Missouri AG announces 136-count Criminal indictments related to robo-signing in mortgage industry

February 7, 2012
Attorney General Koster announces 136-count criminal indictments related to robo-signing in mortgage industry --Boone County grand jury indicts Georgia corporation and its president for practices highlighted in 60 Minutes report --

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New York Times story from this morning: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/07/business/docx-faces-forecl...

Jefferson City, Mo. – Attorney General Chris Koster today announced that a Boone County grand jury has handed down 136-count indictments against DOCX, LLC and its founder and former president, Lorraine Brown, for forgery and making a false declaration related to mortgage documents processed by DOCX.

“The grand jury indictment alleges that mass-produced fraudulent signatures on notarized real estate documents constitutes forgery,” Koster said. “Today’s indictment reflects our firm conviction that when you sign your name to a legal document, it matters,” Koster said.

The forgery and false declaration counts each allege that the person whose name appears on 68 notarized deeds of release on behalf of the lender is not the person who actually signed the paperwork. The documents were then submitted to the Boone County Recorder of Deeds as though they were genuine.

http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2012/AG_Koster_announces_136_...