State AG Probe Focuses On Central Florida Man With Involvement In Dubious Sale Leaseback, Foreclosure Rescue Deals

In Central Florida, the St. Petersburg Times reports:For scores of desperate Tampa Bay homeowners, it seemed like a lifeline — Gideon Rechnitz would help bring their mortgage payments up to date and save their homes from foreclosure. But now the Florida Attorney General's Office is investigating whether Rechnitz misrepresented himself and his St. Petersburg-based companies in a foreclosure rescue