Mystery of Connecticut businessman and his wife who went missing after losing everything: One home was foreclosed on and another sold since husband fell millions of dollars in debt
- Jeanette Navin, 55, and Jeffrey Navin, 56, were reported missing August 7 by family who told police they have not been seen since August 4
- The Navins' pickup truck was found vandalized in a commuter lot August 9
- Jeffrey Navin is president of a Westport-based trash-hauling company; wife Jeanette has been school library aide for 18 years
- HSBC Bank foreclosed on Navins' million-dollar home in Guilford for failure to make mortgage payments totaling $2.23million
- Utility company sued Mr Navin last year claiming $140,000 in unpaid electrical bills
- The couple's family released a statement downplaying financial woes and saying they still have money on their bank accounts
A middle-aged Connecticut business owner and his librarian wife have been missing for more than a week, and now new information has emerged revealing that the husband was more than $2million in debt.
Jeanette Navin, 55, and Jeffrey Navin, 56, were reported missing August 7 by family members who told Easton police that they have not been seen since August 4.
Two days after receiving the missing persons report, the Connecticut State Police found the Navins' pickup truck abandoned in a commuter lot off the Merritt Parkway. One of the windows on the vehicle was smashed.
Where are they? Jeanette Navin, 55, and Jeffrey Navin, 56, of Connecticut, were reported missing August 7 by family members who told police that they have not been seen since August 4
Mr Navin is the president of the Westport-based trash-hauling company J & J Refuse, and his wife has worked the past 18 years as a paraprofessional at the Weston Intermediary School library.
According to those who know the Navins, the couple have been known to go on vacations often. Until recently, they had resided in a sprawling 4-bedroom, 3-bath luxury home in Weston valued at more than $940,000.
But court records show that behind the Navins’ facade of upper-middle-class prosperity, financial woes were lurking.
Easton Courtier reported that last year, Mr Navin was found to owe HSBC Bank close to $2.23million on a foreclosed million-dollar house he owned at 7 Hart Road in Guilford.
Navin has been fighting the bank since 2007, when HSBC filed the foreclosure claiming that he had failed to pay $1.3million in mortgage. Eight years later, the case is still pending in New Haven Court.
Navin was also the subject of a second foreclosure action involving a different property, which was sold in 2012 to resolve the case.
The utility company Eversource, formerly known as Connecticut Light & Power, sued Navin last year claiming he owed close to $140,600 in unpaid electrical bills for the Guilford home.
In June, Jeanette Navin sold this sprawling 4-bedroom, 3-bath home in Weston for $900,000, which she had owned in her name since 1994
The sale of the luxury 4,042-square-foot residence was preceded by a series of financial disasters for the couple
Downsized: The Navins moved into this 1,884-square-foot rental home on Staples Road in Easton
On June 1, Jeanette Navin sold the 4,042-square foot Weston mansion, which she had owned in her name since 1994, for $900,000, and the family moved into a more humble 1,884-square-foot rental home on Staples Road in Easton.
Two weeks before their disappearance, on July 22, an appeals court ruled that Navin did not have the right to reargue the HSBC and Connecticut Light & Power cases.
On Thursday, the Navin family released a statement to the media downplaying reports of the missing couple’s financial problems and noting that they have not been proven to be a factor in their disappearance, reported the Hartford Courant.
The statement went on to say that based on information obtained from investigators, Jeffery and Jeanette still have available funds on their banks accounts.
‘We are shocked and saddened at the unexpected disappearance of Jeff and Jeanette Navin. There are no words to describe the impact this has had on their parents, siblings, and children. We wish only for their safe return and we ask for anyone who has seen either of them since Tuesday, August 4th, to contact the Easton police,’ the family statement read.
Avalanche of debt: Last year, Mr Navin (left) was found to owe HSBC Bank close to $2.23million on a foreclosed million-dollar house. Jeffrey and Jeanette's family, however, have downplayed their financial woes
Lights out: A local utility comapny sued Navin last year claiming he owed close to $140,600 in unpaid electrical bills for this Guilford home
Easton Police Chief Tim Shaw said there is no evidence to suggest foul play at this time, but he did betray a sense of urgency when appealing to the public for help,
‘Any tips that we receive we are looking into,’ Shaw told The Hour. ‘We’re hoping they’re on vacation and that they’ll come home soon, but the longer time goes on, the more concerned we become.’
Shaw said that they are checking to see if the couple flew out of one of the New York City airports.
The State Police Major Crimes Unit and the FBI are assisting with the case.
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