Eight Linked To Fraudulent Mortgage Brokerage in Ventura County that Generated Millions in Sales Arrested in Federal Case

Press Release Date: July 31, 2013 VENTURA, California – Federal and local authorities this morning arrested eight individuals linked to a mortgage fraud scheme that filed loan applications on behalf of lower-income, primarily Spanish-speaking individuals, generating substantial loan fees and commissions and causing lending institutions to suffer

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Radio Talk Show Hosts “Ken and Katie” Sentenced

Press Release Date: July 31, 2012 District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced today that Ventura County Superior Court Judge Kevin McGee sentenced Kenneth Powell (DOB 6/18/1953), a former resident of Thousand Oaks, to serve 18 years in state prison for his role in a real estate investment

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Multiple Counts Filed in Fraudulent Moorpark Home Sale

Press Release Date: February 16, 2012 VENTURA, California – District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced today that the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office Real Estate Fraud Unit has filed a felony complaint against Antonio Pena (DOB 12/21/72) of Moorpark, and Claudia Xochitl Gil (DOB 9/17/1973) of San

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Felony Complaint filed against man in Foreclosure Rescue Scam

Press Release Date: September 8, 2011 VENTURA , California – District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced today that the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office Real Estate Fraud Unit has filed a felony complaint against Juan Alvarado Cervantes (DOB: 01/31/1962, AKA: Juan Alvarado) of Fontana , California .

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Maria Santos Sentenced to 365 for Foreclosure Rescue Scam

Press Release Date: June 30, 2011 District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced today that Maria Victoria Santos (DOB 10/07/55), of Ventura, was sentenced to 365 days in jail and placed on formal probation for a term of 60 months by Ventura County Superior Court Judge Edward Brodie.

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Felony Complaint filed in Fraudulent Home Foreclosure Rescue Program

Press Release Date: June 21, 2011 Ventura County District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced today that the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office Real Estate Fraud Unit has filed a felony complaint against Aquilino Hernandez (aka Lino Hernandez, DOB 7/5/64) of Bellflower. The felony complaint charges Hernandez with

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McCowan Pleads Guilty to 3 Felony Counts

Press Release Date: April 19, 2011 District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced today that Alonzo Gene McCowan (DOB 7/5/60) has been sentenced after pleading guilty to three felony counts arising out of a series of real estate transactions. The crimes are alleged to have occurred during the

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7 Count Felony Complaint Filed Against Ventura Man

Press Release Date: March 21, 2011 District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced today that the Real Estate Fraud Prosecution Unit has filed a seven-count felony complaint against Larry Curtis Waltz (DOB 10/18/44) of Ventura. The complaint charges Waltz with one count of theft from an elder (Penal

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