Leawood women indicted in $7.7 million fraud case

Three Leawood women are charged with multiple felony counts in a case accusing them of using the Social Security numbers of dead people to help illegal immigrants get home loans.

Officials said the case involves about $7.7 million in fraudulent mortgages and more than $100,000 in illegally obtained real estate fees.

Johnson County grand jurors this week indicted Doris Toledo, 67, and her two daughters, Sonia Toledo, 38, and Sylvia Toledo, 42. Each woman is charged with 11 counts of computer crimes, 11 counts of making a false writing and one count of theft by deception.

The indictments also allege that the trio was involved in a conspiracy of repeatedly telling illegal immigrants they could use false documents to obtain Social Security numbers to obtain mortgage loans to buy homes.

Officials identified Sonia Toledo as a loan officer at an Olathe mortgage company. The other two women also worked in the real estate industry. They are in the Johnson County jail on $100,000 bond each. Officials are expected to release additional details this afternoon.

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