"Imposter Foster" Sends Mortgage Fraud Victims A Check For $10.79 Restitution As Appeal In $800,000 Damages Award Slowly Grinds Forward...

MN DOC mugshot, therefore public domain, blog post
by John Hoff

Jerome Lance Kingrussell, who impersonated John Foster to accomplish a mortgage fraud at 1564 Hillside Ave. N. and another property, resulting in one of Minnesota's most high-profile mortgage fraud prosecutions, has finally paid his first restitution check to his victims. Damages in this case were well over $800,000  and against that mighty mountain of money damages Kingrussell recently paid, by check, a grand total of...

Early Release Revoked For Jerome Lance Kingrussell, The "Imposter Foster" From Mortgage Fraud At 1564 Hillside Ave. N.

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by John Hoff

Word comes from Melony Michaels, one of the victims of the mortgage fraud involving 1564 Hillside Ave. N., of a resolution to a story this blog reported October 17.

Jerome Lance Kingrussell, who was the "imposter John Foster" during the infamous and high profile mortgage fraud has had early release revoked and is now headed back to prison. A hearing was held yesterday which, ironically, the mortgage fraud victims were not allowed to attend. But the result of the hearing is Kingrussell is no longer a free man and has apparently AT LONG LAST used up his undeserved chances to avoid a prison sentence.

Right. I wouldn't bet the farm against the possibility of the prison system turning loose this "little fish" yet again. 

Jerome Lance Kingrussell,The "Imposter Foster" From Larry Maxwell Mortgage Fraud Case, Has Been Apprehended From His Fugitive Status And Is Facing Revocation Of Parole...

Minnesota Department of Corrections Mug Shot, therefore
public domain, blog post by John Hoff

Jerome Lance Kingrussell, the  infamous"imposter foster" from the Larry Maxwell case, was already sitting in jail when this blogger learned of his "fugitive apprehend" status. As of this moment, the MN DOC website still erroneously shows Kingrussell as "fugitive apprehend" but a look at the jail roster confirms he is, in fact, jailed on a Department of Corrections hold and was picked up October 9.

I spoke to Melony Michaels, one of Kingrussell's victims from the mortgage fraud, who expressed how frustrating it was to have to "babysit the justice system" to make anything happen or even learn when criminals are released. Kingrusell was...

Jerome Lance Kingrussell, The Infamous "Imposter Foster" From The Larry Maxwell Mortgage Fraud Case, Is A Wanted Fugitive...

MN DOC mug shot, therefore public domain, blog post by John Hoff


Jerome Lance Kingrussell, who was the infamous "Imposter Foster" in the Larry Maxwell mortgage fraud case, which involved stealing the identity of mild-mannered truck driver John Foster and fraudulently purchasing two homes...

Is a fugitive. Yet again. I've lost count of how many times this has happened. The last time he was supposed to serve a long sentence but obviously he didn't. 

It looks like whatever conditions were imposed upon Kingrussell didn't work out so well, because the MN DOC website is showing his status as "Fugitive Apprehend," a matter that was brought to my attention by a reader who fired me an email and asked to remain anonymous.

The MN DOC website shows Kingrussell was admitted on June 6 of 2012, and released on June 11 of this year on a supervised probationary statuts that was expected to last until 2018. Kingrussell's mug shot shows a "Mr. Clean" bald look different than his previous appearance.

Expect to see this man passing forged checks at Indian casinos in the near future.

(Sarcasm font, or is it?)

Or, possibly, working for Brett Buckner's Fifth Ward political campaign. 

Mug Shot For "The Imposter Foster" Jerome Lance Kingrussell...

MN DOC mug shot, therefore public domain, blog post by John Hoff

Jerome Lance Kingrussell, the "imposter Foster" who helped pull off the spectacular mortgage fraud at 1564 Hillside Ave. N. by taking on the identity of John Foster, is now in the state prison system.

When I reported on his parole violation hearing, click here, I knew soon there'd be a mug shot and I'd finally get my first look at this guy, along with readers who have followed the saga.

And now that I finally lay eyes on him, I must say...

He's not at all what I pictured. He almost looks like an upright citizen. Note how neatly his beard is trimmed and the striking contrasts in his hair colors, which seem to say, "Yes, I'm getting older, but I accept it with grace."

Foster--OOPS, I mean KINGRUSSELL--will have a lot more gray in his hair when he's released from prison. He's not due to get out until 2015. He will be on supervised release until 2018 and odds are not good he'll be compliant, based on past history.