Disbarred Florida Attorney Gets 10 Years For His Part In Alleged Sale Leaseback, Foreclosure Rescue Scam That Defrauded 50+ Homeowners

In Tampa, Florida, WTSP-TV Channel 10 reports:

• A federal judge has sentenced a disbarred lawyer to ten years in prison on his guilty plea to a mortgage scheme that stole the equity from more than 50 homeowners. Graham Daniel Kligerman, 34, of Clearwater, was also ordered to pay $6.5 million in restitution. The U.S. Attorney's office said Kligerman was part of a mortgage foreclosure rescue scheme that defrauded more than 50 homeowners.

For more, see Disbarred lawyer sentenced in mortgage fraud.

See also:

• U.S. Attorney (Tampa, Florida) Press Release: Clearwater Man Sentenced To Ten Years For Mortgage Fraud,
• The Tampa Tribune: Clearwater Lawyer Gets 10 Years For Real Estate Scam,
• St. Petersburg Times: Disbarred Clearwater lawyer gets 10 years in Florida mortgage scheme,
• Original Criminal Complaint - U.S. v. Kligerman,
• Go here for more on Graham Kligerman.

Go here for criminal prosecutions of foreclosure rescue operators and home equity scammers.

For more on equity stripping scams, generally, see DREAMS FORECLOSED: The Rampant Theft of Americans' Homes Through Equity-stripping Foreclosure 'Rescue' Scams (4.61 MB approx.).