Nevada AG indicts THREE more Robosigning Notaries
http://ag.state.nv.us/newsroom/press/2011/robosignnotarycomplaint.pdf
Firm commentary:
Criminal charges were announced today against NV notaries Meghan Shaw, Jennifer Lowe and Joseph Noel for involvement in a scheme to file fraudulant documents to facilitate foreclosure.
Tracy Lawrence, the notary who stepped forward and admitted to signing tens of thousands of false documents herself, was found dead on November 29, the day of her sentencing hearing. She plead guilty to one charge of notary fraud, with a potential jail sentence of one year and a fine of up to $2000.
The Attorney General's office says the three testified before a grand jury that indicted two California title officers last month. The title officers,Gary Randall Trafford and Geraldine Ann Sheppard, face more than 600 criminal charges alleging they masterminded the filing of tens of thousands of fraudulent foreclosure documents in Las Vegas.
This should come as no surprise given the scope of the fraud...the question is ...where is OUR California Attorney General?
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Catherine Cortez Masto,
Attorney General555 E. Washington Avenue, Suite 3900
Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
Telephone - (702) 486-3420
Fax - (702) 486-3283
Web - http://ag.state.nv.us
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jennifer López
DATE: December 5, 2011 702-486-3782
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ANNOUNCES MORE
COMPLAINTS FILED AGAINST THREE NOTARIES IN ROBO-SIGNING
CASE
Las Vegas, NV -
The Office of the Nevada Attorney General announced today thatcomplaints have been filed against three more notaries in the State's ongoing massive
robo-signing investigation. Meghan Shaw, Jennifer Lowe and Joseph Noel have all
been charged with notarization of the signature of a person not in their presence.
"These complaints are the result of notary practices which did not conform with legal
requirements of our state. These requirements were enacted to ensure the integrity of
public documents and our action today is another step in our attempt to determine those
responsible" said Chief Deputy Attorney General John Kelleher.
The charges stem from the notaries' involvement in the scheme to file fraudulent
documents with the Clark County Recorder's office. The documents, referred to as
Notices of Default (NODs), were used to initiate foreclosure on local homeowners.
Through an investigation led by the Attorney General's office the notaries charged in
this case have confirmed that their job duties included signing another person's name
on a document and then notarizing that signature.
Shaw, Noel and Lowe are set to make an initial appearance in court on Wednesday,
December 28, 2011 at 8:30AM in Justice Court 8.
Anyone who has information regarding this case should contact the Attorney General's
Office at 702-486-3132.
Read the criminal complaint by visiting:
http://bit.ly/ShawBloeckerNoelCriminalComplaint
