“Since Bondi is a Republican and LPS has strong ties to the Republican party, which holds and iron-clad grip on both legislative houses, the Governor’s mansion and every cabinet position, there is an obvious fear that any investigation at the state level might be influenced by any number of political factors. LPS has been referred to as one of the most prolific and egregious players in the national foreclosure scandal that has threatened to undermine the entire concept of property law in the United States.”

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AG Firings Draw Broader Criticism, Calls Ring Out for Federal Inquiry

BRADENTON – As Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi’s office remains low key in response to the widespread requests for answers surrounding the forced resignations of two of the state’s star investigators who’d helped to uncover systemic foreclosure fraud practices, state lawmakers and activists groups are pressing for a federal probe to investigate possible wrongdoing.

Bondi, who has a long-standing reputation as being very accessible to the media, was surprisingly silent following the resignations and has still continued to speak through brief statements issued by staff. She has acknowledged that her office has a troubling lack of documentation regarding the forced resignations of two investigators who had received stellar reviews from her predecessor, former AG and fellow Republican Bill McCollum, but still says she stands behind the firings.

In a statement, the two investigators, June Clarkson and Theresa Edwards, said that they were shocked when called into South Florida Bureau Chief Robert Julian’s office and told that they were to resign immediately or be fired; that he said he had asked why, but was not given a reason, only told that the firings “came from the top” (click here to read full statement). The two had previously described a major change in atmosphere when Bondi’s staff took over, saying that they were immediately questioned about Lender Processing Services, a “foreclosure mill” affidavit processing company that has been under continuing investigation by the Florida Attorney General’s office since before Bondi took over on January 4.

LPS had contributed financially to Bondi’s campaign, as well as other prominent Republicans, creating suspicion that the firings were politically-motivated payback. As one of the foreclosure-processing firms notorious for using “robo-signers” to facilitate a inconceivable load of foreclosure filings for its clients, LPS came under fire from McCollum’s office last year, when the investigation was opened. Activist group Progress Florida, along with several state lawmakers, want to know why Bondi didn’t return thousands of dollars in political contributions from a company under investigation by the office she was seeking, saying that her firing the two fellow attorneys after she then took office sends up a red flag.

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