William O’Hanlon, Wire Fraud Conspiracy, New Jersey 2025

William O’Hanlon, a/k/a “Patrick Burns,” a/k/a “William Burns,” 60, of Loxahatchee, Florida, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with telemarketing that targeted or victimized timeshare owners over the age of 55 and wire fraud in connection with telemarketing that targeted or victimized timeshare owners over the age of 55.

O’Hanlon’s sentencing is scheduled for September 22, 2025.

O’Hanlon was the leader of a fraudulent telemarketing scheme that targeted timeshare owners over the age of 55. The scheme was operated through businesses WILLIAMS ANDREWS BURNS LLC, RESORT BNB, INC., and WILLIAMS & BURNS, INC.

From in or about October 2016 through in or about October 2020, O’Hanlon and his co-conspirators engaged in a scheme to financially enrich themselves by selling fraudulent services to timeshare owners offered through the businesses, including offering to rent and/or buy the owners’ timeshares under false and fraudulent pretenses or representations, and offering to recover monies timeshare owners had previously paid in connection with other scams.

The co-conspirators obtained lists of timeshare owners and their contact information, and cold-called them to pitch their various services in return for upfront fees. They made numerous false and misleading statements to the timeshare owners, including falsely stating that the timeshare owners had “bonus” timeshare weeks which WAB would rent for them in return for an upfront fee, and falsely guaranteeing thousands of dollars in rental income for the timeshare owners.

O’Hanlon’s wife, Karen Stefanowski, 62, of Loxahatchee, Florida, pleaded guilty on April 30, 2025, to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with telemarketing that targeted or victimized timeshare owners over the age of 55 and wire fraud in connection with telemarketing that targeted or victimized timeshare owners over the age of 55. Her sentencing is scheduled for September 4, 2025.

According to documents filed in this case, the scheme resulted in substantial financial losses for the timeshare owners. The exact amount of the losses is not specified in the press release.

O’Hanlon and Stefanowski were previously charged in the indictment along with James Toner, 43, of Lake Mary, Florida, and William Chiusano, Jr., then-48, of Laguna Niguel, California. Chiusano is now deceased, and charges against him have been dismissed.

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