Convicted South Jersey Foreclosure Rescue Operator Gets Eight Years For Ripping Off 77 Homeowners

In Burlington County, New Jersey, CBS-TV Channel 3 (Philadelphia) reports:

• A Mount Laurel, New Jersey man was sentenced to eight years in prison Tuesday after pleading guilty to stealing from homeowners who hired him to save their properties from foreclosure. Peter Rogers was paid thousands of dollars by people that hoped he could help them save their homes. After collecting over $105,000 in all, he left the homeowners to fend for themselves.

• The 65-year old Rogers appeared in a Burlington County court room Tuesday after pleading guilty to defrauding 77 people who hired him to help save their homes from foreclosure. Victim after victim testified before Superior Court Judge John Almeida, telling how Rogers and his company, Express Consolidation Refinance and Mortgage Consultation, ripped them off.

For more, see Mortgage Fraud Defendant Sentenced.

In a related story, see Victims of scam have their say.

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