FBI Focuses On Parents Of Christian Mortgage Scammers

John and Julieanne Dimitrion are on the FBI's most wanted while collar criminals list. The couple claimed to be Christians and were active members of their church in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Our original story on the Dimitrions will provide you more of a background. They have been on the run for more than four years, after pleading guilty to a massive mortgage fraud scheme and failing to appear at their sentencing hearing.

New Developments In The Case

Hawaii News Now is reporting that the parents recently admitted to the FBI that they have been in constant contact with the couple. The article said that the parents stay in touch via an online video chat service and disposable cell phones. It was further reported that the conversations are as frequent as weekly between the Dimitrions and their parents. The FBI describes the parents as 'uncooperative.' 

 

I Know That Parents Love Their Children, But...

The victims of the Dimitrions are outraged that the couple has not yet been brought to justice. The FBI says that they received assistance from the Sovereign Citizens in getting off the island in 2010. Most while collar criminals come out of dysfunctional family situations, so maybe I may have some unrealistic expectations here. I don't know precisely where the line is for criminal aiding and abetting of a fugitive, but these recent developments sure do raise some serious questions.

In my view, parents or not, if they are helping this couple to elude authorities they should be punished to the full extent of the law. In our justice system, families of criminals are not held accountable for their crimes. They are generally not even publicly shunned for the conduct of their adult children. Maybe these secret communications using disposable cell phones do not constitute a crime, but for me they confirm the notion that the 'apple does not fall far from the tree.' I also find it very hard to believe (with the newly discovered frequent communication) that the parents really don't know where their fugitive children are hiding.

James L. Paris 
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