Illinois AG Lawsuits Targeting Alleged Loan Modification Fraud Operators Now Totals 31 With Three Recent Cases

From the Office of the Illinois Attorney General:

• Attorney General Lisa Madigan [...] announced three lawsuits against mortgage rescue fraud schemes operating in Illinois as part of a national crackdown with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the U.S. Department of Justice.(1) [...] With these new filings, Madigan has brought lawsuits against 31 mortgage rescue fraud schemes. To date, the Attorney General’s lawsuits have resulted in judgments in nine cases for more than $1.2 million in restitution for homeowners.

For the entire Illinois AG press release, see Madigan Continues To Crack Down On Mortgage Rescue Fraud (Illinois Attorney General Files Three New Lawsuits, Joins Federal Trade Commission, U.S. Department of Justice in Move to Protect At-Risk Homeowners Nationwide).

(1) Madigan filed complaints in Cook County Circuit Court against the following defendants:

• Loan Mod One, LLC, which has offices in Las Vegas, Nev., and West Dundee, Ill.;
• Freedom Mortgage Team, Inc., of Chicago, and Nevrus Mehmeti;
• Living Modifications Corp., of Schaumburg, Ill., and its owner, Tomasz Tomczyk.