I haven't been updating this blog for quite a while and thought I'd at least get caught up with a few of the 'happenings'. Firstly, three defendants including Tiffiny Thompson, Dona Rector, and Paulynn Wright have now or will plead guilty. Paulynn Wright will be pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. According to the agreement, Wright admits that she "knowingly caused false information to be provided (through the Internet) for the purpose of obtaining mortgage financing." The false information was an asset verification letter, that was part of a transaction involving Joyce Allen, Kay Thomas and mortgage broker Dona Rector. The letter stated that Wright had investments with Benchmark when in fact she had no such investments, her plea agreement states.
Others remain in the fight to either find a way to dodge justice or clear their names. One of these is Brian Murphy who most recently has asked through his lawyer - Greg Isaccs) to allow testimony to his "mental state at the relevant times, and his interpersonal relationship with Candler". He has requested that Dr James F Murray, a clinical psychologist, be allowed to testify concerning "factors involving Brian Murphy’s atypical personality features related to social and interpersonal relationships, such as being unusually conforming, unassuming, eager to please, overly trusting, and overly sensitive to the reactions of others," according to Isaacs. The disorders from which Murphy suffers include anxiety, depression, paranoid thinking, “potential substance abuse issues” and “atypical personality features related to social and interpersonal relationships,” Isaacs wrote.
The remaining defendants in the case are Joyce Allen, and Allen's employee Kay Thomas. Their trial is currently set for September 8, 2014.
In the meantime, others jump on the wagon to file lawsuits. More Lawsuits!
