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Bergen Man Gets 15 Months In Fed Pen For Major Mortgage Fraud Bergen Man Gets 15 Months In Fed Pen For Major Mortgage Fraud
Bergen Man Gets 15 Months In Fed Pen For Major Mortgage Fraud A Ridgefield Park man was sentenced Friday to 15 months in federal prison for his role in a scheme to defraud mortgage lenders out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Dennys A. Tapia, 55, took a deal from the government rather than go to trial, pleading guilty to a single count of conspiring to commit bank fraud last December. He'll have to serve out the entire sentence because there's no parole in the federal prison system. Tapia and a number of unnamed co-conspirators produced bogus documents to a loan officer for potential borrowers, including fraudulent lease agreements, bank statement…

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Feds: Bergen Man Admits Role In Major Mortgage Fraud Scheme Feds: Bergen Man Admits Role In Major Mortgage Fraud Scheme
Feds: Bergen Man Admits Role In Major Mortgage Fraud Scheme A Ridgefield Park man admitted his role Thursday in a scheme to defraud mortgage lenders out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Dennys A. Tapia, 54, took a deal from the government, pleading guilty to a single count of conspiring to commit bank fraud, rather than go to trial. Tapia and a number of unnamed co-conspirators produced bogus lease agreements, bank statements, pay stubs and employment verifications that secured mortgage loans for unqualified property buyers, as well as a “straw” borrower who participated in the scheme, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. A lender “issued a…

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by Jerry DeMarco