Arrested 18 months after flight from Clark County, Washington:
Mildreada Andrews, 45; her daughter, Melanie Marie Andrews, 22; her son, Michael Lee Andrews, 24; and her daughter-in-law, Isis Andrews, 19.
The family is accused in connection with complex real estate and identity theft scam that victimized Jehovah's Witnesses and the elderly. It is alleged that the family used stolen Social Security numbers to produce false income tax returns, W-2 forms and pay stubs that were used to borrow money for the purchase of 13 Vancouver, Washington area homes worth an estimated $3.4 million. The family took out second mortgages on the homes, converted the garages into apartments, contracted to provide care for elderly people who they housed in the converted garages (care being provided by illegal immigrants and non-licensed providers) and stole credit cards, cash and the identities of the elderly clients.
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.