TX woman indicted - accused of producing false employment verification
Thursday, May 7, 2009 at 8:46AM In the following press release [page 3] John M. Bales United States Attorney John for the Eastern District of Texas announced that Tahmeane Elrod, 47, of Tyler, was indicted on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud. If convicted, she faces up to 20 years in federal prison.
According to the Indictment [not yet filed on PACER], from September 2007 to December 2008, the defendant conspired with others to commit wire fraud by means of producing a false and fraudulent Request for Verification of Employment form as part of a loan application.
This case is being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Arnold A. Spencer.
The Editor - Ian Shuter - ACFE, DMS
U.S. Attorney John M. Bales announced today (11/4/2009) that Elrod as pleaded guilty to mortgage related fraud in the Eastern District of Texas.
According to information presented in court, in September 2007, Elrod devised a scheme to defraud mortgage financing companies by submitting false documents in order to qualify for mortgages for the purchase of a residential property. Elrod falsely inflated levels of earned income and forged signatures on a Request for Verification of Employment form as part of a loan application package. A federal grand jury returned an indictment on May 6, 2009, charging Elrod with conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
Elrod faces up to 5 years in federal prison at sentencing. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
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