Jury Finds San Antonio Woman Guilty of Fraud

A federal jury found Rosario Divins of San Antonio, Texas, guilty of engaging in a fraudulent foreclosure prevention scheme. According to John E. Murphy, U.S. attorney for the Western District of Texas, testimony during the three-day trial revealed that Divins illegally collected more than $100,000 in cash from individuals in desperate financial situations who responded to her mailing offering to stop their residential foreclosures. Divins continued to implement her scheme despite three separate sanctions from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Texas ordering her to stop misrepresenting herself and making false promises to her clients. Before the hearing adjourned, U.S. District Judge Fred Biery revoked Divins' personal recognizance bond and ordered that she be taken into custody until posting a $100,000 bond. Sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 11.