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Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Alpharetta Woman Faces More Charges over Mortgage 'Robo-Signing'

Last week the former executive of DocX in Alpharetta pleaded guilty to mail and wire fraud conspiracy charges.

Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette on Monday announced he charged an Alpharetta woman, with racketeering for her alleged role in authorizing the "robo-signing " of mortgage documents filed in Michigan.  The felony charge against Lorraine Brown, former president of mortgage document processor DocX, comes a week after the U.S. Department of Justice announced Brown had entered a guilty plea on similar federal charges. The USDOJ said Brown admitted her participation in a six-year scheme to prepare and file more than 1 million fraudulently signed and notarized mortgage-related documents with property recorders’ offices throughout the United States. The federal plea, to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, was entered before U.S. …

Saturday, June 11, 2011

Fulton's Housing Fair in Alpharetta Helps with Foreclosure

Liz Hausmann hosts fair for those facing housing difficulties.

According to RealtyTrac, Fulton County led all counties in Georgia in total foreclosure activity for the first quarter of 2011. Georgia had the sixth highest state foreclosure rate in the nation in March.  One child in every classroom in the nation is at risk of losing his or her home. District 3 Commissioner Liz Hausmann said that one in six families in Fulton County, as well as in Georgia, is facing foreclosure.  She hosted a fair this Saturday at Alpharetta High School to help individuals and families that are dealing with this difficult situation. "Well, as you know, the housing situation has been quite dire in our state, and Fulton County is in the lead in foreclosures," she said.  "Fulton County offers assistance programs to help …

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