Washington State case in which Jessica Carde allegedly squatted. (County Attorney's Office of the King)
A Seattle woman faces felony charges alleging she played the role of a victim of identity theft and squatted in luxury homes of several million dollars for five years.
Online journal that Seattle PI reports that 58-year-old Jessica Carde is still great while facing 12 felony counts by the Office of the King County Prosecutor.
How, exactly, did the job of his alleged scheme? According to Seattle PI, "Carde presented itself as a wealthy entrepreneur with a significant line of credit that was interested in purchasing a home. ... But when the time came to make a deposit, Carde claimed to have had his identity stolen before pushing towards a lease-purchase.
"Hire-purchase agreements — also known as rent to buy plans — will allow a prospective purchaser to make payments to the homeowner over time," the site has continued. "After it was paid the amount of money, the House is signed for the tenant."
The court documents describe Carde as engaging in "deceptive acts of retaliation against the homeowner to prevent or delay eviction.»
A 2010 survey from MSNBC found that "mansion squatters" have become a significant problem in many large cities in the United States, including Seattle. The problem is that with so many homes in foreclosure thanks to the economic crisis, property managers are often able to closely monitor the houses under their jurisdiction.
Carde, which reportedly presented falsified documents showing that she was prequalified for a mortgage, had fake business cards which contained a mouthful of presumed expertise. He described his professional duties as international speaker, trainer and consultant, personal/professional/executive life coach, neurobiofeedback technical specialist/brain wave, mediation specialist, health educator and instructor. "
Seattle Weekly Profile Cards dating back to May 2011 makes the story even more shocking.
The weekly reported that, according to the financial institutions Department researcher Steven Sherman, Carde presumably convinced some private lenders for giving her large sums of money that he used to "support his lifestyle and ... maintain the illusion that she was rich."
In some cases, Carde made instalments with the owners, but did so while planning falter on the actual amount owed.
And he got even more damaging: when the rightful owners attempted to evict Carde, she would make false accusations against them, filing police reports that accused them of threatening his life.
Worst of all, Carde may have risked the health of one of his victims. In 2010, she presented herself as "specialist" brain wave to one of its creditors, saying that she could provide medical care for the man, who had suffered a stroke.
"He said she (he) could cure with ' brain ' and convinced his wife ... to try," Sherman told the Court when the charges were filed the 11 March. "Carde placed electrodes on (his) head to ' jump the clot on."
Carde is accused of presenting false credit lines, squatting and then ducking out on his debts after being evicted more than a half-dozen times. Prosecutors hope to put it on a $ 150,000 bond, but they bring first elusive would-be-House authority.
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