Utah Man Pleads Guilty in West Virginia to Charges Connected to Multi-Million-Dollar Mortgage Fraud Scheme
CHARLESTON, WV – November 14, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — A Utah man pleaded guilty today in federal court before U.S. District Judge Thomas E. Johnston to charges connected to a multi-million-dollar mortgage fraud scheme involving properties at a Hurricane, W.Va., subdivision. Michael S. Hurd, 37, of Salt Lake City, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud. The defendant also pleaded guilty to mail fraud arising out of his involvement in a similar scheme in Modesto, Calif.