9/19/14 - A Detroit man charged in Livingston County District Court as part of a mortgage-rescue scam has elected to withdraw his earlier plea. 43-year-old Rolondo Sage Campbell was scheduled to be sentenced as a third time habitual offender Thursday but instead withdrew the plea that he entered in August. Campbell had 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 had agreed to dismiss a separate count of obtaining money under false pretenses of between $1,000 and $20,000. That plea was taken under advisement by the court and Campbell exercised his legal right to withdraw it. A pre-trial in the case has now been scheduled for October 17th. Campbell is among four southeast Michigan individuals and three companies charged by Michigan 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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