Former Merrillville legal secretary charged in alleged expungement fraud scheme
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- Times of Indiaseen 19 Oct, 19:12headline rewritten
Paid to clear records, got fake orders; Indiana staffer chargedIndiana law firm employee faces 42 felonies over alleged forged court orders
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Fri, 16 October 2026
1 report- abc7chicago.com22:20first to report
Authorities said one alleged victim in the fraud case spent a weekend in jail because an expungement had not been completed.
Sun, 18 October 2026
1 report- Times of India20:57edited after publishing
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Paid to clear records, got fake orders; Indiana staffer chargedFollowing a lengthy three-year investigation, Heather Ann Textor, a legal secretary, has been taken into custody for alleged fraudulent activities. She is accused of forging court documents and misappropriating client funds intended for legal fees. The investigation was sparked when a local resident submitted a counterfeit expungement petition to the state police, leading to further scrutiny of suspicious transactions that funneled money into Textor's personal accounts.