LET'S Focus on Tax Lien Sales - Realneo's Lily Miller and the Washington Post collaborate to expose the inequities...

Submitted by Jeff Buster on Tue, 12/10/2013 - 21:50.

 Here is another Washington Post link to peruse.

Realneo thanks all it's reporters and supporters for their heartfelt contributions!

And thanks to Michael Sallah and crew and the Washington Post investigative staff, for their journalism efforts to expose the tax lien problems across the USA. 

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Aeon Story is not going away -

Submitted by lmcshane on Tue, 01/14/2014 - 11:06.

From Lily Miller: According to the Washington Post story, city officials boasted that Aeon Financial was issued over '100 code violations'. Note they did NOT say '100 properties were issued code violations'. The truth is over the YEARS in which Aeon Financial has operated in Cuyahoga County ( 2008-2014 ) approximately 30 housing code violations cases were filed in housing court. Some of the cases were for the same property, Aeon paid petty fines on other cases, and there are a few cases that are still pending with the court. Aeon owned/stole approximately 300 properties. Ask Frank Giglio how many violations an inspector can issue on ONE property. If my memory serves me correctly, city inspectors issued nearly 100 code violations on Frank Giglio's property for ONE case / ONE house - page after page of violations- , and inspectors filed over 10 cases in court for the Giglio property. This is how the city operates when they want to target folks. In the case of Aeon Financial, city officials / inspectors looked the other way until they were forced to address the issue. " Aeon is accused of taking deeds to a number of homes in Cleveland and failing to care for the property when the homes did not sell. This resulted in more than 100 property code violations." http://www.mjbankruptcy.com/.../aeon-financial-accused-of...

 

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Ronayne plans evil tax lien sales AGAIN

Submitted by lmcshane on Fri, 04/17/2026 - 18:58.

https://www.cleveland.com/news/2026/04/cuyahoga-county-revives-plan-to-sell-tax-liens-on-2500-properties-recoup-millions.html

 

Only ONE decent County Council person spoke out: Schleper opposed the plan last year, questioning whether the county should rely on a private company to collect taxes at a time when many residents are under financial strain. He also criticized the timing of the sale, considering the county is desperate to stabilize its budget after years of overspending. The county is projecting another deficit this year — a shortfall that could complicate broader priorities, including plans to borrow money for a new $1 billion county jail.

 

Check out this new tax lien company https://narsolutions.net/ VAGUE identification was a hallmark of Aeon Financial. LinkedIn identifies Mark Laughlin as the owner.

 

Owner and CEO

NAR Solutions, Inc. · Full-time

Sep 1996 - Present · 29 yrs 8 mos

Omaha, Nebraska, United States · On-site

 

I have been the Owner and CEO of NAR Solutions, Inc. since 1996. We purchase tax liens in various states around the country and manage real estate as well. We have purchased in excess of $1 billion of tax liens. We have developed our own in house proprietary tax lien management platform and have a very experienced team of people to evaluate, purchase and manage tax liens and handle liens through the foreclosure process.

 

Aeon Financial accused of abusive debt collection practices

 

 

 

 


On behalf of Minnillo & Jenkins, CO. LPA posted in Debt Collection on Tuesday, January 7, 2014.

A debt collection firm named Aeon Financial foreclosed upon more than 400 properties in Cuyahoga County, the largest county in Ohio. The company also apparently had purchased a number of liens in other states across the country as well. Yet what is truly unusual about these circumstances is the fact that Aeon information lists no owners or company website. Its operations stem from mail-drop boxes in Chicago and the company apparently is represented by a law firm with a Colorado address.

This debt collection firm is known for its aggressive practices. It purchases liens on properties when owners fall behind on taxes and then is said to charge families large fees in order to prevent the home from going into foreclosure.

Aeon's practices have been accused of being predatory and unlawful. Judges have criticized the firm for overbilling. One attorney claimed he received a notification of back taxes owed on his condominium from Aeon - before he knew that any back taxes were even owed.

Aeon is accused of taking deeds to a number of homes in Cleveland and failing to care for the property when the homes did not sell. This resulted in more than 100 property code violations.

Tax lien investors like Aeon have been accused of foreclosing upon property owned by the elderly, disabled and poor. One teacher waged a more than two-year legal battle with the company concerning Aeon's bills. While the teacher paid the $500 in back property taxes he apparently owed, Aeon then demanded he pay $4,200 for Aeon's legal fees and expenses. The judge eventually slashed the fees to $952. There have been other similar cases reported as well.

As this demonstrates, it's often worthwhile for someone facing harassment by creditors to speak to an experienced attorney who understands abusive debt collection practices. These sorts of practices can often result in large numbers of individuals being harmed.

The Washington Post, "Debt-Collecting Machine," Michael Sallah and Debbie Cenziper, Dec. 8, 2013

Tags: Debt Collection, unlawful

Related Posts: Changes to debt collection practices on the horizon, Is bankruptcy the only option to stave off creditor harassment?, Understanding how to protect against creditor harassment, Debt collection: Getting the facts before making a payment

 

 

 

Ronayne and County Council under state investigation

Submitted by lmcshane on Sun, 04/26/2026 - 03:24.

 https://www.cleveland.com/news/2026/04/cuyahoga-jail-project-under-state-investigation-officials-face-potential-personal-liability.html



[the] "County Prosecutor has more than enough to indict the County Executive and Council Persons who illegally spent $69MM of the County’s money, which should have been spent on maintenance and repair of the existing jail." Attorney Richard G. Johnson

 

Faber said he was giving the county 45 days to provide its “perspective on compliance” with the law. He specifically asked the county to respond to five questions:

 
 
  • Does the County agree that the law requires approval from the majority of the following people: the clerk of the court, the sheriff, the probate judge, and a designee for the common pleas court?
  • What is the County’s perspective on when the jail project commences and therefore when the committee’s vote is needed?
  • Has the required committee been formed, and have they approved the project?
  • What expenditures were made prior to getting the committee’s approval?
  • What progress has been made on the jail project to date, and what still needs to be done to fully complete it?
 
 

He ended the letter with a warning: If investigators determine that officials violated the law and spent money illegally, the auditor “may issue” a finding for recovery, which would hold any official who participated in the illegal expenditure personally liable for paying that money back.

 

 
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