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Chicago Woman Charged with Posing as Federal Housing Official to Scam Homeowners out of Cash

CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–February 3, 2016.  A Chicago woman has been charged with posing as a federal housing representative to scam homeowners out of cash, federal authorities announced today.

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CYNTHIA WALLACE, 45, of Chicago, is charged with one count of falsely assuming and pretending to be an officer of the United States.  Last month Wallace posed as an official from the “Federal Housing Authority” and “H.U.D.” in numerous phone calls she placed to Chicago-area homeowners, according to…

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