MOTHER OF ALLEGED DRUG DEALER
SENTENCED TO 2 YEARS
IN MORTGAGE FRAUD SCHEME
Baltimore,
Maryland - U.S. District Judge J.
Frederick Motz sentenced Yolanda
Crawley, age 59, of West Palm Beach,
Florida today to two years in prison
followed by five years of supervised
release for wire fraud arising from
a mortgage fraud scheme, announced
United States Attorney for the
District of Maryland Rod J.
Rosenstein. Judge Motz also ordered
Crawley to pay restitution of
$200,000.
According to her guilty plea, from
January 2005, continuing until
December 2006, Crawley worked with
David Lincoln, Rachel Donegan, and
her son, Shawn Green to submit
mortgage applications containing
false representations about her
income and employment, allowing her
to secure loans for property at
10740 Versailles Boulevard,
Wellington, Florida (valued at
approximately $1,025,000); and 477
Pacific Grove Drive, Unit Three,
West Palm Beach, Florida (valued at
approximately $500,000).
Specifically, Crawley signed loan
documents dated June 20, 2005 for
10740 Versailles Boulevard,
Wellington, Florida, which listed
Crawley’s income as $25,000 per
month or $300,000 per year. The
documents also listed Crawley’s
employer as someone for whom she had
never worked. In addition, Crawley
signed two separate loan documents,
both dated August 23, 2005 for 477
Pacific Grove Drive, Unit Three,
West Palm Beach, Florida. The
documents listed Yolanda Crawley’s
income as $20,000 per month or
$240,000 per year on one application
and $15,000 per month or $180,000
per year on another application.
Crawley and the other participants
knew the income and employment
information in these applications
was false. The loan documents were
faxed from Maryland to financial
institutions in other states.
The
loss amount on the Versailles
property as of September, 2007 is
approximately $120,000 and the
parties agree that the total loss
amount is less than $200,000.
"ICE is committed to ensuring the
integrity of the Nation's financial
systems and will continue to pursue
those who seek to exploit it for
illicit purposes," stated James A.
Dinkins, Special Agent in
Charge.
Special Agent in Charge C. Andre'
Martin, IRS Criminal Investigation
stated, "Mortgage fraud adds to the
underground economy that erodes the
integrity of our tax system and
threatens the
financial
health of our communities.
IRS-Criminal Investigation together
with the law enforcement community
are united in our resolve to
financially disrupt criminal
organizations that commit crimes
against our society and the
economy."
Lincoln and Donegan, both age 38, of
Baltimore, pleaded guilty to the
same charge and were sentenced to 15
months in prison and 18 months
probation, respectively.
Shawn Green, age 41, of Columbia,
Maryland, is charged in a separate
indictment with conspiracy to
distribute cocaine from 1998 to 2007
and conspiracy to commit money
laundering from 2004 to 2007. The
indictment seeks forfeiture of $4
million, which is based on a minimum
of 200 kilograms of cocaine at
$20,000 per kilogram, and includes
the properties in Baltimore and
Florida involved in the fraud
scheme. An indictment is not a
finding of guilt. An individual
charged by indictment is presumed
innocent unless and until proven
guilty at some later criminal
proceedings. Green is a fugitive.
United
States Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein
praised the Immigration and Customs
Enforcement - Drug Money Laundering
Initiative and the Internal Revenue
Service - Criminal Investigation for
their investigative work. Mr.
Rosenstein thanked Assistant U.S.
Attorney Kwame J. Manley, who
prosecuted the case.
