Westchester County District Attorney Janet DiFiore announced that Kevin Hymes of 3 North Castle, N.Y., was sentenced to an indeterminate term of 3 to 9 years in state prison on his January 2013 guilty plea to two counts of Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, class “C” Felonies, two counts of Grand Larceny in the Third Degree, class “D” Felonies, and one count of Scheme to Defraud in the First Degree, a class “E” Felony, relating to the theft of approximately $1,533,000.
In addition seven judgments and orders of restitution totalling $1,533,251.00 were imposed by the court.
Over a five and one half year period, between Jan. 1, 2007, and June 27, 2012, Hymes, who was a real estate attorney with an office in White Plains, N.Y., defrauded several individuals and entities by making false representations in connection with real estate closings.
On June 27, 2012, Hymes was arrested by investigators from the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office.
The defendant was convicted on Jan. 28, 2013, in the Southern District of New York for conspiracy to commit bank and wire fraud charges in connection with a $58 million mortgage fraud scheme and was sentenced on April 2.
His federal sentence will run concurrent to his state sentence.
Hymes has been disbarred from the practice of law.
Assistant District Attorney Shara Abraham of the Public Integrity Bureau prosecuted the case.