Getting the house back after foreclosure

Neil Garfield and I have been fighting illegal foreclosures for over 20 years. Here at Livinglies.me sometimes we win big and get the house back after foreclosure and eviction. Wins can come in all forms for us in the Foreclosure Litigation support arena. Here is our latest win in the making in the state of Washington.

Foreclosed upon, Ignored by the Judge, then Evicted

Our client Kevin had his house stolen. He got kicked out of the home he loved; the home where his son is buried. He came to us desperate, needing help to correct a wrong. Little did he know how wrong. We uncovered massive fraud and criminal activity in his foreclosure. No surprise there. We do that every day. But our expert Research team, led by Donna Steenkamp, did the kind of research very few companies can do. (We truly have no national competitors in the Foreclosure Litigation Support arena.)

We connected the chain of events leading up to Kevin’s eviction that led us to the criminals. We prepared an expert affidavit documenting all of it. If you want to see a redacted version of the expert affidavit just ask to join our private facebook group Here We will post it there.  

It is mind blowing what we document in this expert affidavit. Our experts are available to appear at trial and our work has been accepted in courts all across the country. This case should get some well-deserved exposure of the criminal thefts of homes happening every day in America. Read the affidavit and let us know if you have been affected by any of the parties to this criminal conviction. They include the likes of Springleaf Financial  Owned by Fortress; a large Hedge fund, Nationstar (Mr Cooper), and DLJ mortgage

Criminal conviction of Patrick Soria

Here is the press release from the Justice department regarding this criminal who took part in stealing Kevin’s home:

Monday, August 2, 2021 LOS ANGELES – A West Hollywood man was sentenced today to 152 months in federal prison for orchestrating a real estate fraud scheme that victimized more than 2,000 homeowners, involved fraudulent filings that affected the title to properties across the country and caused more than $7 million in losses.

          Patrick Joseph Soria, 35, was sentenced by United States District Judge Dale S. Fischer, who called Soria “a skillful conman who created a very sophisticated scheme.” Judge Fischer also stated, “This is not the largest case I have presided over in terms of dollars, but it is the most brazen and heartless.”

          A restitution hearing is scheduled for October 25. Soria pleaded guilty on March 2 to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of contempt of court.

          From January 2015 to June 2018, Soria stole money from homeowners and would-be home buyers through a two-pronged scheme.

          Firstly, Soria hijacked title to properties through fraudulent title filings done at county recorders’ offices around the country. He faked the filings to make it appear that he owned the properties, and then “sold” the properties to victims who thought they were buying the homes from the true owner. In fact, Soria never owned the homes, and he instead used the victims’ “purchase” money for his own personal expenses, including escort services, stays at luxury hotels, and Bentley and Lamborghini car rentals.

          In the second part of the scheme, Soria convinced homeowners that he could help them with their mortgages, either by assisting them with a loan modification or by taking over their mortgage from their lender, with the promised result, either way, of reducing their mortgage payments. He told them that he had achieved success in this area in the past, and he convinced them that he was trying to help them, often befriending them to gain their trust and give them hope. But as Judge Fischer stated at today’s hearing, “Mr. Soria turned their hopes into a nightmare.”

          After gaining the victims’ trust, Soria convinced homeowners to stop paying their real lender and to start paying him. Through yet more fraudulent filings, Soria deceived his victims into believing he had taken over their mortgages. He also falsely lulled victims into doing nothing to protect themselves when they started receiving foreclosure and eviction notices. Many of the homeowners targeted in the scheme lost their homes.

          As part of the fraud, Soria used company names such as HBSC US and Deutsche Mellon National Asset LLC, designed to trick homeowners into thinking that these companies were real. He also took advantage of the complex mix of lenders, trustees, beneficiaries, and servicers in the mortgage market, and the assignments of mortgage loans between entities, to confuse homeowners and to make it seem as if he did in fact own the properties and mortgages.

          More than 2,000 individuals were victimized through this scheme. Soria admitted in court documents that losses totaled more than $7.6 million. In addition to causing losses to individual homeowners, the fraud scheme also victimized numerous lenders who held mortgages on, or other interests in, properties targeted in the scheme.

          The targeted properties were located nationwide, including in Texas, New York, Nevada, and in the California cities of Vernon, Beverly Hills, Santa Ana, Yorba Linda, Anaheim and elsewhere.

          In a related matter, Soria committed numerous acts of contempt of court in a related civil case before Judge Fischer, Nationstar Mortgage LLC v. Patrick Soria, et al., 18-cv-03041-DSF-RAO (C.D. Cal.), including willfully spending funds subject to an asset freeze. The contempt resulted in his incarceration in 2018, and criminal charges filed by the Court in 2019 by way of an Order to Show Cause.

          This matter was investigated by the FBI and the Federal Housing Finance Agency – Office of Inspector General, with assistance from the Los Angeles Police Department; the Beverly Hills Police Department; the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department; the San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office, the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office; and the Orange County District Attorney’s Office. Assistant United States Attorney Kerry L. Quinn of the Major Frauds Section prosecuted this case.

Conclusion

We here on the livinglies.me team are still fighting for Kevin and hope it won’t’ be long before he’s legally allowed to return to his home. Our team of Litigation Support professionals is working on it now. Stay tuned for a happy ending! If you think you may have been harmed in a scheme like what we found here please reach out to us at 844.478.6774

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FORECLOSURE DEFENSE IS NOT SIMPLE. THERE IS NO GUARANTEE OF A FAVORABLE RESULT. THE COMMENTS ON THIS BLOG AND ELSEWHERE ARE BASED ON THE ABILITY OF A HOMEOWNER TO WIN THE CASE NOT MERELY SETTLE IT. OTHER LAWYERS HAVE STRATEGIES DIRECTED AT SETTLEMENT OR MODIFICATION. THE FORECLOSURE MILLS WILL DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO WEAR YOU DOWN AND UNDERMINE YOUR CONFIDENCE. ALL EVIDENCE SHOWS THAT NO MEANINGFUL SETTLEMENT OCCURS UNTIL THE 11TH HOUR OF LITIGATION.

But challenging the “servicers” and other claimants before they seek enforcement can delay action by them for as much as 14 years or more. In addition, although currently rare, it can also result in your homestead being free and clear of any mortgage lien that you contested. (No Guarantee).

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