A Downey man has been charged with running a Ponzi scheme and related mortgage scam that took in more than $20 million. Juan Rangel, who used Spanish-language TV, radio and newspaper ads to advertise his businesses, was already in custody — he was convicted last year of bribing a Bank of America bank manager. In addition to Rangel, two other men were arrested in connection with the alleged mortgage scam. Rangel, 46, faces a maximum of 95 years in federal prison from last year’s conviction and up to 232 years in prison if convicted of running the alleged Ponzi and mortgage scams. He did not have a lawyer as of Thursday evening to represent him on the new charges.
Jacob Gaffney is formerly Editor-in-Chief of HousingWire and HousingWire.com. He previously covered securitization for Reuters and Source Media in London before returning to the United States in 2009. While in Europe for nearly a decade, he covered bank loans and the high yield market, in addition to commercial paper, student loan, auto and credit card space(s).see full bio
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