Cops Probe Squatters' Alleged Attempt To Snatch Three Vacant Seattle-Area Mansions; "Mortgage Note Elimination Program" Peddler Suspected

In Kirkland, Washington, KOMO-TV Channel 4 reports:

• Detectives believe squatters are attempting to take possession of three separate mansions on the Eastside, each worth more than a million dollars. And detectives say they're investigating ties between these latest squatting cases and a man connected to the squatters, who set up shop in a $3.2 million Kirkland mansion back in June.

• These latest cases first caught the attention of realtors, who found letters posted on three vacant properties in Kirkland and Bellevue earlier this week. The letters tell occupants "to surrender possession within three days of serving this notice" on August 17. Two of the properties are bank-owned; the third, listed at $2.1 million, is in foreclosure.

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• Realtors say red flags were raised when they saw the name James McClung at the bottom of the letters. McClung, a former Bothell-based realtor, is also listed on state records as the owner of NW Note Elimination, which bills itself as a mortgage elimination company.

For more, see Police investigating man claiming million dollar Eastside mansions.

See also: Kirkland Reporter: Man connected with Kirkland squatter targets more Eastside homes.