Written by REFATNovember 9, 2014 Press Release Date: March 26, 2014 District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced that Gregoria Mendoza (DOB 5/14/55) of Oakview, California, was arrested and charged with securities fraud and grand theft. Mendoza is also charged with an enhancement alleging that she stole in excess of $150,000. Download Press
Written by REFATNovember 9, 2014 Real Estate Professional Pleads Guilty to Federal Bank Fraud Charges for Illegally Flipping Central Coast Residential Properties Read More
Written by REFATNovember 9, 2014 Press Release Date: February 27, 2014 VENTURA, California- District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced today that Oxnard resident Gloria Becerra (DOB 8/24/65) was sentenced to 365 days in jail and placed on felony probation for 36 months. Becerra pleaded guilty in September 2013 to multiple counts of
Written by REFATNovember 9, 2014 Press Release Date: October 25, 2013 SAN DIEGO — A judge Thursday ordered an Escondido couple Thursday to serve nearly 3 1/2 years in prison each for masterminding a mortgage-fraud scheme that resulted in millions of dollars worth of bank losses along with scores of foreclosures… Read
Written by REFATNovember 9, 2014 Date: Thursday, October 16, 2014 – 12:30pm – 2:30pm Industry update on the latest fraud activities affecting real estate and mortgage industries. Featured Speakers: Wayne Bell, Commissioner, California Bureau of Real Estate Greg Totten, Ventura County District Attorney Dominc Kardum, Deputy District Attorney, Real Estate Fraud Unit,
Written by REFATNovember 9, 2014 Press Release Date: October 11, 2013 A Chatsworth man was sentenced Friday to six years in state prison after being convicted by a jury of trying on several occasions to file false documents claiming he owned a 32-unit Oxnard apartment building. Prosecutors say that in July 2011,
Written by REFATAugust 21, 2014 Press Release Date: September 9, 2013 Nature of Incident: HOA Management Company Owner & Chief Financial Officer Arrested for Embezzlement Report Number: 09-28062 Location: San Diego County & Ventura County Date & Time: 09-09-13@ 08:00AM Unit(s) Responsible: Ventura County Sheriff’s Office Special Services I Major Crimes (S)uspects,
Written by REFATAugust 21, 2014 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
Written by REFATAugust 21, 2014 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
Written by REFATAugust 21, 2014 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
