Straw Deal Scheme Mastermind Pleads Guilty

Accountant Cecil Sylvester Chester Used Fraudulent Loan Documents In $1.4 Million Straw Deal Scheme Accountant Cecil Sylvester Chester of Mitchellville, Maryland pleaded guilty today to charges arising from the fraudulent straw deal scheme involving seven properties in Baltimore. Chester used fraudulent loan documentation and straw purchasers, resulting in losses of over $1.7 million to mortgage lenders. […]