[Bobby777]

I wonder if the "buyer" is a regular contributor to the sheriff's campaign or his brother-in-law ...

[OldFriend]

This garbage is going on all over the country. I hope that everyone with an elderly relative demands that any and all legal issues be discussed with an appointed counselor.

[lelio]

The property is near land being developed for residential housing.

That's the reason right there why she was kicked out.

[friendly]

This goes on all the time accross the US, although rarely as sleazily as this. There is a lot of inside information that passes between crooked bureaucrats and lawyers in the local courthouses.

[mc5cents]

What country did this take place in. Was it the sheriff of Notingham? Where is Robin Hood when you need him!!

[Eva]

Is this Pennsylvania? The county names are common to many states, I think.

[gd124]

Disgusting

[lelio]

Dobson said he has not been notified that the sale is being contested. "I'm just a purchaser at a public auction, and I paid my money and that's all I can say," he said.

Yeah right. You're getting land valued at $800k for $15k and you don't think there's something up?

Eva: a search on news.google.com for Daulphin County brings up this story from "Penn Live" so I'm guessing it is PA.

[dts32041]

Hey at least they didn't send in the ATF and FBI overthe tax bill.

[Beck_isright]

I'm sure this guy would be happy to have worked in this township.

[Aliska]

Sean Hannity's talking about it right now.

[Dust in the Wind]

I'm not sure about in that state but I am under the assumption that
1- The property is auctioned with a quitclaim deed.
2- The asking price will be 100% of the tax bill plus interest as a minimum.
3- Any "premium" beyond the tax lien is a gamble for the buyer as the debtor has a set time frame to redeem or pay the lien off after the tax sale. Here I think it is three years.

If this true for them that developer should be out his $14+K premium. I would think its easily investigated.

[river rat]

Mr. Kocher would be well advised to MOVE AWAY, quickly...
Mr. Philip Dobson should have a very hard time selling homes, if he doesn't volunteer to return the STOLEN PROPERTY...

Semper Fi

[WorkingClassFilth]

Property rights were the litmus test of personal freedom to the framers. Where are our 'leaders' today?

[DManA]

I think this story is either made up or pertinent facts have been left out.

[jwalsh07]

Cripes. couldn't they wait till Christmas time to swindle the poor woman out of her home and hearth?

This is simply too much. Out of hand. Americans should not be standing by idly while the state grabs property from old folks.

[vikingcelt]

Sheesh!!! Unbelievable...Fricking Unbelievable. I would have given her the money to pay the tax bill if I'd known. Lots of people would have.

[StACase]

So I went to my friendly search engine and put in:
"Dauphin County PA"
and this is what came up at the top of the list:

Free Dauphin County Foreclosure Search (sponsored)
Visit ForeclosureFreeSearch.com and find your next Dauphin, PA investment. Try it for free for seven days and access property photos, addresses, prices and more.
http://www.foreclosurefreesearch.com

PennHUD - Dauphin County Foreclosures (sponsored)
Dauphin County foreclosure real estate directory with free listings of REO homes. Free pre-qualification to buy foreclosed property. A USHUD.com public service.
http://www.pennhud.com

Surprised the crap out of me!

[Still Thinking]

To me the biggest fly in this pot of ointment is the sale of property valued from $800K to $1M for a mere $15K, for two reasons. First, when one of us peons sells something for drasticall less than full market value, some agencies reserve the right to view the transaction as fraudulent and to act as if it had not occurred. Why is the burden less for public SERVANTS? Second, the large discrepancy in valuation makes the deal smell of a rat. I'll just bet the buyer is second cousin to someone in the assesor's office. Maybe he's had his eye on this property for some time, or maybe there are payoffs to the tax officials going on. After all, he got $785,000 in instant equity. What's a measly $10 or 20K under the table? There should be a law stating that in any foreclosure, the property must sell for a minimum of 90% of fair market value, to avoid these problems.

[joesnuffy]

She was offered a Million bucks for it and turned it down?
too bad...
Gordon Gecko says: "Greed is Good"
I wonder if it says : "To Protect and Serve" on the Sherrifs car......

Though I did think it interesting that the guy that told him about their back door scheme
said that "The Lord laid it on his heart to tell" after the sale?