Tuesday, March 23, 2010

South Florida Feds Squeeze Plea Deals From Pair In Vacant Land Sale Scam That Reeled In 1000+ Victims, Netted $10.6M

From the Office of the U.S. Attorney (Miami, Florida):
  • Jeffrey H. Sloman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, [and others] announce[] that defendants Daniel Stephen and Patricia De Pons pled guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud in connection with a vacant land sale scheme that defrauded more than 1,000 victims out of $10.6 million.

For more, see Fraudsters Plead Guilty To $10.6 Million Land Sale Scheme (More than 1,000 victims defrauded).