FBI Manhunt For Hawaiian Sale Leaseback Peddlers Continues; Couple Who Copped Pleas To Ripping Off Homeowners Failed To Show Up For Sentencing

In Honolulu, Hawaii, the Honolulu Star Advertiser reports:

• What ever happened to the FBI manhunt for an Oahu couple who never showed up for sentencing in a mortgage fraud scam?

• FBI agents continue chasing leads and have expanded the search for John and Julieanne Dimitrion to the mainland. "Our fugitive investigation has indicated that they have some personal contacts in the Washington, D.C., area and the West Coast of the U.S. mainland," said FBI Special Agent Tom Simon in Honolulu.

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• The FBI launched the manhunt after the couple failed to show up for sentencing at U.S. District Court on July 6. The Dimitrions pleaded guilty in April to operating a fraud scheme that led to several families losing their homes, the FBI said.

• The couple persuaded distressed homeowners to sign over their properties, promising to invest the proceeds of the home sales. Instead, they spent the money on themselves. Losses to their victims exceeded $1 million.

For the story, see FBI continues search for couple behind mortgage scam.

For an earlier post on this story, see Federal Judge Issues Arrest Warrants For Foreclosure Rescue Scammers For Failing To Appear At Sentencing In Sale Leaseback, Equity Stripping Ripoff.