Register Of Deeds Calls For Criminal Probe Into Foreclosure Fraud; Makes Major Document Dump Of 31K+ Robosigned Land Instruments On Bay State AG, Feds

From the Office of the Southern Essex (Massachusetts) District Register of Deeds John O’Brien:

• Saying that the time has come for a full scale criminal investigation, Southern Essex District Register of Deeds John O’Brien, [] has sent some 31,897 of what he says are fraudulent documents that have been recorded in the Salem Registry to Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz.



• O’Brien said that he is asking these officials to impanel a Grand Jury to look into the evidence that he has presented.



• “I am confident that these documents will show a pattern of fraud, uttering and forgery. These documents are signed by known robo or surrogate signers, whose signatures were supposedly witnessed by notary publics. In addition, these documents may contain fraudulent information in the body of the documents. I believe that a criminal investigation is the next step to hold the perpetrators responsible.”

For more, see O’Brien calls for criminal action against the Big Banks, Says they acted like “criminal enterprise”.

Note: If you are a victim of robosigning, contact the Southern Essex District Register of Deeds customer service department to ask about receiving an affidavit as proof that a document being used to take your home contains a fraudulent or surrogate signed document.

Go here for a list of active robosigners identified by McDonnell Property Analytics in the Southern Essex District Deed Registry.

Thanks to Deontos for the heads-up on the press release.