Seven Northland Residents Indicted in Parkville Mortgage Fraud Scheme

Matt J. Whitworth, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that seven Kansas City, Mo., residents have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a mortgage fraud scheme that involved the purchase of a $605,000 house in Parkville, Mo. Lloyd Claerhout, 26, Scott J. Schirmer, 32, William R. Wonder III, 31, David E. Twitty, 27, Cameron D. Bennett, 34, Jennifer R. Hernandez, 37, and Katherine S. Sartain, 53, all of Kansas City-North, were charged in a two-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Kansas City. The federal indictment alleges that each of the defendants participated in a conspiracy to commit bank fraud from July to October 2007. In addition to the conspiracy, each defendant is charged with one count of bank fraud. According to the indictment, the defendants planned to purchase the property for $605,000 then immediately re-sell it at a profit. Posted in: Internal Fraud