Cristina Callegari Kanellopoulos Blog

Saturday, October 3, 2009

Tax, Mortgage and Credit Card Fraud - Oh My!

by Cristina Callegari Kanellopoulos

According to a press release from the Queens district attorney's office, former Queens resident Rafael Vascones plead guilty to charges of tax, mortgage and credit card fraud. He was sentenced to six months in jail AND more than $400,000 in restitution and penalties.

Vascones, who is 54, was operating two businesses, Integrated Business Communications and NA Networking Group from Queens and was simultaneously maintaining false identities, forging documents, and evading taxes, among other crimes.

Queens District Attorney, Richard Brown, said that Vascones falsified documents in applying to refinance his property in Whitestone with Washington Mutual in order to receive cash payouts from the loan. After serving his jail time, he will serve five years probation.

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