The misdemeanor plea deals for three co-defendants do not add to troubles for an upstate New York developer facing federal felony charges in what once was called a "wide-ranging mortgage fraud scheme."
Oct. 4 There's another controversy over a cellphone in the criminal case involving Rochester developer Robert C. Morgan. Morgan, his son, his finance chief and Giacobbe are accused of orchestrating a wide-ranging mortgage and insurance fraud scheme in which they falsified documentation to deceive lenders, as well as government-sponsored entities Fannie.
PHOTO BY JACOB WALSH A Morgan Communities property, The Nathaniel apartment complex, at the corner of South Avenue and Court Street.
Federal authorities have announced that a grand jury has returned a new indictment against Rochester developer Robert Morgan and three others.
The U.S. Attorney’s office says a 104-count indictment has been filed, charging Robert Morgan, Todd Morgan, Frank Giacobbe, and Michael Tremiti with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud in connection with a wide-ranging mortgage fraud scheme.
Last October, a federal judge dismissed fraud charges in the case, saying that prosecutors mishandled discovery in the case.