The AI tsunami is upon us, and I choose optimism. And…I fight fraud.
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A Ventura County jury convicted Khambray Holloway of filing a false grant deed to a $4.8 million Oxnard Shores home. Prosecutors say he then handed the same paperwork to locksmiths at least twice, trying to get the locks changed. Sentencing is set for October 28.
The Ventura County DA's release on the verdict: da.venturacounty.gov/wp-cont…
A Washington man sent a real estate agent a forged power of attorney claiming authority to sell a deceased Seattle homeowner's house, and accepted an offer on it. The victim's niece stepped in. He got 3 years in a case that also covered pandemic unemployment fraud in 19 states.
The U.S. Attorney's sentencing release (W.D. Wash.): justice.gov/usao-wdwa/pr/car…
AARP's Françoise Cleveland told Bloomberg Law that most states don't let records offices reject suspicious filings. Rhode Island's 2026 law now lets municipalities do it, makes title fraud a crime, and requires email alerts for property record changes.
Bloomberg Law's report: news.bloomberglaw.com/artifi…
Federal prosecutors in Cleveland say an investment advisor used two people's identities to pose as controlling their company, and so their home, then took out a mortgage of more than $220,000 on it. The owners found out when they got a foreclosure notice. He is charged.
The U.S. Attorney's indictment release (N.D. Ohio): justice.gov/usao-ndoh/pr/ohi…
Queens prosecutors say 5 people lured investors to a company that supposedly flipped distressed homes, took nearly $3 million, and, per public records, never bought the Corona and Westchester houses the money was meant for. All 5 are charged; 3 are due back in court October 29.
The Queens District Attorney's release: queensda.org/five-defendants…
In Baltimore, the fraud against a 91-year-old widowed schoolteacher with dementia came to light when a neighbor found no food in her refrigerator; a tax sale notice turned up soon after. Her goddaughter, who had taken her deed and power of attorney, pleaded guilty September 29.
The Baltimore City State's Attorney's release: stattorney.org/news-media/pr…
Alabama's Property Protection Act of 2026 is now in effect. In certain deals with an unknown, absent seller, agents and brokers must get identification and ownership records, and settlement agents must verify sellers in some vacant or non-owner-occupied transfers.
WEIS Radio's rundown of the new Alabama law: weisradio.com/2026/10/07/new…
