Lawrence Adell Sefa of Tyrone Township, 65, appeared in Livingston County Circuit Court on Friday, April 12 and pleaded guilty to one count of conducting criminal enterprises.
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Lawrence Adell Sefa of Tyrone Township, 65, appeared in Livingston County Circuit Court on Friday, April 12 and pleaded guilty to one count of conducting criminal enterprises.
In exchange for his plea, the Michigan Attorney General’s Office agreed to dismiss the 29 remaining charges against him and will recommend no more and no less than one year in the Michigan Department of Corrections if Sefa makes full restitution at $116,615 within 90 days, according to whmi.com.
If he pays half of the restitution in that time frame, the attorney general will agree to a 12- to 40-month sentence. If he pays no restitution, 36 to 60 months will be requested at Sefa’s sentencing Aug. 2.
“At his hearing, the court directed attorneys to submit an order with the names and addresses of Sefa’s victims for distribution of restitution,” according to whmi.com.
Background
In November 2017, Michigan’s then-Attorney General Bill Schuette’s Homeowner Protection Unit filed 15 felony charges, including conducting a criminal enterprise, and 15 misdemeanors against Sefa.
Investigators alleged Sefa stole tens of thousands of dollars from Michigan residents who were facing mortgage foreclosures. Sefa operated his alleged scam through his company, LAS Loan Assistance Centers.
“These types of scam artists continue to take advantage of Michigan residents during an extremely vulnerable time in their lives, and we continue to hold them accountable for their actions,” Schuette said in a Nov. 15, 2017 press release.
Schuette filed the following charges against Sefa on Nov. 9, 2017 in Livingston County 53B District Court:
• One count of conducting a criminal enterprise, a felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison;
• One count of false pretenses $20,000 or more but less than $50,000, a felony punishable by up to 15 years in prison;
• 13 counts of false pretenses $1,000 or more but less than $20,000, a felony punishable by up to five years in prison; and
• 15 counts of Credit Services Protection Act violations, a misdemeanor punishable by up to 90 days in jail.
Sefa was arraigned Nov. 14, 2017. He posted bond and was prohibited from conducting business relating to credit services or mortgage services and could not contact victims while the criminal proceedings were ongoing.
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