Katherine Vidaurri (a.k.a. Katherine Pullim, Katherine Padilla), 50, was indicted by a Bernalillo County, New Mexico grand jury on multiple counts of Mortgage Fraud and Forgery, and single counts of Racketeering and Conspiracy to Commit Racketeering. Vidaurri could serve 31 1/2 years in prison if found guilty on all counts.
Vidaurri was arrested on December 11th, 2008 on a probation violation and will be arraigned sometime within a week. In 2002, she pled guilty to Fraud and two counts of Violating the Mortgage Broker Act.
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.