Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Law Firm's Robo-Signers Defrauded Thousands, Class Action Charges

A federal class action claims that thousands of Maryland homeowners lost their homes because of the illegal robo-signing operation of the Shapiro & Burson law firm, with offices in Baltimore, Md., and Fairfax, Va., and six of its attorneys. The suit also charges the firm charged excessive fees.


The suit notes that the State's Attorney in Prince George's County, Md., has opened a criminal inquiry into the firm's practices and has received statements from a former employee who said he was told to sign thousands of affidavits without seeing any evidence that the statements in the affidavits were true.

The plaintiffs, Charles Smalley and Pamela Ball, lost their homes in foreclosure actions involving the Shapiro & Burson firm, even though the firm allegedly did not have possession of the documents necessary to justify the actions.

Rest here

http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2011/04/law-firm-s-robo-signers-defrauded-thousands-class-action-charges.html

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