Five Dayton-area residents were indicted Wednesday, June 25, on federal charges they were operating an extensive mortgage fraud scheme that affected more than 200 area properties.
Also indicted was a former Centerville resident who now lives in East Cleveland.
Agencies participating in the Dayton Mortgage Fraud Task Force began arresting the suspects on Wednesday, according to Gregory G. Lockhart, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio.
The indictment charges Julian M. Hickman, 30, of East Cleveland; Kamal J. Gregory, 34, of Centerville; Jessica A. Zbacnik, 41, of Monroe; Robert Mitchell, 42, of Vandalia; Edward McGee, 74, of Dayton; and Kenneth O. McGee, 49, of Dayton.
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The six operated and controlled various real estate, mortgage and title insurance-related businesses and corporations throughout the Greater Dayton area including Commercial Property Advisor Group (CPAG), Diamond Vision Capital Group, First Union Appraisals, Gem City Professional Services (GCPS), Option One Appraisals, JMH Real Estate, River City Appraisers, Alliance Mortgage, Gregory Investments, Inc., KG Enterprises, Mad River Properties, Premier Mortgage Funding of Ohio, Star Point Mortgage, Ohio Financial Group, Mortgages Unlimited, Allied Mortgage, E & A Investments, and KM Investments.
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