A former title company agent from Scranton has agreed to plead guilty to mail fraud, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
Christine Tufts, 43, of Virginia, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Scranton on August 14, 2012.
Tufts was the owner of Foremost Settlement Services, Inc., which had an office in Moosic, PA, and was an agent of First American Title Insurance Company.
The indictment charged that from 2006 to 2008, Tufts issued title insurance on behalf of First American to clients who owned properties in Lackawanna and Luzerne Counties.
Tufts allegedly falsely represented to First American that the proceeds of the mortgage funds were being used to pay off the prior mortgages or other loans when, in fact, she allegedly kept the money for herself.
The plea agreement was filed with the court on April 5. The case is assigned to U.S. District Court Judge Richard P. Conaboy.
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the prosecution is assigned to Assistant U.S. Attorney Lorna Graham.
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Key Facts
- State: Pennsylvania
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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