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CHICAGO<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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\"FederalA former clerk for the Cook County Recorder of Deeds<\/strong> plead to accepting a cash bribe in exchange for preparing a back-dated deed on an Oak Park home and agreeing to record it with her office, according to officials.<\/span><\/p>\n

Regina Taylor<\/strong>\u00a0accepted the $200 bribe from a person who purportedly wanted to add a relative\u2019s name to the deed of a residence in Oak Park, according to a written plea agreement.\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Taylor didn’t know that the person was an undercover law enforcement agent, the plea agreement states.<\/span><\/p>\n

Taylor, 59, of Chicago, plead guilty Wednesday to one count of honest services mail fraud.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

The conviction carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, officials said.<\/span><\/p>\n

U.S. District Judge Sara L. Ellis<\/strong> scheduled a sentencing hearing for April 13.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to the plea agreement, the fraudulent quit claim deed was created to add the purported relative as a fourth owner of the Oak Park property.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

Taylor directed the undercover agent not to tell anyone that the three other individuals on the deed were deceased, according to the plea agreement.\u00a0 Taylor then prepared the fraudulent deed and back-dated it by 18 months, confirming the purported relative as a grantee.<\/span><\/p>\n

After giving the fraudulent deed to the undercover agent to have it stamped at the Village of Oak Park, the undercover agent gave Taylor $200 in cash, according to the plea agreement.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

Taylor further directed the undercover agent to bring back the stamped copy of the fraudulent deed so that Taylor could officially file it at the Office of the Cook County Recorder of Deeds.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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