Two land scam operators in bed with crooked lawyer ripped off bankers for nearly $6 million for their Church of Holy Moley

BALTIMORE, MD—Samuel R. VanSickle, age 51, of Accident, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to commit bank fraud arising from three fraudulent bank loans in which VanSickle received proceeds from the sale of real property in Garrett County, Maryland, and Cheat Lake, West Virginia, totaling over $5.7 million.

Court News: crooked land lawyer gets year in slammer for screwing lenders of nearly 2 million

According to the fraudulent settlement statement, Blythe was to pay a purported mortgage company $1,972,427.82 from the proceeds. At the closing in October 2004, Blythe failed to collect Strosnider’s funds as described in the settlement statement. In addition, she distributed the proceeds of the sale not to the fictitious trustee and church, but to her co-conspirator.