Charged with mortgage fraud, 57-year-old David Glen Helton is accused of a mortgage scam involving seven or more senior citizens of Marietta. Allegedly, he used false identifications to obtain the fraudulent mortgages without any intention of paying for them.

The victims’ mortgages were paid off prior to the fraud. The owners knew nothing about the plot until notified by lenders of eviction proceedings.

This is not an isolated incident, folks. On the contrary, mortgage fraud is at an all-time [...]

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Marietta is located just 17 miles northeast of Atlanta and a tad bit south of the North Georgia Mountains where waterfalls flourish. It is the county seat and sits in the center of Cobb County. A population of just over 61,000 and low crime make Marietta a prime location to raise a family. In fact, BusinessWeek Magazine voted Marietta as the 2nd best city in Georgia to raise your kids. The results were weighted on school [...]

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