Prince George's State's Attorney Nearing Indictment On 20 Mortgage, Foreclosure Fraud Cases; Lawyers, Loan Officers, Others In The Cross Hairs

In Upper Marlboro, Maryland, The Maryland Daily Record reports:

• The Prince George’s County State’s Attorney’s Office hopes to send a message to potential perpetrators of mortgage fraud: “Not in this county.” Operating since September, the office’s new Mortgage and Foreclosure Division is hoping to bring 20 cases to indictment soon, said Assistant State’s Attorney April Richardson.

• Richardson said the division is moving forward against loan officers, title companies, lawyers and brokerages thought to have participated in mortgage scams.

For more, see Mortgage fraud unit targets lawyers, loan officers.