Chicago Cops Bust Two More In Alleged Sovereign Citizen Squatting Scam; Duo Accused Of Filing Forged Paperwork On, Then Illegally Occupying, About A Dozen Foreclosed Homes

In Chicago, Illinois, The Beverly Review reports:

• Two men wanted in a squatting scheme throughout the city, including in Beverly/Morgan Park, have been arrested, according to 19th Ward Ald. Matt O’Shea.
  
  Raymond Trimble and Arshad Thomas, whom O’Shea believes are father and son, are facing felony fraud and theft-related charges, O’Shea said, stemming from accusations that they illegally occupied about a dozen foreclosed homes in the neighborhood.
  
  Trimble was arrested Dec. 10, O’Shea said, and is being held without bond.
  
  Thomas was arrested the week of Dec. 14 on unrelated charges, O’Shea said, which led to the squatting charges. Thomas’ bond has been set at $250,000 for the squatting charges, as well as $250,000 for other charges.
  
  Both are expected to face indictments in January.
  
  Trimble and Thomas are the fourth and final men to be arrested in the case, O’Shea said; Fahim Ali and Torrez Moore were arrested this summer, and O’Shea said that both men are now involved in pre-trial proceedings and have been denied reduced bonds. All four men, according to officials, claim to be part of the Moors, also known as the Sovereign Citizens, who do not recognize U.S. law.
  
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  Squatting has become a difficult issue to address, officials said, because offenders can file forged documents with the Cook County Recorder of Deeds, which can do little to reject the documents.

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