Theft/Property — Detroit, MI — reported 2026-07-02
SUMMARY
A former nonprofit homeownership director was sentenced to 90 months in federal prison for bribing a Wayne County Treasurer's office employee to pull homes out of foreclosure.
KEY FACTS
- Incident type: Theft/Property
- Location: Detroit, MI
- Date reported: 2026-07-02
- Suspect: age 62
- Status: arrest/charge/investigation status: sentenced
REPORTED DETAILS
- Zina Thomas, 62, is the former homeownership director at United Community Housing Coalition
- The scheme involved roughly 100 properties with a combined value of nearly $6.5 million
- Thomas bribed Jontae Jackson to pull homes out of the foreclosure list before going to auction
- The bribery occurred from late 2022 through early 2024
- In November 2025, Thomas pleaded guilty to one count of bribery