Freedman Represents Defendant in California Real Estate Fraud Sentencing

California man was sentenced to nine years in prison for his role in a scam in which he and others stole money from homebuyers for homes they didn’t intend to sell or that weren’t for sale at all.

Adolfo Schoneke, 45, was sentenced Monday in Los Angeles federal court, following his conviction in May of one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

He and his co-conspirators took $11.7 million from about 750 victims in the Los Angeles area between 2014 and 2016, according to prosecutors. Some were repaid, but nearly 400 of those victims are still missing $6 million.

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