“This announcement is an important step toward combating the predatory lending that is responsible for the sea of foreclosures that have adversely impacted Cleveland,” said Councilman Brancatelli. 

     “We are determined to stop the devastation that has been caused by mortgage fraud.”

     The Ohio Organized Crime Investigations Commission’s Cuyahoga County Mortgage Fraud Task Force is comprised of 16 federal, state, and local enforcement agencies.  Task force members are: Ohio Organized Crime Investigations Commission, Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office, Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation, Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Office, Cleveland Heights Police Department, Solon Police Department, Cleveland Police Department, Pepper Pike Police Department, HUD, Cuyahoga County Auditor, Cuyahoga County Treasurer, Department of Commerce, U.S. Department of Financial Invest, F.B.I., U.S. Attorney’s Office, and U.S. Postal Inspector.