{
  "id": 12255269,
  "title": "Self-proclaimed 'home saver' accused of grand larceny",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/self-proclaimed-home-saver-accused-of-grand-larceny",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T23:19:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News (US)",
    "slug": "abc-news-us",
    "url": "https://abcnews.com/US/proclaimed-home-saver-accused-grand-larceny/story?id=137015100"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Lauren Taliento, the president of JT Homesavers, has been indicted in a New York courtroom. She is accused of 46 counts, including grand larceny, petit larceny, and criminal possession of stolen property. The indictment alleges that Taliento instructed a homeowner, Miguel Mora, to pay her instead of the mortgage lender, despite claiming to help him save his home from foreclosure. Mora, a retired subway conductor, lost his home to foreclosure after paying Taliento for loan modification services. Three other Staten Island residents, who attended the hearing, expressed hope that Taliento will face additional charges for their own foreclosure experiences. Taliento pleaded not guilty and was released without bail. Prosecutors are seeking a restriction on Taliento's ability to conduct loan modification and mortgage assistance services, but the judge declined to impose this condition. If convicted, Taliento could face up to seven years in prison.",
  "summary": "A New York entrepreneur who advertised online that she could help save people's homes from foreclosure has pleaded not guilty to grand larceny.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}