Straw buyer fraud

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 pleaded guilty today. Maryland prosecutors charged Chester for being involved in a fraudulent Baltimore straw deal. Chester used fraudulent loan documentation and straw purchasers on 7 properties. Lenders lost over $1.7 million to the scheme. U.S. Attorney […]