Grayson Calls on Florida Supreme Court to Halt Foreclosures

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Source: Naked Capitalism

Grayson Calls on Florida Supreme Court to Halt Foreclosures

Representative Alan Grayson of Florida has asked the Florida Supreme Court to halt all foreclosures in the state in light of an investigation by its attorney general into allegations of pervasive foreclosure fraud by so-called “foreclosure mills”.

September 20, 2010

Chief Justice Charles T. Canady
Florida Supreme Court
500 South Duval Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1900

Dear Chief Justice Canady,

I am disturbed by the increasing reports of predatory ‘foreclosure mills’ in Florida. The New York Times and Mother Jones have both recently reported on the rampant and widespread practices of document fraud and forgery involved in mortgage assignments. My staff has spoken with multiple foreclosure specialists and attorneys in Florida who confirm these reports.

Three foreclosure mills – the Law Offices of Marshall C. Watson, Shapiro & Fishman, and the Law Offices of David J. Stern – constitute roughly 80% of all foreclosure proceedings in the state of Florida. All are under investigation by Attorney General Bill McCollum. If the reports I am hearing are true, the illegal foreclosures taking place represent the largest seizure of private property ever attempted by banks and government entities. This is lawlessness.

I respectfully request that you abate all foreclosures involving these firms until the Attorney General of the state of Florida has finished his investigations of those firms for document fraud.

I have included a court order, in which Chase, WAMU, and Shapiro and Fishman are excoriated by a judge for document fraud on the court. In this case, Chase attempted to foreclose on a home, when the mortgage note was actually owned by Fannie Mae.

Taking someone’s home should not be done lightly. And it should certainly be done in accordance with the law.

Thank you for your consideration of this request.

Sincerely,

Alan Grayson
Member of Congress

Read more: http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2010/09/grayson-calls-on-florida-supreme-court-to-halt-foreclosures.html

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You can read the order here: http://www.scribd.com/doc/37804102/Pocopanni-Order-Dismissing-With-Prejudice

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1. KNR! n/t

[Usrename]

2. This is lawlessness.

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3. Bravo Rep. Grayson!

[DemocraticPilgrim]

4. He's on the money we need a national 3 year hold on mortgage paymenrs to kickstart ...

The economy now Grayson is a savior. Only for those who can prove they're struggling of course Then we can have folks consuming and save homes, just interest payments at the very least