Fox v. Fidelity First Home Mortgage Co.

This case arose from a fraudulent foreclosure rescue scheme initiated by appellant, James William Fox, II, who was employed as a loan officer with Fidelity First Home Mortgage Company (“Fidelity First”), appellee. One of the victims, Charlene Williams, sued Fidelity First, which was found liable under a theory of respondeat superior and ordered to pay damages.

Fidelity First then filed a complaint in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County against Mr. Fox and another individual, seeking indemnification. 1 It alleged that “the fraudulent mortgage rescue scheme scam” perpetrated by Mr. Fox…