8/9/14 - A Detroit man charged in Livingston County District Court as part of a mortgage-rescue scam has entered a plea. 43-year-old Rolondo Sage Campbell pleaded no contest to charges of uttering and publishing, larceny by conversion and violating the Credit Services Protection Act. In exchange for his plea, prosecutors agreed to dismiss a separate count of obtaining money under false pretenses of between $1,000 and $20,000. The court took the plea under advisement and Campbell will be sentenced as a third time habitual offender on September 18th by 53rd District Court Judge Carol Sue Reader. Campbell is among four southeast Michigan individuals and three companies charged by Attorney General Bill Schuetteâs office for allegedly operating fraudulent mortgage-rescue or loan-modification schemes. Authorities say that from October of 2010 to December of 2011, Campbell operated a company in Detroit, E3A, that claimed to be a nonprofit that could rescue people from bad mortgages by arranging short sales of their homes. A Howell woman is among his victims. Campbell faces similar criminal charges in Macomb County District Court. In addition, his business also faces charges in both counties. (JM)
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