Cash Back, Double HUD Scam Lands Two In Jail
The Chattanoogan.com reports that former mortgage broker Jay Snyder (36 months, $261,000 restitution) and her boyfriend, Mark Wilkins (27 months, $278,000) were sentenced in a Tennessee Federal Court recently for their involvement in a cash back, "double HUD" mortgage fraud scam that also involved illegally inflating the value of the real estate involved in the fraudulent transactions.
Reportedly, the title company handling the preparation of the closing paperwork issued two HUD settlement statements - one with the actual price that went to the seller and one with the inflated price that went to Wilkins and to the finance company providing the money.
The two women that Ms. Snyder reportedly learned the double HUD technique from, Angela Byrd and Donovan Jean Barnes-Bass of Executive Title Company, each received 18 month sentences. To read more, see Snyder Gets 36 Months, Wilkins 27 Months For Mortgage Fraud.
Go here for the Indictment - U.S. vs. Snyder, Wilkins.
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Reportedly, the title company handling the preparation of the closing paperwork issued two HUD settlement statements - one with the actual price that went to the seller and one with the inflated price that went to Wilkins and to the finance company providing the money.
The two women that Ms. Snyder reportedly learned the double HUD technique from, Angela Byrd and Donovan Jean Barnes-Bass of Executive Title Company, each received 18 month sentences. To read more, see Snyder Gets 36 Months, Wilkins 27 Months For Mortgage Fraud.
Go here for the Indictment - U.S. vs. Snyder, Wilkins.
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posted by Home Equity Theft Reporter at 12:01 AM
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