A man and woman from Lithia were arrested today in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme. Jeffrey Ryan Ayers, 29, and Allison Ann Dupree, 29, were arrested and each charged with one count of grand theft, a first-degree felony, according to a press release from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
Ayers was booked into the Hillsborough County Jail on $75,000 bond. Dupree was booked into the Hillsborough County Jail on $50,000 bond.
Ayers, a licensed mortgage broker, submitted and received more than $200,000 in a mortgage loan for a Riverview property in 2005, according to authorities. Ayers, with Dupree's assistance, submitted fraudulent information during the course of the transaction, the release said. The home went into foreclosure in 2008.
Ayers was previously charged in July 2009 in Polk County with racketeering, conspiracy to commit racketeering, and grand theft for his role in a large mortgage fraud scheme that took place between 2003 and 2005, according to FDLE. Ayers and his co-conspirators were employed by mortgage brokerage businesses Advanced Mortgage Solutions and Consumer Lending Resources, which submitted nearly 130 fraudulent mortgage loans totalling approximately $13 million. The case is currently pending in court.
Ayers' and Dupree's arrests were the result of a joint investigation by FDLE and the Hillsborough County Consumer Protection Agency.
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