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Oregon Road Conditions & Cams Email Story to a Friend July 20, 2005 Central Point man arrested for fraud over mobile homes A Central Point man was arrested Tuesday in connection with the Alpine Mountain Homes Inc. racketeering investigation being conducted by Medford detectives. Marcus Allen Carter, 23, of the 500 block of North Fifth Street, was arrested on charges of first-degree aggravated theft, mortgage fraud and first-degree forgery. He was lodged in Jackson County Jail, where he remained late Tuesday on $20,000 bail. The charges stem from actions taken by Carter while he was an employee of Alpine Mountain Homes Inc, police said. Alpine Mountain Homes Inc. allegedly stole more than $450,000 from 15 people who accused the company of charging them for services they never received. The victims claim to have made payments towards mobile homes before the company closed down its Medford and White City offices earlier this year, police said. Attorney General Hardy Myers in June filed a lawsuit against former owners Gary A. Waggoner of Medford and Brad M. and Deborah A. Blanchard of Rogue River. Advertisement The lawsuit alleged that the defendant’s violated the racketeering law through a pattern of activities that included multiple thefts, an instance of forgery and violation of the state’s mortgage banker/broker law, officials said. The attorney general’s lawsuit seeks restitution for all of the victims. It also seeks to permanently prohibit Waggoner and the Blanchards from operating, owning or investing in any business that sells or finances manufactured homes in Oregon. Several alleged victims have filed private lawsuits against the company, officials said. The Medford Police Department requests anyone with further information to contact Detective Tony Young at 774-224. Mail Tribune Home | Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life | Opinion AP News | Archives | Site Map | Community | Classified Copyright © 1997-2005 Mail Tribune, Inc. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions | Website Feedback Free Music Downloads Conference Calls - $50/Month Home Security Systems Trunks, Footlocker, Trunk, Footlockers dvd-r helzberg diamonds Distance Education Diamonds Online Poker Computer Security Home Equity Loans Slippers Student Loans tcg student loan consolidation Canadian Pharmacy Website Design & Marketing Memory Foam Mattress w2 forms Mortgage Calculator Free Home-Loan Referrals Online Casino News Air Purifiers Advertisement s