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N.C. Group Fraudulently Purchasing Foreclosed Properties
Attorney General Ray Cooper of North Carolina obtained a court order giving his office authority to stop a group that is filing fraudulent liens and deeds in an effort to claim ownership of foreclosed properties. The temporary restraining order bars Nu Vision International Trust, ONCE International Land Trust, Natural International Land Trust and several individuals from taking possession of properties by filing documents that are fraudulent and have no legal standing.The court order also prevents the defendants from destroying documents and records and requires that they be turned over to Cooper's office. The named defendants allegedly sought out foreclosed properties that were for sale in several counties in North Carolina and filed fraudulent paperwork transferring ownership to themselves. Shawn Pendergraft, one of the individuals behind the scheme reportedly stated that they were "working the system."
The defendants are also accused of filing over $1.2 million in liens that were written with false legal language found on the internet. These common law liens were used as a means to intimidate potential buyers and the legal property owners into believing the lien had to be paid before the property could be sold. A court hearing for a preliminary injunction against the defendants is scheduled for August 19.
Cooper said, "Pretending that you can own a home just by filing phony paperwork filled with gibberish is an insult to honest homeowners and a fraud on the whole system." Along with the temporary restraining order, Cooper is seeking to obtain a permanent order against all of the named trusts and any individual that is involved with them.
28.08.2011. 04:20