United States Attorney's Office
Eastern District of Pennsylvania (504) 680-3000
Two Charged With Multiple Counts Of Fraud
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 7, 2012
Talika Matthews Lennard, 32, of Queens, New York, and Seemon Georges, 32, of Allentown, Pennsylvania, were charged today by Indictment 1 with one count of conspiracy, two counts of wire fraud and aiding and abetting wire fraud, one count of making false statements to the federal government and aiding and abetting the making of false statements to the federal government,two counts of fraud and aiding and abetting fraud in a loan and credit application, and three counts of making false statements and otherwise providing false documents and information to obtain a loan insured by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger. In addition to these nine charges, Ms. Lennard also was charged with two additional counts of mail fraud and aiding and abetting mail fraud.
If convicted of all charges, Lennard faces a maximum possible sentence of 156 years imprisonment, five years supervised release, a fine of $4,750,000, and a $1,100 statutory assessment.Georges faces a maximum possible sentence of 116 years imprisonment, five years supervised release, a fine of $3,750,000, and a $900 statutory assessment.
The case was investigated by HUD's Office of the Inspector General and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's Office of the Inspector General and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Mark B. Dubnoff.
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, EASTERN DISTRICT of PENNSYLVANIA Suite 1250, 615 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106 PATTY HARTMAN, Media Contact, 215-861-8525