Arrested and charged with grand theft in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme:
Suzanne DeStefano, 53, Weston, Florida
Anthony Phillips, 35, Weston, Florida
Chena Henry, 30, Dania Beach, Florida, Platinum Express Title
Destefano and Philips obtained a purchase contract for Destefano to purchase a condo at the Palms on Fort Lauderdale beach. With the assistance of Henry through Platinum Express Title, they used fake closing documents and obtained a $1.2 million dollar loan to purchase the condo. The condominium purchase never occurred as they did not pay the deposit on the condo.
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.