Jenny Wicke was ordered to spend four years on probation as part of a plea deal for failing to pay sales tax and misstating facts when applying for foods stamps.

Detroit — Deed fraud, in which thieves fraudulently claim they own a home and even file forged paperwork to assume ownership, is at a crisis level in Detroit, with hundreds of cases working their way ...

WHAT THE FBI WANTS YOU TO KNOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF. IT’S A REALLY SCARY SCAM BECAUSE IT TARGETS ONE OF PEOPLE’S BIGGEST ASSETS THEIR HOME. IN DIGGING INTO THIS PROBLEM, I SPOKE WITH SEVERAL REALTORS ...

Imagine having a home or property you own sold without your knowledge. It's a scam called "quit claim deed fraud," and it's happening in the Granite State. Protesters clash at Florida 'No Kings' rally ...

HENRY COUNTY, Ga. — “Why would I sell them the house for nothing, just give it to him? It doesn’t make sense,” Jamie Norris told Channel 2 Consumer Investigator Justin Gray. But according to records ...

Question: My wife and I are in escrow to purchase a vacant home in Laveen from an investor LLC whose principal will only furnish us a quit claim deed. The escrow company has no problem with a quit ...

DETROIT (WXYZ) — A housing crisis you may not be aware of involving deed fraud is being carried out on a major scale. For victims, the impact can be devastating ...

Why would someone want to steal your property title? The answer is simple: financial gain. Someone with a stolen title might attempt to take a loan out against your property or even sell the home and ...

Jane purchased a house with 5 acres. She named it "Little Farm." Little Farm is considered "real property." Jane's ownership of Little Farm meant that she held "title" to that real property. Jane ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - It’s easier than you think for a criminal to steal your home. The only thing a crook needs is a simple document called a quit claim deed and a notary’s stamp. Once that criminal turns ...

Question: My wife inherited a one-acre lot in Peoria when her mother passed away five years ago. Her brother, who is a real estate broker in Oregon and a good guy, inherited the one-acre lot next door ...

Marc Shaw, World Wide Land Transfer CEO. Attorney-entrepreneur modernizing title insurance with AI to deliver secure closings across the US. Imagine waking up to discover that, according to the county ...