U.S. Department of Justice
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Western District of Texas
Johnny Sutton, U.S. Attorney

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 4, 2008

Shana Jones, Special Assistant Daryl Fields, Public Information Officer
(210) 384-7440

SAN ANTONIO WOMAN ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH FEDERAL CRIMINAL CONTEMPT AND MAIL FRAUD IN FORECLOSURE PREVENTION SCHEME

United States Attorney Johnny Sutton announced the indictment of a self-represented foreclosure prevention specialist on four counts each of criminal contempt and mail fraud.

The indictment alleges that since January 2000, 54-year-old Rosario Divins of San Antonio engaged in a fraudulent foreclosure prevention scheme. Divins allegedly unjustly enriched herself by collecting large sums of cash or property titles from individuals in desperate financial situations who responded to her mailout offering to stop their residential foreclosures. Despite three separate sanctions from the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Texas ordering her to stop misrepresenting herself and making false promises to her clients, the indictment alleges that Divins has continued to implement her scheme.

This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Assistant United States Attorney Mark Lane is prosecuting this case on behalf of the government.

A indictment is a formal accusation of criminal conduct, not evidence of guilt. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until convicted through due process of law.