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Vacant Land Affinity Fraud Fleeces 1,000+ Miami-Area Haitians Out Of $10.6M, Say Feds; Bogus Deeds, Closing Docs Used To Make Phony Sales Look Legit

By r morris

In Miami, Florida, the South Florida Business Journal reports on a recent federal indictment in an alleged affinity fraud targeting members of the local Haitian community:Three South Floridians have been indicted in a land scheme that authorities say defrauded more than 1,000 mostly Haitian victims out of some $10.6 million. Daniel Stephen, 42, of Miami Shores; Clotilde Jean, 43, of Miramar; and

Full post as published by The Home Equity Theft Reporter on September 03, 2009 (boomark / email).