NJ real estate swindler gets 24-month stretch for $400K ripoff

In a surprising case of real estate fraud, a Hudson County, New Jersey, wheeler-dealer has been handed a hefty 24-month sentence for his part in a home equity line of credit (HELOC) scam, which ended up costing victims $400,000. Anthony Garvin, a 53-year-old Jersey City resident, recently copped a guilty plea to one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and four counts of bank fraud — all via video conference before US District Judge Katharine S. Hayden. The curtains closed on Garvin’s dealings at the Newark federal court, where...