Massachusetts Woman Indicted For Appraising Homes Without License

Dorie DiMarca of Andover, Massachusetts, was charged with two counts of wire fraud concerning real estate appraisal services she had performed. According to Thomas P. Colantuono, U.S. attorney for the District of New Hampshire, Ms. DiMarca was arraigned on the charges on Dec. 8, 2008, and entered pleas of not guilty to the charges. The indictment alleges that Ms. DiMarca provided appraisal services to two mortgage brokerage companies located in New Hampshire: New England Regional Mortgage and First Call Mortgage. The indictment further alleges that Ms. DiMarca represented herself as a licensed appraiser when she was not licensed and had no authority to provide real estate appraisals. The indictment lists at least 22 properties in New Hampshire and Massachusetts for which Ms. DiMarca provided a purportedly legitimate appraisal. Ms. DiMarca allegedly e-mailed the appraisals from Massachusetts to the offices in New Hampshire. She was released on bail pending her trial, which is scheduled for Jan. 21, 2009.