He was losing his dwelling, she paid a personal debt aid business and got no reduction. They contacted Assist Me Howard with Patrick Fraser, but what took place just after we aired the tales? Here is tonight’s update.
For far more than two a long time, Naomi Brown’s 11 little ones had watched as her property sat in foreclosures.
Theodis Jones: “With sleepless nights, it’s been tough on me. Depressed. It’s been really hard.”
Tough mainly because his mother still left the household to Theodis, and he was the just one who was shedding it.
Theodis Jones: “My ex-girlfriend went behind my back and took two loans off of this household without having my awareness of it.”
Permit’s back up to 2021, when Theodis’ ex, Adrienne McSweeney, went to a personal financial institution to borrow $120,000 using Theodis’ house as collateral.
She was accused of pulling it off by thieving Theodis’ driver’s license and obtaining this guy to fake to be Theodis.
Theodis Jones: “The photograph didn’t match.”
A handful of months later on, the lender commenced to foreclose on the dwelling.
Theodis Jones: “It’s been a crime fully commited from me and the individuals attempting to get my house.”
When Theodis contacted McSweeney and advised her he was contacting the police, she texted again, “All I inquire is time to correct it. Less than 8 weeks.”
Patrick Fraser: “So you are going to get rid of your mama’s home?”
Theodis Jones: “I don’t want to reduce it, not if you can enable me.”
Mark Mastrarrigo then stepped in to characterize Theodis.
He had the shots from the closing, but most importantly, a handwriting skilled.
This is the impostor’s signature. This is Theodis’.
Mark Mastrarrigo: “And she gave us her best of greatest variability. That is not Theodis’ signature.”
Mark had financial institution statements that confirmed McSweeney received the dollars. But the lender explained to me they were being persuaded Theodis and McSweeney worked collectively.
Yet another yr passed. Then, immediately after a deposition with Theodis, the lawyer for the title coverage enterprise was persuaded Theodis was the sufferer. They paid the financial institution the $120,000 again, and the foreclosure against Theodis was dismissed.
Mark Mastrarrigo: “We received, but he won. His dwelling was at stake.”
Mark handed the decide’s purchase to Theodis. His property was free of charge and very clear yet again.
Theodis Jones: “I can’t even consider detailing how I sense ideal now. It’s a blessing.”
It was a prolonged battle that took a very good decided law firm to help save Theodis.
Patrick Fraser: “Theodis couldn’t have carried out this on its individual, could he?”
Mark Mastrarrigo: “Completely not, and if you don’t have any person on your facet that understands what they’re carrying out, that’s going to do the suitable issue, chances are you’re going to get a terrible outcome.”
The decide also purchased the title insurance coverage enterprise to pay Theodis’ authorized service fees. Another victory for him.
Theodis Jones: “I thank everyone — I thank you, I thank Howard, I thank my lawyer Mark, my household. It’s been true rough, gentleman, two a long time and 4 months.”
Talking of successful, recall Karen Dematas, who hired a credit card debt aid enterprise?
Karen Dematas: “I’ve read about financial debt reduction businesses, and I just imagined that it was very good.”
She had an $11,000 credit card invoice. CDS credit card debt relief told her they would get the debt wiped out if she paid out them $199 a thirty day period. She did.
Karen Dematas: ‘And I would be financial debt absolutely free in a 12 months, a 12 months and a 50 percent. That’s what they told me.”
For 6 months, Karen paid out them, then found out they didn’t get her debt reduced at all.
She questioned us to get her $1,200 again. But we identified the firm closed a single workplace in West Palm Seaside, then another, and the registered proprietor didn’t return my dozen cellphone phone calls.
Patrick Fraser: “I tried. I could not get them to give the dollars back again.”
Karen Dematas: “I understand, I fully grasp. It’s sad, but I comprehend.”
Our tale aired. And then…
Karen Dematas: “He sent a few payments via Zelle: a single $500, one particular $500 and then $200.”
The financial debt aid company returned Karen’s $1,200.
Karen Dematas: “Since Channel 7 confirmed and built the report on him, and I guess he felt guilty.”
A nice, unpredicted shock.
Karen Dematas: “I was really stunned. I was seriously stunned.”
A excellent shock, but Karen even now has that massive credit score card financial debt and no way to pay it.
As for the female accused of having $120,000 in Theodis’ situation, Miami-Dade Law enforcement are nonetheless investigating, but they haven’t charged her with nearly anything.
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With this Help Me Howard, I’m Patrick Fraser, 7News.
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