A Chattanooga woman who turned fake real estate paperwork into a multi-state hustle is headed to federal prison after targeting homes she did not own, including properties tied to the Charlotte area.
On Tuesday, 33-year-old Alicia England of Chattanooga, Tenn., was sentenced to 75 months in federal prison after prosecutors said she filed bogus property deeds and used stolen identities to sell or try to sell homes in several states, including four listings linked to the Charlotte region. England was also ordered to pay more than $300,000 in restitution and will serve two years of supervised release once she finishes her prison term.
According to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of North Carolina, England pleaded guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. Prosecutors said that from October 2022 through August 2024, she filed fake deeds for residential properties that were not hers and tried to cash in on them…