard at the scene of the accident, which happened about 4:30 p.m. at Mia and Kammer avenues. The accident occurred as six people in a Pontiac Grand Am were driving along Kammer Avenue on their way to a Christmas celebration.
Howard, driving an Oldsmobile Intrigue, ran a stop sign at Mia and struck the Grand Am, which then veered into a house, doing structural damage and rupturing a gas line. Two of the children were trapped under the car.
Two of the children suffered brain injuries. Another girl, who was 7, was trapped under the car and had part of her leg amputated.
Howard has previously been convicted of trafficking heroin and cocaine, and of heroin possession.
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