Jul
Three Elk Grove Brothers Plead Guilty to Mortgage Fraud
U.S. Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced that brothers Ali Khalil, 32, Amanullah Khalil, 39, and Wahidullah Khalil, 27, have all pleaded guilty to various financial crimes related to mortgage fraud.
Ironically (or not), Ali Khalil was formerly a police officer in Elk Grove and earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. He pleaded guilty to wire fraud and structuring financial transactions to evade currency transaction reporting requirements (the $10,000 limit that triggers reporting requirements.
Amanullah Khalil pleaded guilty to making false statements on a loan application (loan fraud, mortgage fraud).
Wahidullah Khalil was previously in banking and holds a bachelor degree in criminal justice. He pleaded guilty to structuring financial transactions to evade currency transaction reporting requirements, like Ali did.
Apparently all three defendants embarked on parallel paths of loan fraud and mortgage fraud in order to obtain loans. Each submitted loan applications with false information in order to each purchase or refinance homes. Each took the proceeds and made deposits of less than $10,000 on consecutive days in order to evade the bank reporting requirements. And each got caught.
U.S. District Judge Garland E. Burrell will pronounce their sentences in November.
Read the original article in the Sacramento Bee.
