The IRS agent who squatted in her home

Posted by Al Lewis on August 17, 2012
Bankruptcy Blues

You’ve read about people squatting in their own homes – not paying their mortgages yet not getting evicted either.

It is the story of our times. So much so it even and IRS agent can do it.

Beverly Hood, an IRS veteran, has been investigating financial frauds for a quarter century. But she ended up filing bankruptcy and having foreclosures proceeding filed against her when her husband’s business fail.

It is an irony that someone who investigates mortgage fraud gets investigated for mortgage fraud herself. It is also a warning that these hard economic times can hit anyone.

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