‘Sovereign citizens' busted for mortgage fraud
Two Stone Mountain residents claiming to be above the law have been charged with stealing houses, police say.
Ivan Willis Taylor and his wife, who goes by Princess Donya Taylor, have declared themselves sovereign citizens. The windows of their Stone Mountain townhouse are plastered with signs telling everyone the couple is immune to Georgia laws, according to Channel 2 Action News.
Stone Mountain police and Rockdale county sheriff's deputies were able to easily nab the couple because their car, with fake diplomatic tags, had flat tires.
Princess Taylor is now charged in Rockdale County with residential mortgage fraud. She was previously evicted out of a house in Conyers. Her husband is accused of forgery and making a false statement.
A judge denied bond for Princess Taylor and issued a $40,000 bond for her husband Friday.
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