A Florida man says a web of shell companies rigged a foreclosure sale — and hid a bank’s superior mortgage to pull it off.
Willie L. Brown filed a federal lawsuit on February 17, 2026, in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, alleging that five entities worked together to stage a fraudulent foreclosure on a Jacksonville home, pocket the proceeds, and leave him holding the bag. The case is Brown v. American Holding 33092, LLC, et al., Case No. 3:26-cv-00328-JEP-LLL.
Here is what is alleged to have happened…