{"id":51169,"date":"2022-10-24T16:23:08","date_gmt":"2022-10-24T23:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=51169"},"modified":"2022-10-24T16:31:47","modified_gmt":"2022-10-24T23:31:47","slug":"man-sentenced-to-nine-years-in-prison-for-an-6-million-scam-involving-the-sale-of-fake-houses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=51169","title":{"rendered":"Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for a $6 Million Scam Involving the Sale of Fake Houses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<strong>\u00a0LOS ANGELES\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv0957536491MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-22946 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Courtroom-300x169.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Courtroom-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Courtroom.png 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Officials stated that a South Bay man and his sister, and other co-conspirators were involved in a $6 million real estate scam.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv0957536491MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">They listed homes for sale without owners\u2019 consent and collected money from multiple would-be buyers, according to authorities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv0957536491MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Adolfo Schoneke was sentenced Monday to nine years in federal prison.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv0957536491MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"> U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner sentenced Schoneke, 45, of Torrance, who pleaded guilty in May to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. The judge sent a restitution hearing for Dec 12.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv0957536491MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3918 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Department-of-Justice-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Department-of-Justice-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Department-of-Justice-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Department-of-Justice.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> Schoneke\u2019s sister, Bianca Gonzalez, 39, pleaded guilty in April, admitting her role in the wire fraud scheme. She is scheduled to be sentenced on May 22.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv0957536491MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Schoneke and his sister, along with co-conspirators, operated real estate and escrow companies based in Cerritos, La Palma and Long Beach under a variety of names, including MCR and West Coast Realty Services. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv0957536491MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Schoneke and the other members of the conspiracy located properties to list for sale \u2013 even though they did not intend to sell the properties to anyone, and in many instances, the properties were not for sale at all.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv0957536491MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6328 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/FBI-Logo-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/FBI-Logo-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/FBI-Logo-45x35.jpg 45w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/FBI-Logo.jpg 534w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> The properties were listed on real estate websites such as the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) and were marketed as short-sale opportunities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv0957536491MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"> In some cases, the homes were marketed through open houses arranged by tricking homeowners or occupants into allowing their homes to be used.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv0957536491MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cThe fraud scheme [Schoneke] invented, proposed to his co-conspirators, and carried out involved uniquely devious means designed to steal money from as many victims as possible,\u201d according to a sentencing memorandum filed by prosecutors. \u201cPlaying on the dream of home ownership and seemingly out of reach home prices, [Schoneke] figured out a way to \u2018sell\u2019 homes that he did not own and had no business in listing for sale.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv0957536491MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-51090 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/wyxqqpyfnk8-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"white and black printer paper\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/wyxqqpyfnk8-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/wyxqqpyfnk8-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/wyxqqpyfnk8-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/wyxqqpyfnk8.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/> Multiple offers were accepted for each of the not-for-sale properties, but the co-conspirators hid this fact from the victims and instead led victims to believe their offer was the only one accepted. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv0957536491MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">The co-conspirators strung victims along \u2013 sometimes for years \u2013 by telling them, closings were delayed because lenders needed to approve the purported short sales.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv0957536491MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Office workers opened bank accounts to hide the co-conspirators\u2019 involvement in the fraud.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv0957536491MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"> Those accounts were used to receive down payments on the homes and other payments from victims who were convinced to transfer the full \u201cpurchase price\u201d after receiving forged short sale approval letters. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv0957536491MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-49983 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/3665164-300x160.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/3665164-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/3665164-1024x547.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/3665164-768x410.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/3665164.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The co-conspirators directed the office workers to withdraw large amounts of cash from these accounts, which made the proceeds harder to trace.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv0957536491MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Schoneke \u201cand his co-conspirators used numerous properties to further the fraudulent scheme, and collected more than $11.7 million from victims as part of the scheme (involving more than 860 transfers from approximately 750 or more victims),\u201d according to the sentencing memo. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv0957536491MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-49677 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2845213-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2845213-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2845213-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2845213-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2845213-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2845213.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\u201cAlthough some of the victims were paid back, the scheme caused more than $6 million in losses to nearly 400 victims.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv0957536491MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In a related case, Mario Gonzalez (no relation to Bianca Gonzalez), 51, of Garden Grove, pleaded guilty in 2019 to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and is scheduled to be sentenced on April 3, 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv0957536491MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The FBI and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Office of Inspector General investigated this matter. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv0957536491MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">The investigation was initiated by numerous complaints to the Long Beach Police Department and the Los Angeles County Sheriff\u2019s Department, both of which provided substantial assistance during the federal investigation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv0957536491MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Assistant U.S. Attorney Kerry L. 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