The Westmoreland County Pennsylvania District Attorney is investigating Susan Dougherty, Hempfield Township, Pensylvania a former Greensburg real estate settlement agent who is accused in a civil lawsuit by Stewart Title Insurance Co., of Texas of misappropriating nearly $700,000 for her personal use. The civil complaint filed alleges Dougherty stole $682,000 through her firm, Dougherty Settlement Services.
Last week, First Commonwealth Bank of Indiana filed a mortgage foreclosure against Dougherty, alleging she failed to pay the nearly $33,000 balance of the mortgage on a Greensburg house she purchased in 2001.
Rachel Dollar, the editor of Mortgage Fraud Blog is an attorney and Certified Mortgage Banker who handles litigation for lending institutions and secondary market investors.