Florida Law Firm Accused Of Targeting Hispanics In Loan Mod Scam

Feds Allege Florida Law Firm, Advocate Law Groups of Florida Targeted Hispanics In Loan Modification Scam

Florida Law FirmUnited States Attorney’s Office in Orlando has filed a lawsuit alleging that a Florida law firm has violated the federal Fair Housing Act. The USAO alleges the firm intentionally discriminated against Hispanic homeowners. The firm allegedly suckered non-English speaking clients into a predatory mortgage loan modification and foreclosure rescue scheme.
The complaint names Advocate Law Groups of Florida PA. It also names principal attorney Jon B. Lindeman and his wife, Ephigenia K. Lindeman. 
The complaint alleges the Lindemans deliberately targeted Non-English speaking Hispanic homeowners with an unfair and predatory loan modification and foreclosure rescue services between 2009 and 2015. 
The Lindemans purposefully targeted Hispanic homeowners with misleading Spanish-language advertising. The advertising falsely promised to cut their mortgage payments in half. Homeowners paid thousands of dollars for upfront fees with the promise of lower payments in a short timeframe.
The Florida law firm also instructed their clients to stop making monthly mortgage payments. In addition, they told the homeowners to stop communicating with their lenders.

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