Constance Kanary, 52, Toledo, Ohio, is the subject of a two-count indictment charging her with participating a fraudulent home loan modification conspiracy.
The defendant was charged with one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and one count of mail fraud.
Kanary operated a purported loan-modification operation called Making Home Affordable USA (MHAUSA) from March 2012 through April 2013. The business was primarily located at 120 10th Street in Toledo and used other names, including Federal Home Savings Solutions, National Mortgage Relief Center, and others, according to the information.
Kanary was a sales agent at the company. As part of her job, she contacted homeowners in need of loan modifications and encouraged them to participate in the company’s “Home Saver Program” in which they were told to stop paying their mortgages and instead pay a percentage to MHAUSA to demonstrate they could reliably make reduced monthly payments. The participants were also told there was a flat fee, between $495 and $795, for the service, according to the information.
Kanary deposited these monies into an account at Bank of America and spent the money on the scheme’s expenses and made cash withdrawals from the account, according to the information.
If convicted, the defendant’s sentence will be determined by the Court after reviewing factors unique to this case, including the defendant’s prior criminal record, if any, the defendant’s role in the offense and the characteristics of the violation. In all cases the sentence will not exceed the statutory maximum and in most cases it will be less than the maximum.
Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, announced the charges.
The investigating agency in this case is the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Toledo, Ohio. The case is being handled by Assistant United States Attorney Gene Crawford.
