Welcome to The Home Equity Theft Reporter, a blog dedicated to informing the consumer public and the legal profession about Home Equity Theft issues. This blog will consist of information describing the various forms of Home Equity Theft and links to news reports & other informational sources from throughout the country about the victims of Home Equity Theft and what government authorities and others are doing about it.
Saturday, November 28, 2015
Habitual Criminal Who Professed Her Love For 88-Year Old Man Gets 200 Years In Prison For Taking Advantage Of Him; Victim Spent Thousands, Put Up His Home As Collateral To Continue Bailing Her Out Of Jail
In Arvada, Colorado, KUSA-TV Channel 9 reports:
A woman who took advantage of an elderly man was sentenced to more than 200 years behind bars [last week].
Jack Woods, 88, posted an ad in the paper for a housekeeper.
Jana Bergman, who was in jail at the time, answered the ad. Not long after, Bergman confessed her love for Woods. Bergman was a habitual criminal and was in and out of jail frequently. Woods continued to bail her out, spending thousands of dollars.
At one point, Woods put his house up as collateral to bail her out.
Bergman was physically abusive. Officials say she punched and kicked Woods down the stairs. Bergman was found guilty on numerous charges including attempted manslaughter and robbing an at-risk adult. Bergman still has five criminal cases pending in the Denver metro area.
CBC News: Betrayal of Trust (A CBC investigation reveals how lawyers across Canada have misappropriated and mishandled clients money, to the tune of tens of millions of dollars, or sometimes even charging vulnerable people top dollar for shoddy services)
Land Contract/Contract For Deed/Rent-To-Own Rackets
The New York Times: The Housing Trap (In the wake of the housing crisis, low-income families have turned to seller financing to buy homes but these deals can be a money trap)
Beware The Fine Print: Consumers Forced To Sign Away Their Rights To Use Court System
The NY Times: Arbitration Everywhere, Stacking the Deck of Justice(Part 1 in series examining how clauses buried in tens of millions of contracts have deprived Americans of one of their most fundamental constitutional rights: their day in court)
Foreclosure Mills' Abysmal Record In Complying With New NYS Foreclosure Requirements
Justice Deceived: How Large Foreclosure Firms Subvert State Regulations Protecting Homeowners
MFY Legal Services Report On Questionable Practices By Process Servers In Debt Collection Cases
Justice Disserved: A Preliminary Analysis of the Exceptionally
Low Appearance Rate by Defendants in Lawsuits Filed in the Civil Court of the City of New York
Mortgage Mess Redux: Robo-Signers Return (A Reuters investigation finds that many banks are still employing the controversial foreclosure practices that sparked a major outcry last year)
CNN Video: As Foreclosures Mount, Florida Court Turns To 'Rocket Docket'
The Wall Street Journal: A Florida Court's 'Rocket Docket' Blasts Through Foreclosure Cases (2 Questions, 15 Seconds, 45 Days to Get Out; 'What's to Talk About?' Says a Judge)
"Produce The Note" Strategy When Dealing With Missing Promissory Notes In Foreclosure Actions
ABC Video: Fighting Against Foreclosure (Some homeowners have found a new tactic to keep the banks at bay)
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