A Tennessee woman was sentenced to prison today for filing bogus deeds for residential real estate in North Carolina and other states and misusing the owners’ personal identifying information (PII).
Alicia England of Chattanooga was ordered to serve 75 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release. She was also ordered to pay more than $300,000 as restitution.
According to court documents and court proceedings, England engaged in a wire fraud scheme from October 2022 to August 2024 by filing fake deeds for residential real estate located in North Carolina and elsewhere. To carry out the scheme, England stole the identity of several victims, alive and deceased, and used their PII to open bank accounts, file fraudulent deeds, and enter into real estate sales for properties she did not actually own. In some cases, she also forged the signatures of notaries, while in others she used fake identifications.
England then sold or attempted to sell the properties to third parties through various platforms, including Facebook Marketplace. Her chicanery involved at least 19 properties worth more than $1.4 million. Court documents show that England’s fraudulent scheme caused victims significant emotional distress and financial hardship.
England pleaded guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. She is in federal custody and will be transferred to the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons upon designation to a federal facility.
“Filing fake deeds and stealing identities can wreak havoc on a victim’s life,” said US Attorney Russ Ferguson. “England left a trail of victims forced to deal with the aftermath of her crimes—for that, she will pay the price.”
As I’ve said before there are ads showing criminals how to do these things!
The article did not say what line of work the woman was in prior to deceiving those victims. Nor did it say who the restitution is being paid too. The owners of the properties where she stole the identities too or the purchasers of the stolen real estate.
Greed, it’s always greed. I hope she had fun while it lasted. She’s going to be in prison a long time. Not worth it!!
Is there no end to these greedy pos ?
Every time I read about a new crook and their schemes I’m blown away that they have the guts to run these schemes and get away with it for a while.
75 months in prison is just over 6 years. Probably out in 5 or less. Should be locked up for 75 years. $300,000 might get one of her victims back on track. The other 18 may not have any way to get back to owning a home and may need to go back to work after being retired or just not get to retire at all. No amount of time can make up for what this criminal did. If these people are not made an example of, this will just continue.
I totally agree!!! WAY too lenient on these CROOKS! She knew exactly what she was doing, every thing she did was 100% intentional.