Restitution Hearing Set for Former Roswell Escrow Company Owner Convicted of Fraud Scheme

ALBUQUERQUE – A restitution hearing has been scheduled for former Roswell Escrow Services, Inc. owner Christopher Adam Jensen-Tanner, 45.

The hearing will take place on September 18, 2024, at 1:30 PM at the U. S. Courthouse located at 100 N. Church Street, Las Cruces, New Mexico 88001.

Jensen-Tanner was previously sentenced to 46-months in prison for wire fraud on July 25, 2024.

This hearing will provide an opportunity for all parties involved to discuss and determine the restitution amounts owed in connection with the recent case.

Jensen-Tanner admitted in his plea agreement that from January 2017 through October 2019, while owning and operating Roswell Escrow Services, Inc., he engaged in a scheme to defraud clients by making false representations. The business involved holding clients' funds for 1031 exchanges and servicing real estate contracts. Jensen-Tanner misrepresented how these funds would be held or spent and used them for personal purposes on numerous occasions.

If you are a victim or potential victim and would like to attend the hearing, please contact Victim Specialist Jacquie Gutierrez at (575) 522-2304 before the date of the hearing for more information.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Mexico are seeking individuals who may have been victims of a wire fraud scheme involving Jensen-Tanner and Roswell Escrow Services, Inc. (RES) between January 2017 and October 2019.  If you were a client of Jensen-Tanner and/or RES and believe you are a victim, please contact the FBI tipline at 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324) or tips.fbi.gov.

The Roswell Division of the FBI and IRS Criminal Investigation investigated this case with assistance from the Securities and Financial Institutions Divisions of the New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department. Assistant United States Attorneys Ry Ellison and Richard Williams are prosecuting the case.

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