Bringing Equity Strippers To Justice May Be Tough Row To Hoe

In Minneapolis, Minnesota, Minnesota Public Radio reports:

• There's no running count being kept, but observers agree that most of the tens of thousands of Minnesotans scammed by equity strippers, predatory lenders and mortgage fraudsters have not gotten justice. The record for those who try is mixed.

For more, see Thousands of foreclosure scams yield a small number of criminal charges.

Go here for criminal prosecutions of foreclosure rescue operators.

For more on equity stripping scams, generally, see DREAMS FORECLOSED: The Rampant Theft of Americans' Homes Through Equity-stripping Foreclosure 'Rescue' Scams (4.61 MB approx.).