Irvine, CA (PRWEB) September 19, 2012
Southern California law firm of Irvine Law Group, LLP has filed a 150-page civil lawsuit in Superior Court of California, County of Orange (Case No.: 30-2012-00578562) against defendants: Consumer Protection Help Coalition, Inc., (DE) Gary Lane, a California lawyer Jose Arturo Abad Vega (also recognized as Pepe Abad, and Pepi Abad) and other named people, alleging that defendants operate “an illegal mortgage modification scheme”. Plaintiff’s lawyer, Rod Bidgoli, a senior partner at the firm stated that the multi-million dollar lawsuit alleges 17 diverse causes of action against the various defendants, like: Fraud, Conspiracy to Commit Fraud Charging Illegal Advance Costs for Loan Modification Intentional Misrepresentation Unfair, Deceptive and Fraudulent Enterprise Practices Violation of the Shoppers Legal Treatments Act Illegal Use of Runners and Cappers and 12 other causes of action.

The lawsuit alleges that defendants created misrepresentations and assurances to Plaintiff that they would modify her mortgage and acquire a reduction of her loan principal, and cease the foreclosure of her property. Plaintiff claims that she paid the defendants thousands of dollars in advance charges, but no loan modification was performed for her, and as a result she lost her house in foreclosure.

The lawsuit additional alleges that defendants misrepresented CPAC as a “Federally Registered Non Profit Law Clinic, even though CPAC has no federal registration,” and that CPAC is not registered either as a law corporation or a “Non-Profit Legal Clinic” with California Attorney General’s office, the State Bar of California, or any other governmental or regulatory agency.

When asked about the case, Mr. Bidgoli declined to comment on the specifics of the case other than what is contained in the legal complaint, due to the fact of pending litigation. The civil complaint nonetheless alleges that there had been felony criminal charges filed against defendant Pepi Abad in Orange County Superior Court (Case No.: 11CF1447) stemming from an illegal mortgage modification scam involving Mr. Abad, and that Mr. Abad has pled Nolo Contendere (no contest) to violation of California Civ. Code Sec. 2945.four(a) which tends to make it illegal and unlawful for a foreclosure consultant to collect advance costs.

A declaration attached to the civil complaint which was originally filed with the Court in the criminal case by the office of California Lawyer General, Kamala Harris, in help of the arrest warrant for Abad, it was stated that: “The total quantity of upfront charges for loan modification services paid to HOA for the period November 2007 to November 2008 exceeded $ three,600,000”. (In the declaration HOA is identified as the d.b.a. for defendant Abad and his former partner, Dean E. Toro).

Mr. Bidgoli stated that they have a extremely sturdy case against the defendants and he looks forward to taking this case to trial. He also warned the public that they must conduct a thorough investigation of anybody that claims they can do loan modifications for a fee, even attorneys, law firms and non-earnings.

Beware of Foreclosure Rescue Scams – Assist Is Free of charge. If you require assistance with a loan modification, pay a visit to http://www.makinghomeaffordable.gov which is a site set up by the government to aid residence owners. Also if you are going to pay an lawyer, or a business for loan modification, verify them out initial by contacting the Federal Trade Commission, State Bar, or the Department of Customer Affairs.





