The U.S. Attorney's Office reported late June 5 the May 30 arrest of Lanmasha Weslanda Mixon-Hampton of Atlanta in connection with an FBI sting involving a co-conspirator from her prior mortgage fraud case and the interstate transportation of stolen travelers checks, fraudulent credit cards and false identifications.
Mixon-Hampton was previously arrested at the closing table on Feb. 17 in an FBI mortgage fraud sting where the stolen identity of a disabled retiree was used in at attempt to obtain a million-dollar refinance loan for 940 Glengate Place in Atlanta, where Mixon-Hampton then resided. Mixon-Hampton was released on bond and indicted for the mortgage fraud and aggravated identity theft on March 14.
"The sting operations that resulted in both arrests of this defendant are examples of the tools now used by law enforcement to fight identify theft and mortgage fraud schemes that continue to adversely effect Atlanta citizens and their neighborhoods," said U.S. Attorney David E. Nahmias. "Such proactive initiative by law enforcement is one of the reasons that Georgia's mortgage fraud national ranking has recently decreased from number one to number three."
A criminal complaint charges Mixon-Hampton with mail and wire fraud, interstate transportation of stolen goods and commission of these offenses while on release for mortgage fraud offenses. Mixon-Hampton allegedly caused $50,000 worth of stolen American Express Travelers Cheques to be sent to her in Atlanta from Hawaii, which she then attempted to negotiate using a false identity and forwarded the remainder to Florida for sale and negotiation. Mixon-Hampton was arrested in an FBI sting on May 30, when cash "proceeds" from the stolen checks and the fraudulent credit card she had ordered were delivered to her, while she was on bond on the earlier mortgage fraud charges.
After appearing before U.S. Magistrate Judge Linda T. Walker on June 5, Mixon-Hampton was ordered to be detained without bond.
Source: Atlanta Business Chronicle
