Update: Legal issues

We have been referred to the Wayne County DA, who apparently has a very active real estate fraud division. It also looks like pamsproperty never actually owned the property, but that's not certain yet. It's shaping up to be the best of both possible worlds- apparently in cases like this, restitution is not uncommon. The down side is my poor husband has to go out there again; but we're looking at another, sounder property in the area, so if we time it right it can be one trip.