A Piscataway man who owned and ran foreclosure-rescue companies pleaded guilty to his role in a mortgage-fraud scheme that cheated mortgage lenders out of more than $10 million, federal authorities said. Ronald Harris Jr., 41, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Patty Schwartz in Newark to a one count each of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering, said U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman.
Man pleads guilty to scheme that cheated mortgage lenders out of more than $10M
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