Attorney Ria Sankar-Balram of Margate, FL; alleged serial thief

The state of Florida presented Ria Sankar-Balram with a law license in 2008 after she graduated from Nova Southeastern University School of Law.

FYI: Nova Southeastern is ranked as the 166th best law school in the country out of 202 ABA accredited schools.

In one matter, Ria was recently charged and arrested on October 5, 2020 for being involved in an alleged foreclosure fraud scheme that cost victims nearly $750,000.00. (Debra Cassen Weiss)

The allegations of criminal conduct involving Ria are as follows:

• Charged with 29 counts including fraud, money laundering and grand theft
• Filed fraudulent court documents in which he claimed to represent elderly property owners or heirs of deceased property owners who were owed surplus funds from foreclosure sales
• After judges granted the pleadings, Rashida allegedly kept part of the money and wired the rest to two co-conspirators
• The two co-conspirators, Illya and Patricia Tinker, are already in jail following a conviction in a different fraud scheme that took ownership of 44 homes through forged documents

All that remains now is to see how long it takes before Ria cops a plea to reduce the amount of time she will spend in prison.

As we speak (ca. May 2021), Ria practices with the Ria Balram Law Group PLLC at 6191 West Atlantic Blvd in Margate, Florida.