A North Carolina woman who became the center of national attention for filing a fraudulent deed on a Raleigh mansion has been arrested.
WRAL reported Dawn Mangum’s name was listed on a deed recently filed with the Wake County Register of Deeds for a property that is owned by Dr. Craig Adams, a dentist. Adams did not know Mangum and only learned what was happening when his homeowners’ association informed him that Mangum was trying to gain the access codes for the gated community where he lives.
Mangum, who attempted to list Adams’ home for sale at $4 million and later claimed that she thought the house was abandoned, surrendered to police on a charge of attempting to obtain property by false pretense. However, North Carolina law does not allow the Register of Deeds to void Mangum’s fraudulent paperwork, which was approved without verification. Even if she is convicted, Adams needs to go through an expensive civil court process to correct the record and legally regain his deed.
Photo: Police mugshot of Dawn Mangum
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It is or should be, negligent and dereliction of duties by the county NOT to check on registering falsified or not RE ownership documents.