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Opelika woman arrested on multiple charges after alleged home equity loan fraud attempt

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Opelika woman arrested on multiple charges after alleged home equity loan fraud attempt
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  • Opelika woman Tammy Renee Caudle arrested for attempting $150,000 home equity loan fraud using forged husband's identity.
  • Caudle charged with residential mortgage fraud, second degree forgery, and bribery of public servants; husband unaware of loan.

Opelika police have arrested an East Alabama woman on multiple charges following an investigation into a home equity loan fraud.

The investigation began on December 30, 2025, when an individual reported that 58-year-old Tammy Renee Caudle had been attempting to take out a $150,000 Home Equity loan on a property owned by her husband.

“She attempted to forge her husband’s identity on numerous occasions to secure the loan,” police said. “Opelika Police spoke with the husband, who had no knowledge of the loan.”

Tammy Caudle was arrested for Residential Mortgage Fraud, Second Degree Forgery, and Bribery of Public Servants on December 31, 2025. She was booked into the Lee County Jail.

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