A disbarred Long Island attorney accused of lying to federal investigators about his role in a foreclosure rescue scheme was held without bail after pleading not guilty Wednesday before Eastern District Magistrate Judge A. Kathleen Tomlinson (See Profile) in Central Islip.

A federal indictment unsealed Wednesday alleges that Barry Stephen Zornberg, 54, intentionally misled the FBI during an investigation into a scam in which 10 families were defrauded of approximately $1.3 million in home equity.