Thursday, May 24, 2007
Woman Sentenced For Forging Bankruptcy Judge’s Signature On Loan Documents
Kathryn Beekman Lowry, 43, Midland, Texas, was sentenced to six months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for forging the signature of a federal judge and an officer of the Court. In addition to the prison term, Lowry is ordered to pay a $20,000 fine, spend the first six months of her supervised release under home confinement and perform 300 hours of community service.
The defendant was charged with 4 counts of forgery with intent to defraud. On February 20, 2007, Lowry pleaded guilty to four counts of forgery. Lowry admitted that in March 2006, she and her husband were in bankruptcy in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Texas. Despite being in bankruptcy, Lowry attempted to secure a loan for the purchase of a house in Midland. Lowry admitted that she created and submitted fraudulent bankruptcy discharge documents to loan providers to discredit credit reports. Three of the documents contained the forged signature of United States Bankruptcy Judge Ronald B. King; the fourth, the forged signature of Tony Ferrer, an employee of U.S. Chapter 13 Trustee Daniel R. O’Connell.
“It is mind-boggling how anyone could even conceive of forging a federal judge’s signature, let alone think they could get away with it. This case strikes at the integrity of the federal court system, and Mrs. Lowry deserves the stern punishment she received today,” stated United States Attorney Johnny Sutton.
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After working with Ameriquest for 7 months I though I had seen it all. It seems people will do anything for money like Ameriquest. How sad. I am glad sites like this exist great job.
Posted by on 05/26 at 11:23 AM
It sounds like she got off way too light. Very probable within the next 5-6 yrs, we’ll see her name again, committing fraud, perhaps different circumstances but fraud is fraud. What is the problem with making a honest living? I’d love to hear her answer!
Posted by on 05/31 at 11:19 AM
This must be a rare case of forgery but i pity Ms. Kathryn Lowry for trying to get away with such a difficult and almost unescapable case.
Posted by on 06/04 at 04:12 AM
Hello,
I have a question. My dad filed for divorce after he found that my step mom had signed his name to a loan document. The loan was for $80K. Since then my dad has died before the divorce was final. Could anything happen to my step mom for forging his signature? There are a few issues we have but the main one is the fraudulent 80K loan. The loan and divorce are in Oklahoma.
Posted by on 04/17 at 07:48 AM
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F. Jeffrey Miller Update - October 20, 2009
A hearing was held in Topeka, Kansas in front of Judge Julie Robinson. Miller is currently being held pending his sentencing which is set for December 22nd, 2009 at 9:00 a.m.. Steve Vanatta and Hallie Irvin, Miller's codefendants, will be sentenced at that time also.
Several motions were heard this week. One was a motion for Miller to be released pending his sentencing. Miller's attorney, Jeff Morris, argued that the court had dismmissed with predjudice the matter involving Miller's purchase of a commercial lawnmower, violating the court ordered monitoring agreement. He also argued that Miller was not a flight risk and should be released. This motion was denied.
Another motion heard by Judge Robinson was that of an escrow account containing proceeds from the sale of Miller's forfeited assets. This account has a balance of $143,000. Attorney Morris argued that his firm was due $100,000 for work done in the Miller matter, to date. The government argued that his 'un-itemized fees' were 'exhorbitant'. The balance of the funds, Morris argued, should be released to the Miller family to help pay for mounting household expenses.
The government argued that the 'Asset Forfeiture Provision' applies down to 'the last penny' and that 'the rights of the victims to made whole are of paramount immportance' and that no routine household expenses like Visa bills, are allowed.
Attorney Morris argues that there is more than enough assets to satisfy the jury's judgement of $2.65 million dollars. The government argues that the estimated value of his assets are only $1.4 million.
The government also stated that Miller has been paid dividends from a company Miller has an ownership interest in; Boreflex. From July, 2008 to present, Miller has been paid $330,509.30 from Boreflex, unbeknownst to the court appointed monitor.
Present in the courtroom was Todd Earnshaw. Earnshaw was indicted along with Miller and others in what is commonly referred to as 'Miller I'. That trial is scheduled to begin on January 11, 2010 in Topeka, Kansas.
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Rachel Dollar, the editor of Mortgage Fraud Blog, is an attorney and Certified Mortgage Banker who handles litigation for lending institutions and secondary market investors. She is an author and a nationally recognized speaker on the topic of mortgage fraud. Ms. Dollar is a shareholder with the law firm of 
