Two people were arrested for a multi-million dollar mortgage foreclosure surplus fraud scheme in Orange County.
FDLE Orlando agents arrested 33-year-old Douglas Murphy Jr. and 49-year-old Erika Elsa Sarita after it was revealed these two were running a multi-million dollar mortgage surplus fraud scheme.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigation began on August 7, 2025, when the Office of Statewide Prosecution notified FDLE agents of a fraud scheme involving the illegal acquisition of foreclosure surplus funds through fraudulent court filings. Two unknown individuals, later identified as Douglas Lorenzo Murphy, Jr. and Ericka Elsa Sarita, used several attorneys and law firms to electronically submit forged documents to the Orange County Clerk of Court, reassigning legal rights to foreclosure surplus funds…