County Resident to be Sentenced for Fraudulent Sale of Upper Marlboro Home

WASHINGTON — A Hyattsville resident will be sentenced by a U.S. District Court judge after being found guilty of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme in Upper Marlboro, according to the federal justice department.

Noah Black, 42, of Hyattsville, entered his guilty pleas in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

According to the justice department, Black arranged a fraudulent real estate sale of a home in Upper Marlboro more than four years ago. That home was owned in the name of one of his family members. Black pretended to be another individual, referred to in court as “D.S.,” in order to secure mortgage loans of roughly $700,000. He had obtained the identifying information of "D.S." when Black, a realtor, attempted to sell a different home to the victim.

Then, Black had a fraudulent Maryland driver’s license created, which combined Black’s own photo with the identifying information of the victim. He continued using the fraudulent identification when he bought two motor vehicles by fraud later that year.

On or about May 18, 2006, as part of the settlement process on the home in Upper Marlboro, New Century Mortgage Corp. sent a fax to Settlement Solutions. After the sale was completed, the mortgage eventually went into default while it was listed as owned by D.S.

Judge Richard W. Roberts has scheduled his sentencing for June 16.