Netwide Title Agency
| 3711 Lincoln Way East, Massillon |
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Gnarus Bellator (04.04.2017 21:54)
Friday, March 31, 2017
Massillon woman charged with defrauding banks out of $2 million
A Massillon woman was charged with defrauding financial institutions out of more than $2 million by having escrow funds on home purchases deposited into her personal account, Acting U.S. Attorney David A. Sierleja said.
Kimberlee E. Himmell, 62, was charged with 18 counts of bank fraud and one count of theft of government funds.
Himmell owned and operated Netwide Title Agency, Inc., located at 3711 Lincoln Way East in Massillon. General Title Insurance Company, located in Cleveland, was Netwide’s underwriter and responsible for auditing Netwide, according to the information.
Netwide, at the direction of Himmell, began in 2007 instructing all lenders doing business with Netwide as a title agency and utilizing its escrow services to wire all incoming lending proceeds to Himmell’s personal account, instead of Netwide’s corporate account, according to the criminal information filed in the case.
Himmell then used the deposited funds for her own personal use and for Netwide’s operational expenses withouth disclosing to lenders that she was not holding the funds in escrow, as she represented she would, according to the information.
Himmell closed at least 19 real estate transactions in 2013 and 2014 wherein Netwide received escrow funds and failed to pay or release the funds to the prior owner’s pre-existing mortgage. This causes financial losses to lenders and/or sellers of homes in Richmond Heights, North Canton, Willowick, Concord, Strongsville, Newbury, Brunswick, Wadsworth, Medina, Painesville, Parma, Akron, Twinsburg, Brecksville and Millersburg, according to the information.
Netwide’s underwriter, General Title, was contractually obligated to make lenders whole. The loss to General Title as a result of Himmell’s conduct was at least $2,111,014, according to the information.
If convicted, the defendant’s sentence will be determined by the court after review of factors unique to this case, including the defendant’s prior criminal record, if any, the defendant’s role in the offense and the characteristics of the violations. In all cases, the sentence will not exceed the statutory maximum and, in most cases, it will be less than the maximum.
This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark S. Bennett following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development – Office of Inspector General, the Federal Housing Finance Agency – Office of Inspector General and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
An information is a charge and is not evidence of guilt. A defendant is entitled to a fair trial in which it will be the government’s burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
USAO - Ohio, Northern
Friday, March 31, 2017
Massillon woman charged with defrauding banks out of $2 million
A Massillon woman was charged with defrauding financial institutions out of more than $2 million by having escrow funds on home purchases deposited into her personal account, Acting U.S. Attorney David A. Sierleja said.
Kimberlee E. Himmell, 62, was charged with 18 counts of bank fraud and one count of theft of government funds.
Himmell owned and operated Netwide Title Agency, Inc., located at 3711 Lincoln Way East in Massillon. General Title Insurance Company, located in Cleveland, was Netwide’s underwriter and responsible for auditing Netwide, according to the information.
Netwide, at the direction of Himmell, began in 2007 instructing all lenders doing business with Netwide as a title agency and utilizing its escrow services to wire all incoming lending proceeds to Himmell’s personal account, instead of Netwide’s corporate account, according to the criminal information filed in the case.
Himmell then used the deposited funds for her own personal use and for Netwide’s operational expenses withouth disclosing to lenders that she was not holding the funds in escrow, as she represented she would, according to the information.
Himmell closed at least 19 real estate transactions in 2013 and 2014 wherein Netwide received escrow funds and failed to pay or release the funds to the prior owner’s pre-existing mortgage. This causes financial losses to lenders and/or sellers of homes in Richmond Heights, North Canton, Willowick, Concord, Strongsville, Newbury, Brunswick, Wadsworth, Medina, Painesville, Parma, Akron, Twinsburg, Brecksville and Millersburg, according to the information.
Netwide’s underwriter, General Title, was contractually obligated to make lenders whole. The loss to General Title as a result of Himmell’s conduct was at least $2,111,014, according to the information.
If convicted, the defendant’s sentence will be determined by the court after review of factors unique to this case, including the defendant’s prior criminal record, if any, the defendant’s role in the offense and the characteristics of the violations. In all cases, the sentence will not exceed the statutory maximum and, in most cases, it will be less than the maximum.
This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark S. Bennett following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development – Office of Inspector General, the Federal Housing Finance Agency – Office of Inspector General and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
An information is a charge and is not evidence of guilt. A defendant is entitled to a fair trial in which it will be the government’s burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
USAO - Ohio, Northern
Nicole Kaldas (14.09.2014 17:23)
If I could give this company and its proprietor, Kim Himmel, negative stars I would. This company claimed to have completed transactions regarding the sale of our home, but we have since found out that these funds were never wired and that she has obtained criminal legal counsel in regards to alleged fraud.
If I could give this company and its proprietor, Kim Himmel, negative stars I would. This company claimed to have completed transactions regarding the sale of our home, but we have since found out that these funds were never wired and that she has obtained criminal legal counsel in regards to alleged fraud.
Elizabeth Tenaglia (11.09.2014 16:39)
I had nothing but trouble with this agency. They did not give me correct information nor did they send me necessary documents including a settlement statement in a timely manner. My clients ended up moving their moving date multiple times due to this companies failure to follow through.
I had nothing but trouble with this agency. They did not give me correct information nor did they send me necessary documents including a settlement statement in a timely manner. My clients ended up moving their moving date multiple times due to this companies failure to follow through.
