ST. LOUIS – A man already facing local charges for trying to steal people’s homes out from under them has now drawn the ire of federal prosecutors. James. L. Townes Jr., 50, was charged in St. Louis ...

By Jan. 1, 2027, every California county (except Los Angeles County as it designed its own program) is required to establish ...

(NewsNation) — Unsuspecting homeowners are discovering their properties have been sold out from under them in a scam that authorities say is becoming more common: Quitclaim deed fraud. The scheme, ...

PLEA. A JUDGE HAS NOT YET RULED ON THAT MOTION. AN INDIANA MAN IS FACING CHARGES TONIGHT AFTER POLICE SAY HE FILED FRAUDULENT PAPERWORK AND ATTEMPTED TO SELL AN ELDERLY WOMAN’S HOME. JAMIE MAYES SPOKE ...

A new system in Montgomery County could prevent your home from being stolen via quit claim deed fraud. A new prevention protocol known as the “Fraud Pre-Check” system will make it harder for scammers ...

Arizonans should be aware of a recent decision from the Arizona Supreme Court that increases consequences for unsuspecting victims of deed fraud. Deeds are official documents that memorialize the ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Dorothy Tarpin bought her Parkland neighborhood home over 50 years ago. But in June, someone obtained it through a quitclaim deed—a process usually used when friends or family take ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Newly-appointed Jefferson County Clerk David Yates did not offer specific solutions to quitclaim deed fraud when pressed about the issue following his appointment on Friday. Several ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The man accused of stealing an elderly woman’s home in a quitclaim deed transfer has turned himself into Louisville police. In June, Dorothy Tarpin, 89, was shocked to learn the ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - It’s easier than you think for a criminal to steal your home. The only thing a crook needs is a simple document called a quit claim deed and a notary’s stamp. Once that criminal turns ...