Dem superdelegate Laura Richardson made headlines Wednesday with news she had walked away from her mortgage. Richardson later issued a weak denial, which you can read in the updated post here. (She calls the denial a "clarification.")But the Mercury News has additional information that contradicts Richardson's "clarification." Mercury News:
In June 2007, the city's utility department placed a lien on her property for $154 in unpaid bills, according to documents on file at the Sacramento County Recorder's Office. In December, Richardson received a default notice from the collection agency of Washington Mutual Inc., her lender. At that point, she owed $18,356.
At the time, she had left the state Legislature and moved to Washington, D.C., after winning a special election to fill a vacant congressional seat.
Another default notice in March of this year put the "unpaid balance and other expenses" at $578,384 and said her 1,639-square-foot house would be auctioned at a trustee sale. The county records show the property was sold to a company called Red Rock Mortgage Inc. of Sacramento for $388,000, although no listing could be found for the company.
The collection agency referred inquiries to Washington Mutual, which did not immediately return a telephone call from The Associated Press seeking comment.
Records on file at the Sacramento County Tax Collector's Office also show Richardson is delinquent in paying $8,950 in property taxes.
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