- A Sylmar man has pleaded guilty to federal conspiracy and tax evasion charges, admitting that he plotted with others to fraudulently obtain four loans for more than $5 million by pledging houses that they didn’t own as collateral, falsely claiming that the houses had enough equity to secure the loans, forging documents and falsifying notary stamps.
- Hamlet Sardariani, 42, pleaded guilty [...] in United States District Court. Hamlet Sardariani was scheduled to go on trial next week before United States District Judge Virginia A. Phillips.
- Three other members of the conspiracy have previously pleaded guilty. Hamlet Sardariani’s brother – Henrik Sardariani, 44, of Glendale – pleaded guilty in January and is scheduled to be sentenced by Judge Phillips on August 6 (see: Glendale Man Pleads Guilty In $5 Million Loan Fraud Case).
- Wanda Tenney, 66, of South Los Angeles, who was an escrow officer, pleaded guilty on December 5, 2011 and is scheduled to be sentenced on October 15. The fourth co-conspirator, Christopher J. Woods, 53, of Beverly Hills, pleaded guilty on November 8, 2011, and is scheduled to be sentenced on July 16.(1)
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