Central Coast Man Sentenced to Nearly Two Years in Federal Prison in Mortgage Fraud Scheme
LOS ANGELES, CA – May 24, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — A Buellton man was sentenced today to 21 months in federal prison for defrauding banks by nearly simultaneously seeking home equity lines of credit from four different federally insured financial institutions.
Larry P. Corbi Jr., 36, who resided in Marina del Rey during the course of the scheme and has since relocated to the Central Coast, was sentenced by United States District Judge Dale S. Fischer. In addition to the prison term, Judge Fischer ordered Corbi to pay $356,644 in restitution.
Corbi pleaded guilty in November to one count of bank fraud, admitting that he fraudulently filed four applications for home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) over a two-week period in 2008. According to a plea agreement filed in this case, Corbi bought a $620,000 home in the Granada Hills district of Los Angeles in November 2007. In March 2008, Corbi applied for four HELOCs in amounts ranging from $122,000 to $191,000 from Washington Mutual Bank, GMAC ResCap, Countrywide Bank F.S.B., and Metlife Bank/PHH Mortgage Corporation. Corbi concealed from each financial institution that he was concurrently applying for other HELOCs that would also be secured by the Granada Hills home. Three of the four HELOCs were approved and funded.
In total, Corbi obtained $672,144 in loan proceeds, which included $200,000 he borrowed to purchase the Granada Hills home. When the home went into foreclosure, the banks that had loaned money to Corbi suffered losses totaling $356,644.
The case against Corbi was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
CONTACT:
Assistant United States Attorney Alka Sagar
Major Frauds Section
(213) 894-6223
