He sees himself as just as much a victim, the real estate crisis having forced him away
from legitimate business practices into a life of foreclosing
homes and stealing central air units.
Here's the story: According to the FTC, a group of companies and individuals doing
business as HOPE Services told consumers facing foreclosure they could get help
from legitimate, government - backed programs, like Making
Home Affordable — but only after they made three monthly trial payments into a so - called mortgage lender's trust account.