Hidden Cameras Now In Use In Deed Theft Battle Against Recording Phony Title Transfers

In Michigan, The Detroit News buries in a recent article the following note on a new method being used in fighting deed theft by Ruth Johnson, Oakland County's clerk and register of deeds:

• [J]ohnson's office installed hidden cameras to record everyone who files deeds and created a way for residents to check if anyone has filed fake deeds or documents against their property. Last year, there were 39 formal complaints and this year, Johnson said, they're on pace to exceed that number. "It's the new street hustle," she said.

For more, see Mortgage fraud high in Mich., FBI says (Group wants Attorney General Cox to resign over effort on foreclosures).