USA v. SCARFO et al

  1. September 20, 2013

    Reputed Mafia Associate Cops Plea In Mortgage Fraud Case

    The cousin of reputed mafia figure Nicodemo Scarfo pled guilty Wednesday in New Jersey federal court to conspiring to fraudulently apply for a mortgage, settling allegations that he participated in a scheme in which Scarfo allegedly drained $12 million from a bankrupt mortgage company.

  2. September 17, 2013

    Purported Mafia Wife Cops Plea In Mortgage Co. Takeover

    The wife of reputed mafia figure Nicodemo Scarfo pled guilty Tuesday in New Jersey federal court to conspiring to fraudulently apply for a mortgage, settling allegations against her in the prosecution of a scheme in which Scarfo allegedly drained $12 million from a bankrupt mortgage company.

  3. September 13, 2013

    Ailing Fla. Man Asks To Be Dropped From Mafia Prosecution

    A Florida man on Wednesday asked a New Jersey federal judge to sever him from a racketeering and securities fraud prosecution due to poor health and because he has no Mafia ties, unlike his fellow defendants accused in a scheme to plunder $12 million from a bankrupt Texas mortgage company.

  4. August 05, 2013

    CORRECTED: Accountant Cops Plea In Mafia Takeover Of Texas Lender

    A Pennsylvania accountant on Thursday pled guilty to a conspiracy to commit fraud charge in New Jersey federal court tied to his role in the allegedly extortionate takeover of FirstPlus Financial Group Inc., a Texas-based mortgage lender federal prosecutors say was bankrupted by members of the Lucchese organized crime family. Correction: An earlier story incorrectly reported the charges to which Drossner pled guilty. The error has been corrected.