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“We Buy Ugly Homes” Franchisee Charged with Attempted Grand Theft

“We Buy Ugly Homes” Franchisee Charged with Attempted Grand Theft

January 22, 2020
VENTURA, California- District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced today that Santa Clarita resident...
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Local Realtor Charged with Income Tax Evasion

Local Realtor Charged with Income Tax Evasion

July 17, 2019
District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced today the filing of charges against Camarillo resident...
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Los Angeles Man Pleads Guilty in Real Estate Scam

Los Angeles Man Pleads Guilty in Real Estate Scam

May 1, 2019
VENTURA, California – District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced today that on April 29...
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Camarillo resident Javier Gonzalo Sanchez (DOB 6/18/62) was ordered to serve 1 year in jail for two felony counts of foreclosure consultant fraud.

Camarillo resident Javier Gonzalo Sanchez (DOB 6/18/62) was ordered to serve 1

November 26, 2018
VENTURA, California – District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced today that Camarillo resident...
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Trio Sentenced to Prison for Sophisticated Real Estate Scam

Trio Sentenced to Prison for Sophisticated Real Estate Scam

March 27, 2018
VENTURA, California – District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced today that Los Angeles...
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Trio Convicted in Sophisticated Real Estate Scam

Trio Convicted in Sophisticated Real Estate Scam

February 27, 2018
VENTURA, California – District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced today that Los Angeles...
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Defendant Pleads Guilty in Mortgage Rescue Fraud Scam

Defendant Pleads Guilty in Mortgage Rescue Fraud Scam

November 9, 2017
VENTURA, California – District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced today that Orange County...
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Prosecution Update: William Kenneth O’Daniel faces 120 days in prison & 36 months of probation.

Prosecution Update: William Kenneth O’Daniel faces 120 days in prison & 36

September 29, 2017
District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced today that Thousand Oaks resident William Kenneth...
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Juan Carlos Guerra sentenced to 180 days in jail after earlier pleading guilty.

Juan Carlos Guerra sentenced to 180 days in jail after earlier pleading

September 27, 2017
District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced today that Sunland resident Juan Carlos Guerra...
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Juan Carlos Guerra of Simi Valley has pleaded guilty to one felony count of grand theft

Juan Carlos Guerra of Simi Valley has pleaded guilty to one felony

August 22, 2017
VENTURA, California – District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced today that Sunland resident Juan...
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Patrick Iturra sentenced 365 days in jail, ordered to pay $100,000 in victim restitution and placed on 60 months formal probation.

Patrick Iturra sentenced 365 days in jail, ordered to pay $100,000 in

February 21, 2017
VENTURA, California – District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced today that the Honorable Matthew...
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Jose Armando Rodriguez pleaded guilty to grand theft, foreclosure consultant fraud, and recording a false instrument

Jose Armando Rodriguez pleaded guilty to grand theft, foreclosure consultant fraud, and

January 19, 2017
VENTURA, California – District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced today that Fontana resident Jose...
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David Roger Bartel of Thousand Oaks charged with two felony counts of forgery

David Roger Bartel of Thousand Oaks charged with two felony counts of

October 19, 2016
VENTURA, California – District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced today the filing of a criminal...
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Jose Eduardo Martinez pleaded guilty to one count of felony grand theft

Jose Eduardo Martinez pleaded guilty to one count of felony grand theft

October 13, 2016
VENTURA, California – District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced today that Jose Eduardo Martinez...
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Superior Court Judge sentenced Gregoria Mendoza to seven years four months in state prison.

Superior Court Judge sentenced Gregoria Mendoza to seven years four months in

September 26, 2016
VENTURA, California – District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced today that Superior Court Judge...
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Rod Scott Hormell of Newbury Park was sentenced to serve five years in state prison

Rod Scott Hormell of Newbury Park was sentenced to serve five years

June 30, 2016
VENTURA, California-District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced today that Rod Scott Hormell (DOB...
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Linda Boggess of Ventura convicted by a jury of four felony counts of workers’ compensation insurance fraud

Linda Boggess of Ventura convicted by a jury of four felony counts

June 10, 2016
VENTURA, California-District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced today that Linda Boggess (DOB...
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Ventura County resident Gregoria Mendoza pleaded guilty to multiple counts of felony grand theft and felony foreclosure consultant fraud

Ventura County resident Gregoria Mendoza pleaded guilty to multiple counts of felony

May 20, 2016
VENTURA, California – District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced today that Ventura County...
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Kern County resident Gina Marie Hernandez was sentenced to 2 years eight months in state prison for recording a false document

Kern County resident Gina Marie Hernandez was sentenced to 2 years eight

May 16, 2016
VENTURA, California – District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced today that Kern County resident...
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Oxnard resident Michael McDevitt pleaded guilty to felony grand theft, tax evasion and foreclosure consultant fraud.

Oxnard resident Michael McDevitt pleaded guilty to felony grand theft, tax evasion

May 1, 2016
VENTURA, California – District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced today that Oxnard resident...
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