Loan Modification Consultant gets Torturered

[2ndTimeAround]

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I wasn't sure to put this into another section, it does deal with mortgages. Cases like this give a bad rap, to the people if are doing everything right.....

Normally I not a violent person - but when somebody scam's someone, they get what's coming to them.....

By LoanSafe on September 15, 2010

Loan modification scams are a dime a dozen here in the Golden State. However,it is rare and quite surprising to hear about loan mod consultants being assaulted for scamming. Especially when the parties involved were actually business partners. But we all know, when it comes money and greed in this uncertain economy, some so-called professionals will go to drastic measures to fight for what they feel is right. Whether that right is wrong or not.

As in the case of Mary Ann Parmelee, Daniel Weston Mario Gonzales, Marissa Parker and Gustavo Canez, decided to take matters into their own hands instead of trying to work things out civilly or filing a suit. Greed and power led to the vicious beating of two of their business associates back on October 20, 2009.

The two consultants, Lamond Dean and Luis Garcia, were lured into a trap where they were tied up, beaten with a pistol, and threatened if they didn’t return the couples money. According to the testimony given, Parmelee threatened to cut off the victim’s testicles with a paper cutter. All of this took place after Parmelee and Weston felt they were robbed by the unscrupulous pair last summer.

According to a statement last year, Mario Gonzales, 47, of Glendale, and Marissa Parker, 49, of Sylmar, were heavily involved in the loan mod scheme by referring clients to their firm in exchange for a $500 fee.

The photographs of Dean’s and Garcia’s injuries were sufficient evidence enough for the trial to pend through. Court Judge, Patrick Hegarty, recognized the irony of the case. He himself quoted, “You can’t imprison and torture people simply because they have stolen money from you.”

Parmelee served eleven months behind bars and was released on Monday, Sept. 13th after a plea deal. Parker served approximately five months for being an accessory in the act.

Weston and Canez are still behind bars, awaiting their trial. All the of the defendants were accused of the following: two counts of torture; 2 counts of false imprisonment by violence; 2 counts of assault by means likely to produce great bodily harm; 2 counts of assault with a deadly weapon; 2 counts of assault with a firearm and two counts of second-degree robbery. Gonzales had an additional charge for the possession of wood knuckles with potential of using as a deadly weapon.

Parker’s attorney stated, “The only person who should have been charged with a crime is still walking the street.” Another victim, Aurora Buchanan, testified that Dean and Garcia had taken $12,500 and let her home go into foreclosure.

http://www.loansafe.org/loan-modification-consultants-tortured-for-ripping-off-homeowners

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[Guest usctrojanalum]

They should rot in a cell for at least 20 years

[retmar]

I'll second that!!! All of them, including those who got "spanked" for doing bad things to another person. Though I am not in support of our justice system, as a whole, it is still the best avenue to take. Their "booboo's" will heal, but, will it stop them?

[rippedoff]

Not suprising at all. I'm surprised there isn't a lot more of that sort of thing. People are having their money and property stolen with no real recourse through the courts. There simply isn't any way to get justice for those who don't have means to an attorney. While most people are just trampled, some will undoubtedly rise up and strike back.

Maybe others in the business of stealing home equity and other money scams, with the help of the court system, would think twice.

[Massive]

They should rot in a cell for at least 20 years

Well said indeed.

[retmar]

We've had some real problems around us for a few years. The state and County did step up and all is in the court system now. Of the cases resolved, there was jail time, restitution, and probation, mixed, of course, depending on their level of involvement.

To include, California has a non-judicial foreclosure on the books. After reading an article in our newspaper about a judge in New York who dismissed over 40 cases out of just over 100 foreclosures sitting on his desk, finding they were filed illegally, among other reasons, I sat back and thought of those around me I knew had lost their homes. This included recalling my looking at the paperwork they received from the lenders. This occurred just when one of our US Senator's, Barbara Boxer, had just recently been in Riverside, where she is from. The article made all of these claims as to how she is helping the people, doing what she can to curb foreclosures, etc. So I sent her office an email on this, referencing things I was aware of and she should find a way to look at this since she wants to help the people, as claimed. All I was trying to do was to raise a "doubt", of sorts, to cause her office to look into this and assure all was being done as written. Or, at least delegate it to someone trusted to take a look. About 3 weeks later, I receive a response from her office. All it said was how she is working for the people, blah, blah. Not one mention of anything I included in my communication. Nothing. Yes, I am aware that she actually does not read these, but, a reasonable person, when contacting their elected officials does assume a response, if any at all, would at least address the concerns and questions asked.

I do not agree with the non-judicial foreclosures in any way. My main complaint is it is used by home owner associations to steal homes from the residents. We had one a few years back, where this senior couple in Ontario, can't remember the cause, were forced out of their home, for a $120 delinquency of their fees. I've spoke to my state Representative, when we last saw each other at a veterans ceremony, on this subject and he said when he can, we will sit down and have a discussion.

[rippedoff]

Yes. The fraud and outright theft of property is rampant. I've seen one arrest around here. That's it. But I hear over and over the victims ripped off. The tactics used are despicable. There is no real legal way to fight back. But like any massive criminal operation, sooner or later people will fight back any way they can.

[goodguy2]

Not suprising at all. I'm surprised there isn't a lot more of that sort of thing. People are having their money and property stolen with no real recourse through the courts. There simply isn't any way to get justice for those who don't have means to an attorney. While most people are just trampled, some will undoubtedly rise up and strike back.

Maybe others in the business of stealing home equity and other money scams, with the help of the court system, would think twice.

It probably does... it just just does not make the news... the public never learns about a lot of things that happen , 8-)