Apparently that article has been posted as its own thread and was pulled by the mods - reason = “Incorrect.”
(I don’t know anything beyond that, but you might want to double-check your source.)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3688137/posts
His mother was a judge during that time in Montg county. His family did have a foreclosure at that same time. Trying to find the info if she presided over the case.