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Lucie Tondreau, Une Personnalité dit tout, Radio Television Caraibes

Lucie Tondreau, Une Personnalité dit tout, Radio Television Caraibes

Here is a picture of former Mayor of North Miami, Lucie Tondreau in the program "Une Personnalité dit tout" at Radio Television Caraibes with Gaspard Dorelien

Mayor Lucie Tondreau Arrested By FBI For Mortgage Fraud

Lucie Tondreau is the first Haitian American woman elected as a mayor in the city of North Miami. Unfortunately, Tondreau, along with three other suspects are facing charges of criminal conspiracy case in a federal mortgage fraud indictment committed between late 2005 and May of 2008 on 20 properties. A native of Haiti, Tondreau was elected as mayor in last June, beating out former mayor Kevin Burns in a runoff. Kevin later filed a lawsuit accusing Tondreau a non-resident, not living in the city for at least a year before the election. However, the charge was later dismissed. The FBI went to arrest Lucie on May 19, 2014, however, she was out of the town on a planned trip- attending a convention in Las Vegas. Her three other co-conspirators were Karl Oreste, 56, (president of the KMC Mortgage Corporation of Florida, a mortgage lending business in North Miami Beach), Marie Okechukwu Josiah aka OJ" Odunna, 49, an attorney from Lauderdale Lakes and Kelly Augustin, 57, of North Miami, a former recruiter of Orestes' mortgage firm, KMC Corp.

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Mayor Lucie Tondreau arrested by FBI for mortgage fraud

Mayor Lucie Tondreau arrested by FBI for mortgage fraud

Here is a picture of Mayor Lucie Tondreau before her arrest by FBI for mortgage fraud. She was the first Haitian-American woman to hold the position. She has been a Haitian activist in the Haitian community in Miami for several years

Her three other co-conspirators were Karl Oreste, Marie Okechukwu Josiah and Kelly Augustin.

Oreste used to identify residential properties in South Florida that were open to sale. Oreste and Tondreau advertised the unique services offered by KMC Mortgage. They recruited some paid individuals who posed as the borrowers of KMC Mortgage. The conspirators prepared loan applications for these straw borrowers with false information which were submitted to various mortgage lenders throughout the United States. Once these loan applications were approved, the lenders wired loan funds to O.J. Odunna, and other title companies for closing. The conspirators created and submitted several duplicate HUD-1 Settlement Statement Forms where the price of the property was grossly inflated and it represented many false cash and down payments of earlier loans by the straw borrowers to close obligations which they never made. The disbursed portion of the loan amount was channelled through Oreste's corporation to the conspirators' bank and other accounts. A substantial portion of the funds went to Tondreau's bank accounts of the LTO Investment Corporation. It has been estimated that the lenders have suffered a loss amounting around $8 million. If convicted, the conspirators may face a maximum term of 30 years in prison.

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Contested North Miami Election, Lucie Tondreau Vs Kevin Burns

Contested North Miami Election, Lucie Tondreau Vs Kevin Burns

Some might liken the actions of one former candidate for the mayor of North Miami to the fox and the sour grapes. However, Kevin Burns attests that his lawsuit against new mayor, Lucie Tondreau is not a petty action, but out of deep concern for the upholding of integrity of the city's leaders. The suit claims that the mayor was not in residence in the city for a full year, as is claimed by her and mandated by the rules. The records indicate Tondreau at a 1005 NW 128th Terrace address, but the new mayor has yet to comment on the issue.

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Arnel Belizaire And Haitian Activist Lucie Tondreau

Arnel Belizaire And Haitian Activist Lucie Tondreau

A picture of Haitian Deputy Arnel Belizaire and Haitian activist Lucie Tondreau at the ceremony.

Marc Elias, First Haitian-American Chief of Police for North Miami. The Oat of Office ceremony took place on Monday, November 28, 2011 at North City Hall.

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Nacivre Charles and Lucie Tondreau under ballot-fraud investigation

Nacivre Charles and Lucie Tondreau under ballot-fraud investigation

Political operative Nacivre Charles, better known as "Charlie," is under fire and under investigation by the State Attorney's Office.

Some how, this investigation is involving current Mayor of North Miami Mayor Lucie Tondreau. According to the report, Nacivre Charles was Lucie Tondreau campaign treasurer earlier this year.

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Lucie Tondreau's Trial to begin this week

Lucie Tondreau's Trial to begin this week

Here is a picture of Ms. Lucie Tondreau, the former North Miami Mayor. She is charged for participating in an $11 million mortgage fraud scheme.If convicted, Ms. Tondreau could spend up to 30 years in prison

Disgraced and ousted former Mayor of North Miami Lucie Tondreau is set to begin trial for fraud shortly. The jury selection has begun for a group of Ms. Tondreau's peers who will decide whether she was guilty of being part of a mortgage scheme that defrauded some $11 million or not. If convicted, the suspended mayor could spend up to 30 years in prison. While Karl Oreste, her business partner, has pled guilty, Tondreau turned in a plea of not guilty for the charges.

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Mayor Lucie Tondreau indicted on Mortgage Fraud

Mayor Lucie Tondreau indicted on Mortgage Fraud

Here is a picture of North Miami Mayor Marie Lucie Tondreau on May 20, 2014 as she was indicted on Mortgage Fraud. According to the allegation, North Miami Mayor Lucie Tondreau allegedly, with the complicity of three others used false information to get loans on twenty properties at the pic of the housing boom. She worked with Karl Oreste, O.J. Odunna and Kelly Augustin.

It was also reported that Tondreau used some of that money to open in investment account, money she used later for her personal use.

Lucie Tondreau was in an official business for the city on Monday as the FBI agents came to arrest her at her home. On Tuesday, as she arrived in town, she turned herself in to the authorities.

According to Ms. Tondreau, she think this is a huge mistake and she said that she will have more to say after talking to her attorney

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