Two former Florida state assistant attorneys general, forced to quit their jobs at the attorney general’s office, have complied a report which has led to a New York homeowner winning her case.
The report by former state assistant attorneys general June Clarkson and Theresa Edwards is a step-by-step account of how some lenders circumvent foreclosure laws and possibly use fraudulent paperwork. The report, which cites Ocwen Financial Corp., a loan servicer that has workers in West Palm Beach, was first reported in The Palm Beach Post.
Florida foreclosure defense attorneys said it’s ironic that the duo’s findings would be used as evidence in a New York case after they were asked to resign in Florida despite positive performance reviews. The most recent evaluation of Edwards noted that her foreclosure investigation “has been instrumental in triggering a nationwide review of such practices.”
“It is telling that, once again, a New York court is more interested in exposing fraud taking place right here in Palm Beach County than our own Florida courts, even citing to the investigation of the Florida Attorney General,” said Tom Ice of Ice Legal in Royal Palm Beach.
[…] Soto (D-District 49) has written to Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi seeking answers as to why two state assistant attorneys generals were recently terminated.Rep. Darren M. Soto“It has come to my attention that two assistant attorney generals, Theresa […]
[…] that a thorough and truly independent probe is made into these suspicious dismissals,” Soto said.Edwards and Clarkson’s foreclosure fraud work, which in part sets out how some lenders circumvent the law, was used successfully to prosecute […]