Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto is expected to file criminal charges against bank and title company employees, as well as notary publics, over allegations of robo signing.
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A Las Vegas attorney who represents people facing foreclosure has accused Wells Fargo of forging loan documents. The allegation is the latest sign that efforts to hold mortgage lenders accountable are escalating in Nevada.
In court papers filed this month in Clark County District Court, attorney Dave Crosby alleged bank employees committed forgery and fraud in making a $350,000 loan to a father of four who was unemployed at the time.
“They forged signatures, they backdated documents,” Crosby said. “We’ve got them cold.”
Published: Tuesday, January 18, 2011 at 1:00 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, January 17, 2011 at 10:52 p.m.
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Florida courthouses are rife with evidence of errors and fabrications made by attorneys handling foreclosure cases, and yet so far no lawyers have been disciplined.
With pressure mounting to police its own members, the Florida Bar established a special category of complaints listed as “foreclosure fraud.”
But in 20 complaints investigated in that category, the Bar has not found cause to discipline anyone — even lawyers who admitted to breaking ethical rules.
Some observers say that early track record of ignoring misdeeds by its members raises questions about whether the system of self-policing for lawyers can handle the depth of wrongdoing in the foreclosure crisis.
The complaints have been filed by judges, lawyers, homeowners and the Florida Bar itself, and reflect the issues seen in courtrooms almost daily for the past two years, including forged signatures and backdated documents used to improperly seize homes in foreclosures.
The case file cited below relates to a civil — not a criminal — investigation. The existence of an investigation does not constitute proof of any violation of law.
Case Number:
L10-3-1197
Subject of investigation:
Provest LLC
Subject’s address:
4520 Seedling Circle Tampa, Florida 33614
Subject’s business:
Process Serving Company
Allegation or issue being investigated:
Numerous Complaints being looked into, among them are questionable proper service of complaints, questionable billing practices, filing questionable affidavits filed with the Courts.
AG unit handling case:
Economic Crimes Division in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
The case file cited below relates to a civil — not a criminal — investigation. The existence of an investigation does not constitute proof of any violation of law.
Case Number:
L10-3-1228
Subject of investigation:
Gissen & Zawyer Process Service, Inc.
Subject’s address:
1550 Biscayne Blvd. Suite 200 Miami, Florida 33132
Subject’s business:
Service of process company
Allegation or issue being investigated:
Numerous complaints being looked into, among them are questionable proper service of complaints in foreclosure law suits, questionable billing practices, filing questionable affidavits with the Courts, back dating returns of service,
AG unit handling case:
Economic Crimes Division in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
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