A Two Thousand Dollar Nebraska Land Purchase Leads to a Federal Fraud Case
“What did you see when you looked at it?” I asked.
Dolores leaned back in her chair, the wooden joints groaning under her weight.
“I saw a signature block that looked like it had been pasted from an old email signature. It did not have the digital security certificate from the notary.”
“Did she contact you about it?” Sarah asked.
“She called twice that Friday afternoon,” Dolores said.
“She was very polite, using all those big words about regional development and community standards. She told me the paperwork was just a technical correction.”
Dolores paused to take a sip of her cold tea, her eyes fixed on the street outside the window.
“The county commissioners bought that new software last spring because some consultant from Lincoln told them it would save money,” Dolores said. “They said it was modern.”
“It seems to have made things easier for people who do not own the land,” I said.
“That is what I told them at the meeting,” Dolores said. “But they told me I was old-fashioned and did not understand the internet.”
“What did you tell Brinley when she called?” Sarah asked.
