Press Release  AG's Office Secures Guilty Plea from Foxborough Man for Large-Scale Mortgage Fraud Scheme

BOSTON — The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (AGO) announced today that Nuhu Mohammed, age 65, of Foxborough, pled guilty in the Norfolk Superior Court to 20 charges related to a large-scale scheme involving mortgage fraud, larceny, and identity theft, resulting in more than $150,000 in losses to 10 individuals and families. Mohammed was sentenced to 18 months in the House of Correction, followed by three years of probation. As a condition of his probation, Mohammed was ordered to pay restitution, have no contact with the victims or witnesses, and refrain from holding any employment in the banking or mortgage industries while on probation. 

Mohammed was indicted in 2019 by a Statewide Grand Jury on the charges of Larceny Over $250 (1 count), Larceny Over $250 by Single Scheme (6 counts), Larceny Over $1,200 by Single Scheme (3 counts), Forgery (1 count), Uttering (1 count), Identity Fraud (2 counts), False Material Statements or Omissions During or In Connection with Mortgage Lending Process (4 counts), Fraudulent Use of Credit Cards to Obtain Money, and Goods or Services (2 counts).  

According to the AGO, between October 2012 and July 2019, Mohammed represented himself as a financial professional capable of repairing credit, securing mortgage loans, and refinancing existing loans. The individuals who retained Mohammed’s services were primarily non-English speaking immigrant families, often of limited means and in times of desperation, seeking solutions to their mortgage-related problems. As part of his scheme, Mohammed accepted large sums of money and deposited the funds into accounts he controlled. Despite taking repeated payments, he made little to no effort to provide the promised services and ultimately stole approximately $152,000 from his victims. 

This matter was prosecuted by Deputy Chief Elizabeth Burke and Assistant Attorney General Benjamin Woolf of the AGO’s White Collar and Public Integrity Division, with assistance from Victim Witness Advocate Ceara Tavares, Digital Evidence Analyst Brandon Frostbourne, and Financial Investigator Sean Nagle.  

The White Collar and Public Integrity Division investigates and prosecutes serious criminal misconduct involving crimes against public agencies, corrupt public employees and public entities, crimes that have a harmful effect on public confidence in our government and other trusted institutions, and financial crimes. 

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