Ohio’s Award Winning Mortgage Fraud Prosecutor Dan Kasaris Caught Forging Deeds, Fabricating Family Trust Transactions, lying on Financial Disclosures and Selling homes ‘No money down, Cash-Back’ – while he prosecuted and imprisoned others for similar transactions

In 2025, Ohio Auditor Keith Faber awarded Senior Assistant Ohio Attorney General Dan Kasaris the Auditor of State Justice Collaboration Award for prosecuting fraud cases.  At the same time, however, Kasaris was engaging in massive mortgage fraud, forging a signature on a deed to re-mortgage a property to pocket $110,000, (see January 2026 investigation at www.FreeTonyViola.com/blog) using the Kasaris Family Trust to transfer properties in and out of the entity without obtaining required inspections, filing false financial disclosures and profiting from a series of ‘no money down, cash back’ transactions, including the quick flip of property at 9009 Royalton Road in North Royalton, despite prosecuting dozens of individuals for engaging in the exact same business practices.

   

In 2025, Senior Assistant Ohio Attorney General Dan Kasaris, left, received an award for prosecutorial excellence from Ohio Auditor Keith Faber, right, only months after forging a signature and illegally notarizing his own deed to take personal ownership of a house, with a deed prepared by his brother, Reminger partner John Patrick

Material Omissions on Financial Disclosures filed with the State of Ohio Ethics Commission

An exhaustive review of Ohio Ethics Commission Financial Disclosure Statements, https://ethics.ohio.gov, filed by Daniel J. Kasaris for the years 2016 through 2021, reveals multiple material omissions and discrepancies warranting review, including the failure to disclose any fiduciary role or interest in the Kasaris Family Trust, despite documentation showing that Kasaris served as a trustee and participated in trust-related property transfers involving 2414 Hamilton Avenue, Poland, Ohio; additionally, certain real estate interests and transactions connected to Kasaris Properties, LLC, including properties located at 552 Beeler Drive in Berea, Ohio, and 120 Cottage Cove Drive in Lakeside Marblehead, Ohio, were not consistently disclosed during periods in which they were owned, mortgaged, or sold, raising questions as to the completeness and accuracy of reported real estate holdings, creditor relationships, and fiduciary disclosures as required under Ohio Revised Code §102.02.

Inspection Fraud – Skipping Mandatory Septic Inspections

Poland, Ohio (in Mahoning County) requires septic system inspections and an Operation & Maintenance plan under a state mandate, with Mahoning County requiring homeowners to retain licensed professionals to inspect, maintain, and permit their systems, often involving fees and potential repairs.  When we checked to see if Dan Kasaris’ 2414 Hamilton Avenue property was ever inspected given numerous deed transfers, the County health department, https://www.mahoninghealth.org/septic, told us they had no records whatsoever of any inspections.

Prosecuting People for Selling Houses ‘no money down, cash back’ while at the same time Selling Houses ‘no money down, cash back’

Dan Kasaris and his wife Susan, along with their Kasaris Properties business, engaged in a series of below-market purchases from banks, unusual financing and rapid resales.  Take, for instance, the property located at 9009 Royalton Road, North Royalton, Ohio, where the original owner’s relatives later faced criminal charges in Cuyahoga County, and had lived in the home.  The case was subsequently resolved, and Kasaris ended up with the property after a foreclosure, then he transferred it to his investment company.

  • In February 2007, Susan Kasaris purchased it for $120,000, even though it was valued at $143,000.
  • She took out a mortgage for the full $120,000 and sold the property later that same year for $138,200.

     

The mortgage amount, right, far exceeds the sales price upon transfer, left, establishing that mortgage fraud prosecutor Dan Kasaris engaged in identical business practices as those he prosecuted through a multi-jurisdictional mortgage fraud task force – selling real estate without down payments and cash credits to buyers.

This transaction, combined with the favorable purchase terms and quick resale, reinforces public concern about powerful governmental officials are taking advantage of their public offices for personal profit.

Flipping Foreclosed Homes While Prosecuting Foreclosure Cases

Several properties tied to the Kasaris family were obtained through foreclosure sales at discounted prices, then quickly resold for a profit. This is a common investor strategy — but when the buyer is a senior prosecutor involved in mortgage and foreclosure-related prosecutions, the optics are deeply troubling.  Kindly consider these transactions at 732 Wesley Drive, Berea, Ohio

  • In 2008, Wells Fargo foreclosed on this home, and it was sold at a sheriff’s sale.
  • In December 2008, Dan and Susan Kasaris purchased the property from Wells Fargo for $57,200, even though it had been valued at $101,800 at the time.
  • They later took out multiple mortgages using ‘stated income loans’ that were the subject of mortgage fraud prosecutions, and ultimately sold the home in 2022 for $149,500.

Dan Kasaris flipped properties, including 732 Wesley Drive in Berea, pictured above, using irregular financing techniques and “stated” loan programs, despite earning W-2 income from a government job.

Similarly, the house located at 552 Beeler Drive, Berea, Ohio was purchased and resold by Kasaris Properties LLC, but not disclosed on ethics disclosures required under Ohio law.

•        The property was foreclosed on by Dollar Bank in 2018.

•        In January 2019, Kasaris Properties, LLC purchased it for $99,750.

•        The LLC took out a mortgage of $79,800 and sold the property in November 2019 for $131,000.

Potential Reverse Mortgage Fraud – 2414 Hamilton Avenue, Poland, Ohio

Senior Assistant Ohio Attorney General Dan Kasaris fored the signature on a deed to the property located at 2414 Hamilton Avenue, Poland, Ohio, please see January blog at www.FreeTonyViola.com for details

A review of the recorded history for 2414 Hamilton Avenue, Poland, Ohio identifies potential red flags concerning whether earlier mortgages were fully satisfied before a new mortgage was placed on the property in December 2024. The property was encumbered by multiple long-term and open-end mortgages beginning in April 1989 (Home Savings & Loan), followed by additional financing in November 1990 and a National City Bank open-end mortgage recorded in May 1997. These mortgages permitted future advances and required formal satisfaction upon payoff. In October 2010, the owners also executed a federally regulated Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (reverse mortgage) in the amount of $115,500, which required first-lien status and full disclosure of all existing encumbrances at closing.

Between these financings, the property was transferred by quit claim deed into the Kasaris Family Trust in July 2009 and then quit-claimed back to the individual owners in October 2010, without clearly corresponding recorded satisfactions for all prior mortgages. The use of quit claim deeds and round-trip trust transfers, combined with the absence of clearly recorded lien releases, raises questions as to whether all earlier mortgages were fully paid and disclosed before later refinancing activity. If unresolved liens remained at the time the December 2024 mortgage was originated, this could indicate misrepresentation of lien priority or defects in title certification, warranting further review of payoff statements, satisfaction filings, and closing documentation associated with the 2024 transaction.

Additional Revelations about Dan Kasaris and the Kasaris Family’s Wide Ranging Criminal Activities will be Forthcoming Soon

Dan Kasaris has a long record of rampant prosecutorial misconduct, including abusing his authority as a prosecutor to demand sexual relationships from criminal defendants, destroying evidence in criminal cases, and a series of overturned convictions.  These new revelations about his personal financial misconduct, taken in light of wrongdoing as a powerful law enforcement official, bolster claims that Kasaris should be fired and investigated by an independent agency.

Dozens of criminal defense attorneys are well aware of misconduct and abuses of power by Kasaris, yet refuse to report wrongdoing or contact law enforcement.  Now that the Kasaris crime spree is being fully exposed, we are seeking help from the legal community and the public to provide additional evidence of criminal activities.  Everyone is welcome to submit a tip on line at www.FreeTonyViola.com, and anonymous tips are welcome.

To learn more about how Dan Kasaris ordered his office manager, Dawn Pasela, to go on an illegal undercover operation that led to her death, please visit www.JusticeForDawn.com

To learn more about the prosecution of Tony Viola, and how Tony established his innocence at a second trial, or to review key evidence of criminal activities by Dan Kasaris, please visit www.FreeTonyViola.com.

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