Thursday, February 15, 2007

More On Minnesota "Cash Back" Fraud Investigation

This post follows up on the Minnesota mortgage fraud investigation referenced in my Tuesday post, Feds Probing "Cash Back" Scam Involving Over 60 Deals, involving closing agent Jill Lehn.

Reportedly, Ms. Lehn has written a four page article for the upcoming March issue of Minnesota Realtor magazine which details her misdeeds while working as a closing agent at First Advantage Title Company.

Lehn and co-defendant Isadore Stewart, a Bloomington real estate investor who has also pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud in relation to three properties he purchased at inflated prices, are continuing their cooperation with the Internal Revenue Service in an ongoing investigation expected to net more arrests.

For more, see:

the St. Paul Pioneer Press report (at twincities.com)

Mortgage fraud's 'very hard lesson' (Jill Lehn pleaded guilty and lost her real estate license. Now she's sharing her story in a magazine article) (no longer available online).

and the Star Tribune story (at StarTribune.com)

Anatomy of a real estate fraud (A simple favor plus $3 million in fraud add up to regrets - and a pending prison sentence - for a former metro-area mortgage closer) (no longer available online).