Stock photo, Hennepin County Government Building, blog post by John HoffTynessia Snoddy--who was a criminal associate of Larry Maxwell, a mortgage fraudster currently doing 16 1/2 years in prison--recently pleaded guilty to two felony counts, as exclusively reported on this blog. The prosecutor was none other than Brad Johnson, the same dedicated public servant who got the Larry "Maximum" Maxwell conviction.
In the "B Vault" of the Hennepin County Government Building--where so many good caches of information reside, click here for an example--I finally got mucho sexy alone time with that fetching file, and it was an unforgettable experience...
There are a number of documents in that file which I hope to post as PDFs. Currently, I have one hard copy in my hands of one document, thanks to having $8 due to donations from supporters. So I'll have to laboriously type it out, but that's OK. Easier for the Googlebots to crawl all over. With more donations we can get, for example, LICENSE PLATE INFORMATION for other incidents.
The most interesting document--well, interesting to me because it mentions 1564 Hillside Ave. N., not just once but TWICE--is called STATE'S STATEMENT AND NOTICE OF EVIDENCE OF PARTICULAR WRONGS OR ACTS OF IMPEACHMENT EVIDENCE. (February 26, 2010) The document outlines the prosecutor's "res gestae," which means "the events at issue, or other events contemporaneous with them." It includes "evidence of other crimes, wrongs or acts" alleged to have been committed but NOT CHARGED. These instances may be used for "impeachment." In other words: to prove Tynessia Snoddy is a lying, criminally-inclined, no account thuggerina who ought to be in prison.
Here are telling excerpts from that document. Much tedious legal fat has been trimmed by the use of ellipses. (...)
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PARTICULAR WRONGS OR ACTS
The State's investigation is ongoing. Nevertheless, to date the investigation has revealed from documents seized at the Defendant's home and obtained elsewhere that Defendant Snoddy was directly involved in and responsible for intentionally aiding and abetting the following fraudulent [] real estate transactions and attempted transactions. The basic facts underlying these offenses are set forth below.
[Footnote 2. This notice does not set out with full and complete detail each and every false or misleading term, document, draft, statement or other deceptive information used by the Defendant and others in committing or attempting fraud, because it would be too voluminous for purposes of this filing. The State reserves the right to supplement the record, if necessary, and to submit the voluminous supporting materials to the Court for its in camera inspection or use at any hearings scheduled in connection with further proceedings related to the evidence described in this notice.]
1. The Defendant, aided by others including but not limited to Lamont Nelson, Guy Jones, and Bernard Holmes, engaged in fraud or attempted fraud in violation of Minn. Stat. 609.52, subd. 2(4) in the following real estate purchase and mortgage transactions involving an individual named Lamont Nelson.
A. 2700 Sheridan Avenue North, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
B. 8409 Rhode Island Avenue, Brooklyn Park, ...
C. 2943 James Avenue North, Minneapolis, ...
The fraud included, inter alia, false income, employment, rent and/or deposit information and the Defendant's orchestration of transactions financed or to be financed with mortgage loans by a borrower with falsified credentials.
2. The Defendant, aided by others including but not limited to Jonia Stanfel and Guy Jones, engaged in fraud or attempted fraud in violation of [etc. etc/] in the following real estate purchase and mortgage transactions involving an individual named Jonia Stanfel:
A. 1609 Lynn Curve Avenue North, Minneapolis ...
B. 4195 Orleans Drive, St. Michael, Minnesota.
C. 4202 Orleans Drive, ...
D. 2312 6th Street North, Minneapolis ...
E. 2405 Lowry Avenue North, Minneapolis ... (JNS blog can find no record of such a property. There is a 2400 and a 2406 Lowry Ave. N.)
F. 3236 Webster Avenue South, Minneapolis ...
G. 4515 4th Avenue South, Minneapolis ...
H. 3554 Logan Avenue North, ...
The fraud included, inter alia, misleading purchase terms and purchase agreement addenda, falsified information, and the Defendant's orchestration of transactions financed or to be financed with mortgage loans by a borrower who was unable to afford the properties.
3. The Defendant, aided by others including but not limited to Shawn Williams, engaged in fraud or attempted fraud in violation of (etc. etc.) in the following ... involving an individual named Shawn T. Williams.
A. 14823 Olivine Street, Ramsey, Minnesota.
B. 14825 Olivine Street ...
C. 4200 Orleans Drive, St. Michael, Minnesota.
D. 4205 Orelans Drive...
The fraud included, inter alia, etc. etc.
4. The Defendant, aided by others including but not limited to Kimberly Golden, Knita Moore and/or Larry Maxwell, Janie Coats and Rickey Frey, engaged in fraud or attempted fraud (etc. etc.) in the following real estate purchase and mortgage transactions involving an individual named Knita Moore.
A. 3242 6th Street North, Minneapolis, ... (JNS blog says: owner is now listed as Pamiko Properties, taxpayer is is Minnwest Bank Metro. Compare with this interesting article, click here)
B. 1564 Hillside Avenue North, ...
C. 1316 16th Avenue North ...
D. 8117 Ewing Avenue North ...
The fraud included, inter alia, misleading purchase terms and purchase agreement addenda and/or falsified income and rent information, and the Defendant's orchestration of transactions financed or to be financed with mortgage loans by a borrower who was unable to afford the properties.
5. The Defendant, aided by others including but not limited to Larry Maxwell, Janie Coates, and Stephen Hall, engaged in fraud or attempted fraud in violation (etc. etc.) in the following real estate purchase and mortgage transactions involving an individual named Stephen Hall:
A. 1818 Russell Avenue North, Minneapolis (...)
B. 276 Topping Street, St. Paul, (...)
C. 1914 Russell Avenue North, Minneapolis (...) (JNS Blog says: online Minneapolis property info lists the seller as James Lang, a former business partner of Keith Reitman. Lang sold the property to Stephen Hall. The names of both Lang and Reitman came up in the infamous deal at 1564 Hillside Ave. N.)
The fraud included, inter alia, (etc. etc.)
6. The Defendant, aided by others including but not limited to Lamont Nelson and Fatema White, engaged in fraud or attempted fraud in violation (etc. etc.) in the following real estate purchase transactions involving an individual named Fatema White:
A. 3915 Emerson Avenue North, Minneapolis (...)
B. 4239 Girard Avenue North, ...
The fraud included... etc. etc.
7. The Defendant, aided by others including but not limited to Bernard Holmes, Guy Jones and Rudolph Wesson, engaged in fraud or attempted fraud in violation of (etc. etc.) in the following real estate purchase and mortgage transactions involving an individual named Rudolph Wesson:
The Defendant, aided by others including but not limited to Bernard Holmes, Guy Jones and Rudolph Wesson, engaged in fraud or attempted fraud (etc. etc.) in the following real estate purchase and mortgage transactions involving an individual named Rudolph Wesson:
A. 14831 Olivine Street, Ramsey, Minnesota.
B. 1528 Independence Drive, Northfield, Minnesota
C. 1810 Jackson Street Northeast, Minneapolis ...
D. 282 Aurora Avenue, St. Paul, ...
The fraud included, etc. etc.
8. The Defendant, aided by others including but not limited to Kimberly Golden and Joseph Collins, engaged in fraud or attempted fraud in violation of (etc. etc) in the following real estate purchase and mortgage transaction involving an individual named Joseph Collins:
A. 1715 16th Avenue North, Minneapolis ...
The fraud included, etc. etc.
9. The Defendant, aided by others including but not limited to Robert and Dia Davis, engaged in fraud or attempted fraud in the following real estate purchase and mortgage transactions involving individuals named Robert and Dia Davis:
A. 2922 Dupont Avenue North, Minneapolis, Minnesota
B. 7182 72nd Lane North, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
C. 2700 Penn Avenue North, Minneapolis, ...
The fraud included, inter alia, misleading purchase terms and purchase agreement addenda, multiple settlement statements on various properties, suspect payouts or kickbacks, and falsified information, and the transactions were orchestrated by the Defendant and were financed or to be financed with mortgage loans by a borrower who was unable to afford the properties.
10. The Defendant, aided by others including but not limited to Lamont Nelson and Brenda Nelson, engaged in attempted fraud in violation of (etc. etc.) in the following real estate purchase and mortgage transactions involving an individual person named Brenda Nelson:
A. 3330 Humboldt Avenue North, Minneapolis, Minnesota
The fraud included, etc. etc.
11. The Defendant, aided by others including but not limited to Larry Maxwell, Kim Golden, and Jerome Lance Kingrussell, engaged in fraud (etc. etc.) in the following real estate purchase and mortgage transaction involving a stolen identity in the name of John Foster.
A. 1564 Hillside Avenue North, Minneapolis, (...)
The fraud included, inter alia, misleading purchase terms and purchase agreement addenda, multiple settlement statements, falsified income, employment, deposit and identity information, and the purchase was orchestrated in part by the Defendant, Larry Maxwell, and other accomplices to be financed with mortgage loans by a fake borrower.
12. Furthermore, the Defendant was at around the same time as the charged crimes and the specific bad acts listed above, also engaged in the fraudulent procurement and multiple attempts to procure student loans in violation of (etc. etc.) in the names of individuals whose identities she had stolen by herself or with the assistance of others, including Lamont Nelson. This misconduct is part of the nature of the relationship between Defendant Snoddy and Lamont Nelson.
At this time the State keeps oepn its offer to the Defense to inspect and copy.. etc... documents...Minnetonka Police Department and Hennepin County Attorney's Office...the extraordinary opportunity she had to commit these offenses as a licensed professional, her intent, her preparation and the methods of her preparation, her involvement in planning the fraud, her knowledge of how to commit the fraud, the utter absence of there being mistake by her in the charged conduct, and that her acts with respect to the charged properties were part of a common scheme or plan to commit mortgage fraud and her modus operandi.
Finally, the evidence constitutes specific instances of untruthfulness admissible under Rule 608(b) of the Minnesota Rules of Evidence as impeachment evidence and evidence of Defendant's character for untruthfulness.
