I.D. Thieves 'Stung' In Attempted Massachusetts Home Theft Scam

In another story, this time reported by Boston, Massachusetts television station WCVB-TV Channel 5 on their website, TheBostonChannel.com, involving the use of identity theft to engage in a real estate scam to steal the home of a potential victim, the U.S. Attorney's office said Andre J. Lamerique of Sharon, Massachusetts, Carmella F. Lessegue of Boston, and Judy Bonas of New York City, were charged with using stolen I.D.s to fraudulently obtain a mortgage loan on a bogus purchase of a home in Dorchester, Massachusetts. Prosecutors allege that Lamerique orchestrated the phony sale to obtain the proceeds of a $440,000 mortgage to finance the purchase.

According to the report, "Law enforcement agencies got a tip about the scheme and used an undercover Massachusetts State Trooper to act as the attorney who was supposed to close the deal."

All three were previously arrested and charged in Massachusetts state court back in January on state charges involving the same incident. For more, see Feds Prosecuting ID Theft Home Purchase Case (Trio Charged With Using Stolen IDs In Fake Home Sale). sting
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