News  Additional Indictments Issued in Greater Boston Real Estate Fraud Case

Boston — Additional indictments have been issued against two men in connection with a scheme to defraud homeowners and mortgage lenders by providing fraudulent documents in legal and real estate transactions, Attorney General Maura Healey announced today.

Allen Seymour, age 50, was indicted today by a Statewide Grand Jury on additional charges of Forgery (4 counts) and Larceny Over $1200. Seymour was previously indicted in December on other charges in connection with his alleged scheme.

Corey Seymour, age 26, of Worcester, who is Allen Seymour’s son, has also been indicted by a Statewide Grand Jury on Money Laundering (3 Counts), and Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering (1 count). He will be arraigned in Worcester Superior Court at a later date.

In addition to the previous allegations, the AG’s Office alleges that Allen Seymour forged additional signatures of residential homeowners in Cambridge, Somerville, and Brighton without their knowledge or consent. The AG’s Office further alleges that Allen Seymour collected deposits from investors relying on these forged real estate agreements totaling more $400,000, and allegedly never returned those funds.

The AG’s Office alleges in March and April of 2018, Corey Seymour knowingly helped his father to turn stolen funds into cash by depositing cashier’s checks through the accounts of third parties.

In 2010, Allen Seymour previously pleaded guilty and was sentenced to state prison for a similar mortgage fraud scheme prosecuted by the AG’s Office.

These new charges are allegations and the defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The investigation into this matter is ongoing.

This case is being prosecuted by Assistant Attorney General Edward Beagan of AG Healey’s White Collar & Public Integrity Division and investigated by Anthony Taylor of the AG’s Financial Investigations Division. The Massachusetts State Police, the Brookline Police, the Cambridge Police, the Federal Bureau of Investigations, and the Horry County Sheriff’s Department of South Carolina assisted with this investigation.