July 7, 2016

$600K missing from escrow accounts of 2 title companies

The state of Colorado has suspended the licenses of a mother-daughter team that owned a pair of title insurance companies based in the Cherry Creek area amid allegations that more than $600,000 is missing from their clients’ escrow accounts.

The Denver Post reports that Elizabeth Newell-Williams, 63, and Michelle Hernandez, 43, are suspected of maneuvered millions of dollard between more than a dozen bank accounts to give the appearance that all was well. Williams and Hernandez abruptly closed Foresight Title and Williams Title and Escrow Co. last month.

The state of Colorado has suspended the licenses of a mother-daughter team that owned a pair of title insurance companies based in the Cherry Creek area amid allegations that more than $600,000 is missing from their clients’ escrow accounts.

The Denver Post reports that Elizabeth Newell-Williams, 63, and Michelle Hernandez, 43, are suspected of maneuvered millions of dollard between more than a dozen bank accounts to give the appearance that all was well. Williams and Hernandez abruptly closed Foresight Title and Williams Title and Escrow Co. last month.

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