(Marion County, FL) Last Friday, May 16, 2025, Amy Linn Ramirez, a 49-year-old resident of Belleview, FL, was found guilty of Unlawful Filing of False Documents or Records Against Real or Personal Property. Following her conviction, Judge Timothy McCourt sentenced Ramirez to five years in the Florida Department of Corrections.

“𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙮 𝙙𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙛𝙧𝙖𝙪𝙙 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙚𝙫𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙚𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙝𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙤𝙬𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙨. 𝘾𝙧𝙞𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙨 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙖 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙮 𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙖 𝙡𝙤𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙩 𝙞𝙩 𝙗𝙮 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙙𝙤𝙘𝙪𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨, 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙝𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙤𝙬𝙣𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙣 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨,” stated Bill Gladson, State Attorney for the Fifth Judicial Circuit. “𝘾𝙖𝙨𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙫𝙤𝙡𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙮 𝙛𝙧𝙖𝙪𝙙 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙣 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙭 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚-𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙪𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙝𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙤𝙬𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙩𝙧𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙢 𝙤𝙬𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥.”

On October 26, 2024, a real estate agent contacted the Marion County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) to report a suspicious incident. An MCSO deputy arrived at a residence located off SE 123rd Lane in Belleview, where the complainant advised she arrived at the home to conduct a final walk-through to sign paperwork to close the deal for selling the residence to the victim. Upon arrival, they were met by a handyman who had changed the locks on the home and refused to give the key to the home, stating he was hired by the homeowner, Amy Ramirez, to change the locks.

“𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙮 𝘼𝙡𝙚𝙧𝙩 𝙎𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙤𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙤𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙨𝙩 𝙘𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙯𝙚𝙣𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙙𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙪𝙣𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙯𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙧 𝙥𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙛𝙧𝙖𝙪𝙙𝙪𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙮. 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙫𝙖𝙡𝙪𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙘𝙚 𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙬𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙤𝙧 𝙫𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨. 𝙎𝙪𝙗𝙨𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙨𝙪𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙛𝙧𝙖𝙪𝙙𝙪𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙤𝙧, 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙡𝙮 𝙖𝙙𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙘𝙩 𝙡𝙖𝙬 𝙚𝙣𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙤𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙪𝙡𝙩 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙡𝙚𝙜𝙖𝙡 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙨𝙚𝙡,” said Gregory C. Harrell, Marion County Clerk of Court and Comptroller.

During the investigation, the real estate agent found a fraudulent document filed by Ramirez regarding the property. A falsified warranty deed was submitted while the property was under contract with the current homeowner. Law enforcement contacted Ramirez, who confirmed she never lived at or owned the victim’s property but claimed she was learning about abandoned property laws. She filed for a ‘Quiet Title’ to assert ownership, stating it was a civil matter. Ramirez was subsequently arrested and charged.

This case was successfully prosecuted by Assistant State Attorney William Harris.

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Published on 05/20/2025.