BofA Throws Foreclosure Contractor Under The Bus As Burglary Charge Brought For Alleged Unauthorized Entry, Disturbance Of Family's Belongings

In Martinsburg, West Virginia, The Journal reports:

• A Martinsburg man contracted by Bank of America to cut grass at a home a day after its foreclosure was arraigned on one count of daytime burglary Wednesday after he allegedly entered the house and rifled through the family's personal belongings.



• Warren Edward Brown, 30, of Herman Lane, was later released after posting $15,000 bail. One of the alleged victims told police that boxes in a family room had been disturbed, a bedroom closet was rummaged through, a safe in the basement was moved and copper wire had been moved from the garage to the driveway, according to court records.



• Brown has denied any wrongdoing, telling police that another man working with him found that a back door had been kicked in and that it was part of his job to enter the residence to see if there were any damages or if anything was missing, records show.



• Brown's supervisor and a Bank of America representative, however, told police that no one, including Brown, was authorized to enter the residence.

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• On Oct. 21, [West Virginia State Trooper N.F.] Alatta contacted the field service office for Bank of America and spoke with a representative about the situation. The representative told the officer that Bank of America had submitted an order for the grass to be cut at the residence and stated that no one should have gone into the home, including Brown, records show.

For more, see Bank contractor charged with burglary (Martinsburg man hired by Bank of America to cut grass at foreclosed home arraigned).