Sunday, April 17, 2011

Nevada AG Bags Real Estate Agent In Alleged $115K Senior Citizen Ripoff Involving Forged Foreclosure Deed

From the Office of the Nevada Attorney General:
  • The Nevada Attorney General’s office [] announced the arrest of a local realtor, Christopher Brown, who works for Better Homes and Garden Desert Properties in connection with a scam relating to foreclosure auction sales.
  • The State alleges that Mr. Brown filed a fraudulent and forged Trustees Deed Upon Sale with the County Recorder transferring a property to an elderly victim prior to the actual foreclosure sale.
  • The victim had paid cash to purchase the property at auction. The State alleges instead of purchasing the property, the elderly victim’s payments were diverted by Mr. Brown for his personal use. The alleged victim is a senior citizen who lost over $115,000 based on the fraudulent promises by the Defendant.

For the Nevada AG press release, see Attorney General's Office Announces Arrest In Mortgage Fraud Theft Scam.