Sheila Quintana, a 71-year-old from Vallejo, faces up to five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy in a fraud scheme against the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. Alongside co-defendant Staccato Powell, they held leadership positions in the West Episcopal District Inc. They fraudulently secured mortgages on church properties by fabricating documents that falsely claimed church membership approvals for loans. Quintana's actions included preparing fake resolutions to misrepresent the church's consent for these financial transactions, ultimately causing legal disputes within the church community.
Quintana, along with co-defendant Staccato Powell, were officers of the West Episcopal District Inc., and orchestrated a mortgage fraud scheme targeting AME Zion Church properties.
Quintana prepared fake resolutions to falsely represent that the church membership had approved the loan transactions, directly leading to fraudulent mortgages.
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