United States v. Daniel Stephen

Daniel Stephen appeals his conviction and 240-month sentence for conspiracy to commit mail fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1349. Stephen, as the sole corporate officer of First Loan Solution, Inc., sold tracts of land in northern Florida. He advertised the land primarily to members of the Haitian community in South Florida and falsely informed the victims that First Loan Solution owned the land. Stephen hired the law firm of Estime-Thompson, P.A. to conduct real estate closings. Patricia De Pons, who managed Estime-Thompson’s title operation, conducted the fraudulent closings purporting to…