Michigan Woman Charged With Stealing Sister's I.D. To Obtain Mortgage & Then Allowing It To Fall Into Foreclosure

From the Office of the Michigan Attorney General:

• Attorney General Mike Cox [...] announced that his office has filed charges against a Wyoming, MI woman accused of defrauding the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) by fraudulently obtaining a mortgage, defaulting on that mortgage and leaving taxpayers to pick up the tab. Maria Antonia Franks Hernandez is accused of stealing her sister's identity [...] to fraudulently obtain an $83,000 mortgage through MSHDA. She then defaulted on the mortgage, leaving taxpayers with a balance of more that $76,000. Franks Hernandez's sister resides in Mexico.

For the entire press release, see Mortgage Fraud Results in Charges for West Michigan Woman.