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Man Convicted of Stealing Dead People's Homes
posted 8:34 am Fri April 18, 2008 - WASHINGTON
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The founder of a nonprofit organization has been found guilty of forging the signatures of dead people in order to steal their homes.
A federal jury found 35-year-old Duane McKinney guilty of 11 counts of fraud, theft and illegal money transactions. He faces from seven to nine years in prison under federal sentencing guidelines.
Prosecutors say McKinney used his organization, Brotherhood of Men, to steal 14 properties and sell nine of them for a gain of $770,000. Co-defendant Joe Liles, a notary public in Maryland, was accused of notarizing the dead peoples signatures. Liles pleaded guilty in January.
The forged documents were filed with D.C. and Maryland deed recorders.
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Information from: The Washington Examiner
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