PPO Gets the Boot...

Unable to erase the taint of the corruption scandal and a photo of himself posing with a drug dealer, Judge Peter Paul Olszewski Jr. was resoundingly defeated in his bid for re-election to a second, 10-year term, receiving 33,800 “no” votes compared to 27,139 “yes” votes, according to unofficial results in Tuesday’s general election.

Read more from the Times Leader.

Under Contract...

According to the real estate website William E. Wood and Associates... Harlow Cuadra and Joseph Kerekes' former house in currently "Under Contract".



The asking price was $365,000, so it'll be interesting to see what the final amount will be... assuming the sale actually happens.

Perhaps this is one housing saga that may finally come to a close.

Update @ 11/02/2009: In the event anyone's interested... the current owner is listed as:

Owner Address: 3476 STATEVIEW BLVD., FORT MILL SC 29715-7203
Transfer Date: 7/13/2009
Document#: 20090713000800730
(Source: Real Estate Assessment Search)

It's an address for a Wells Fargo Home Mortgage office. Wells Fargo Bank was also the original mortgage holder.

No New News...

There really hasn't been much going on as of late... things will likely stay slow for a while. Joe's apparently still enjoying prison-life, and Harlow's continuing with his appeal.

Rumor has it that there may be a book coming out shortly... who knows? :)

Now You See It... Now You Don't?

Convicted murders' Harlow Cuadra and Joseph Kerekes' infamous house was sold for $573,434.00 at foreclosure, then re-listed for $415,000.00. Shortly thereafter the price was reduced to $399,000.00 and then to $365,000.00. (It's been hard to keep up).

The latest REIN listing is no longer valid, and reality company Long & Foster is now reporting: "No property detail found. The property is no longer active."

Did it finally sell, or was it taken off the market?

I guess we'll find out soon. :)

Update 10/09/09: There's been no legal changes mentioned on the Virginia Beach Land Records Site... nor has the house been re-listed on REIN. Looks like we're looking at a pulled listing.

Price Reduced... Again...

You guessed it... convicted murders' Harlow Cuadra and Joseph Kerekes' former house is still for sale, and now the asking price has been reduced again: $365,000.00

After selling for $573,434.00 at foreclosure, it was then re-listed for $415,000.00, shortly thereafter the price was reduced to $399,000.00.

At this rate, the banks may never get rid of this burden... they've already lost a bundle.

Recession Hit's Prison?

Joseph Kerekes' last payment of $34.08 on 08/18/2009 brought his total payment to $97.46 ... another payment was just made on 09/11/2009... the amount this time?

A whopping 0.27 cents.

That brings Joe's total payment(s) to $97.73. Perhaps work is scarce in prison too.

So far... no new payments from Harlow Cuadra.

More Orders...

There was an order filed today regarding Joseph Kerekes' attorney John Pike asking that Krayer Detective Services be paid $242.80 for work where they interviewed Joe's father Fred Kerekes, and also for a conference with attorney Mark Bufalino.

I'll have more information in the morning, and will update this post accordingly.

Update @ 09/02/2009: Two invoices were submitted and approved by PPO:

1. Interview Fred Kerekes, attend Court Hearing on 02/20/2008: $140.00, plus $17.20 for mileage.
2. Conference with Atty. Mark Buffalino on 02/19/2008 - 2 hrs. @ $40.00 per hr.: $80.00, plus $5.60 for mileage.

Both invoices are dated 02/27/2008.