Friday, November 23, 2007

Ex-Detroit Cop Charged In Mortgage Fraud, Forgery

The Detroit Free Press reports:
  • A fired Detroit police officer was charged ... with three felonies on allegations that he forged the signature of Wayne County Clerk Cathy Garrett to paperwork in an attempt to receive a mortgage loan. County officials announced forgery and other charges against D’Clarence Reynolds, 27, of Detroit, in a case that left Wayne County Sheriff Warren Evans baffled. “It’s hard to believe that anyone, particularly a former police officer, would forge the name of a county official and not think it would raise a red flag,” Evans said ... .

For more, see Former Detroit cop charged with fraud in mortgage scheme.