FBI looks into bid rigging at courthouse auctions

by Barsam & Associates

01/21/2011 San Fransciso Chronicle
Foreclosure auctions take place every weekday on the steps of courthouses throughout California. Now the FBI is investigating whether some real estate speculators are illegally rigging bids for these sales. “There have always been rumors of collusion at the courthouse steps,” said Sean O’Toole of ForeclosureRadar.com, a Discovery Bay company that provides detailed information on properties sold at the auctions.

Published on 2011-01-21 21:25:24