Committee Hears Support for Raising Deed Recording Surcharge to Fund Mortgage-Fraud Prosecutions The Appropriations Committee heard testimony supporting SB 5,109 to raise the deed-of-trust recording surcharge from $1 to $5, remove its sunset, and direct most new revenue to a mortgage-lending fraud prosecution account; prosecutors argued the change restores investigative capacity eroded since 2003.

A proposed bill aims to increase the deed recording surcharge from $1 to $5, potentially unlocking millions in new revenue to combat mortgage fraud in Washington.

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Vera Institute funds campaigns of prosecutors targeting political opponents in Missouri and New York Saint Louis and New York prosecutors financed by Vera Institute to pursue political actions.

Lawmakers are sounding the alarm over controversial funding sources influencing prosecutors, raising questions about justice versus political agendas in high-stakes cases.

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