- U.S. Attorney Alice H. Martin.
Tavares Charles Williams, 29, Trussville, Alabama was sentenced to twelve months in prison, and was given a three year supervised release term after the prison term is served. WILLIAMS was indicted on February 2, 2005 and he was convicted on May 4, 2005 of three counts of Social Security Fraud and Making False Statements to a Federal Agency.
According to authorities, between February and March, 2000, Williams, a mortgage loan officer, falsified social security numbers and HUD real estate application documents which enabled ineligible home purchasers to qualify for FHA guaranteed loans. Approximately $112, 304 was taken through the fraudulent scheme.
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.