Couple arrested after bragging about $1.1 million mansion on Facebook

A couple in Florida, USA, Justin and Jenna Dean, allegedly moved into a 7,500-square foot mansion in Keystone Heights, Florida and went on to Facebook to brag about the house, claiming that they purchased a deed for the foreclosed home at a discount.

Jenna 23, and Justin, 24

On her Facebook page, Jenna wrote: “This is the house we just bought. We have a lot of work to do, it’ll take some time but Rome wasn’t built overnight”

When a friend admired their palatial home on Facebook and asked how they clinched such a deal, Dean said: “Takes years of looking and harassing banks about their foreclosures. I should start my own business.' 

But authorities found out that they had been illegally squatting in the house for months. They have been arrested and face charges of grand theft, forgery and unlawful filing.

ABC news radio reported that the bubble burst when a couple from Ohio actually bought the house for $1.1 million.

According to First Coast News (FCN), the couple removed the home's existing locks and replaced them with their own when they moved in.

Police said the young couple, who recently had a baby, then began to boast about their property on Facebook, where they posted photos of themselves in the pool.

FCN quoted Clay County deputy, Steven Dugger as saying: 'There were pictures of them in the pool on social media. The only furniture in the house was a pool table”