Full Restitution for Crime Victim

Press Release Date: September 29, 2009 District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced today that the Real Estate Fraud Prosecution Unit obtained full restitution in the amount of $220,091 on behalf of crime victim Carolyn Koenig. On September 17, 2009, Ronald Ted Hasson (DOB 1/19/54) of Encino was

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Felony Complaint Filed Against Local Pastor and Wife

Press Release Date: September 17, 2009 District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced today that the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office Real Estate Fraud Prosecution Unit filed a felony complaint against Alonzo Gene McCowan (DOB 7/5/60) and Kimberly Ann Oglesby McCowan (DOB 11/6/63), a married couple from Camarillo.

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$1.6M Grant to Fight Real Estate and Mortgage Fraud

Press Release Date: September 17, 2009 Recovery Act Edward Byrne Memorial Competitive Grant of $1,665,231 Awarded to Ventura County District Attorney for the Prosecution of Real Estate and Mortgage Fraud District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced today that the District Attorney’s Office has received an award in

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Simi Valley Real Estate Agent Charged With Grand Theft

Press Release Date: September 10, 2009 District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced today that the Real Estate Fraud Prosecution Unit has filed a felony complaint against John William Vanderwall III (DOB 12/13/63) of Simi Valley . The complaint charges Vanderwall with one count of grand theft (Penal

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Real Estate Agent Pleads Guilty to Multiple Felonies

Press Release Date: August 7, 2009 District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced today that Veronica Sanchez Gallegos (10/30/80), a licensed real estate agent residing in Ventura , pled guilty on August 6, 2009, to one felony count of theft from an elder, five felony counts of grand

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Local Mortgage and Real Estate Company Admit Guilt

Press Release Date: August 3, 2009 District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced today that the Special Prosecutions Division has concluded a civil prosecution conducted against real estate businesses owned and operated by Oscar Soto Vasquez (DOB: 11/30/71 ), of Fillmore and his wife Delia Vasquez, along with

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Pair Sentenced in Fraudulent “Rent-A-Credit” Scheme

Press Release Date: November 12, 2008 District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced today that Manuel “Manny” John Perez, Jr. (DOB 5/7/72), of Oxnard , was sentenced to the California Department of Corrections following his convictions for several real estate fraud-related crimes. Perez had previously pled guilty to

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Understanding and Avoiding Real Estate Fraud Forum

Press Release Date: October 5, 2006 The District Attorney’s Office will be participating in a forum entitled “Understanding and Avoiding Real Estate Fraud” on Friday, October 6, 2006. The forum is offered to members of Ventura County ‘s real estate profession by the Real Estate Fraud Advisory

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7th Annual Fraud Awareness Forum

Date: October 24, 2012 – 1:00pm – 3:00pm Location: Residence Inn by Marriott at River Ridge 2101 W. Vineyard Ave, Oxnard Sponsored by the Real Estate Fraud Advisory Team. Forum will update industry professionals on the latest types of real estate fraud taking place and on the

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