Missouri Feds Indict Broker In Mortgage Fraud / Identity Theft Scam

The Kansas City Star reports:

• "A federal grand jury [last week] indicted a Lee’s Summit woman in a purported scheme to defraud hundreds of thousands of dollars from mortgage lenders. Kimberly M. Davis, 42, was charged with eight counts of wire fraud, five counts of aggravated identity theft and one mail fraud count. Davis worked as a mortgage broker for two Northland firms between November 2003 and January 2005, according to court records. Prosecutors alleged that Davis illegally used the identities of three men to prepare bogus mortgage loan applications. She allegedly used the money to purchase two homes, prosecutors said."

For more, see Lee’s Summit woman accused of mortgage fraud, identity theft.

For KCTV Channel 5 reports on this story, watch Mortgage Broker Accused Of Fraud; or see Woman Accused In Mortgage Fraud Scheme (Kimberly Davis Charged With 14 Counts Relating To Identity Fraud).

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For story update, see The Examiner: LS woman guilty of mortgage fraud ("Kimberly M. Davis, 42, pleaded guilty [December 19, 2007] to charges contained in a July 24 federal indictment. Davis admitted to using the names, social security numbers and birth dates of three separate victims, without their permission, to purchase two homes in Lee's Summit.").