2 men plead guilty in $15 million mortgage fraud scheme

Source: OC Register — 

Two men involved in a $15 million mortgage fraud scheme in Orange County have pleaded guilty and are set to be sentenced on January 10, 2022..

Jimmy Phan, 47, and Vinh Phan, 46, entered their pleas on Thursday, Dec. 16, according to court records. The Phans are not related.

Co-defendant Stephen Nguyen, 59, is a fugitive.

Jimmy Phan and Vinh Phan pleaded guilty to multiple felony counts of grand theft, mortgage fraud, attempting to file a false or forged instrument and admitted sentencing enhancements for aggravated white-collar crime exceeding $500,000.