A Roseville resident and three co-defendants have been sentenced in federal court in Sacramento for their roles in a scheme that victimized homeowners facing foreclosure.
U.S. District Judge William B. Shubb on Monday sentenced Jesse Wheeler, 37, of Roseville to three years in prison. The judge also sentenced Jewel Hinkles, also known as Cydney Sanchez, 64, of Los Angeles to five years in prison; Cynthia Corn, 61, of Oakland to two and a half years in prison; and Brent Medearis, 48, of Modesto to one year and 10 months in prison, according to a U.S. Attorney’s Office news release.
Court documents show that Hinkles was the founder and general manager of Horizon Property Holdings LLC in Beverly Hills. From 2008 through 2010, Hinkles offered a service called “Save My Home” or “Homesaver” that promised to rescue financially distressed homeowners from foreclosure and reduce the principal on the homeowners’ mortgages. The firm offered the program directly to clients and through “affiliates,” who promoted and sold the program to clients, mostly in Northern California.