Friday, March 09, 2007

Eight Indicted In $14 Million Dallas Area Straw Buyer Scam

A Dallas federal grand jury has returned a 17 count indictment charging eight defendants with various charges related to a mortgage fraud scheme they operated in the Dallas area, according to an article by Pegasus News. The indictment lists the following defendants:
  • Donald L. Jones, a/k/a “Don Jones,” and Joseph B. Jackson, Sr., a/k/a “Joseph Jackson” (both of whom owned and operated Affordable Homebuilders and the YIN Group in Irving), Donald Matthew Jones, a/k/a “Mat Jones,” Daniel J. Sattizahn, Robert Patterson, Jr., a/k/a Bob Patterson, Catherine L. Dike, a/k/a “Cathy Dike,” and “Cathy Carter,” William Barnes, who owned BCT Landscaping, and Foday S. Fofanah.

For all the details, see Grand jury indicts eight on $14 million mortgage fraud scheme.

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