{"id":16547,"date":"2015-10-16T23:19:05","date_gmt":"2015-10-17T06:19:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=16547"},"modified":"2015-10-16T23:19:05","modified_gmt":"2015-10-17T06:19:05","slug":"74-year-old-man-admits-operating-a-5-million-foreclosure-rescue-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=16547","title":{"rendered":"74-Year-Old Man Admits Operating a $5 Million Foreclosure Rescue Scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>RIVERSIDE, CALIF.<\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/JUSTICE-DEPT-IMAGE2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-802 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/JUSTICE-DEPT-IMAGE2.jpg\" alt=\"JUSTICE DEPT IMAGE\" width=\"228\" height=\"222\" \/><\/a>A Seal Beach man plead guilty to federal fraud charges related to a mortgage rescue scheme in which he made false promises to the distressed homeowner, filed fraudulent bankruptcies to delay foreclosure and rented the property to third parties as the foreclosure proceedings were delayed, officials announced Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Terry Meisinger<\/strong>, 74, appeared before <strong>U.S. District Judge Virginia A. Phillips <\/strong>this week\u00a0and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.justice.gov\/archive\/usao\/cac\/Pressroom\/2012\/104.html\">pleaded guilty <\/a>to two counts of wire fraud.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">As a result of the guilty plea, Meisinger is facing up to 40 years in federal prison, as well as a $3 million fine. Judge Phillips is scheduled to sentence him on Dec. 21, officials said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Meisinger admitted he defrauded a distressed homeowner by inducing him to sign a quitclaim in exchange for promises that included negotiating a short-sale agreement with his lender that would free the homeowner from his mortgage on a property in <strong>North Las Vegas, Nevada.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">But, instead, Meisinger caused a deed of trust to be recorded on the property, which was followed by a fraudulent bankruptcy on behalf of the person who supposedly now held an interest in the home, according to officials.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Meanwhile, Meisinger rented out the home to another person while foreclosure proceedings were stayed as a result of the fraudulent bankruptcy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Meisinger \u201crepeated the process of causing the recording of deeds of trusts in the names of various beneficiaries whose identities he controlled and causing the filing of bankruptcies on behalf of those lenders to delay the foreclosure proceedings, while collecting rents\u201d on property in North Las Vegas, according to the plea agreement filed in this case.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Meisinger admitted in court this week that he repeated this scheme with approximately 150 properties between 1999 and 2014 and gained more than $1.5 million from this scheme, according to authorities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Altogether, Meisinger admitted there were at least 50 victims of his scheme, which included homeowners, lenders and renters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Meisinger also admitted that his illegal conduct violated Judge Phillips\u2019 court order in a prior civil matter barring Meisinger from participating in the home finance or real estate industries for 10 years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Meisinger was also barred from filing bankruptcy petitions. 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