Protect Yourself from Real Estate Fraud: Verify Licenses
Protect Yourself from Real Estate Fraud: Verify Licenses by Jorge N. DeLeon, REFAT Chair
Protect Yourself from Real Estate Fraud: Verify Licenses by Jorge N. DeLeon, REFAT Chair
The Legal Hotline has received multiple calls from listing agents who, upon listing vacant land, have grown suspicious that the person who signed their listing may not be the rightful owner. This mirrors a national trend where title companies are reporting an increase in scams involving vacant
VENTURA, Calif. – District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today the arrest and extradition to Ventura County of Abdoul Aziz Bah (DOB 05/31/94), also known as (aka) Richard Anderson, of Stockbridge, Georgia. Bah has been charged with three felonies, including one count of receiving stolen property, and two
VENTURA, Calif. – District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that Lane Yudell (DOB 05/10/67), of Simi Valley, has been charged with three counts of grand theft, seven counts of forgery, and three counts of money laundering. Yudell, a real estate agent, is also charged with several special
VENTURA, Calif. – The Ventura County District Attorney’s Office announced today that Brian Andrew Hynes (DOB 06/12/80), of Thousand Oaks, was convicted by a jury of one count of felony grand theft after spending money meant for the Oak Heart County Music Festival. Hynes, the principal owner
VENTURA, Calif. – District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that Daniel Montano (DOB 02/15/94), of Camarillo, was sentenced to 180 days jail, placed on formal probation for two years, and ordered to pay $102,366 in victim restitution. Montano had previously pled guilty on August 2, 2023, to
VENTURA, Calif. – District Attorney Erik Nasarenko has announced the arrest of Daniel Montano(DOB 02/15/94), of Camarillo, by the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office Bureau ofInvestigation and the Camarillo Special Enforcement Detail. Montano, a real estate agent, hasbeen charged with one count of grand theft and 14
VENTURA, Calif. – District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced that Dana Hiscock Vines (DOB 11/16/61), of Thousand Oaks, pled guilty to nine counts of grand theft and special allegations. Vines, a longtime office manager for Aviara Real Estate, embezzled $1.12 million from the company between 2007 to 2020.
VENTURA, California – District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced today that Los Angeles County resident Theodore Brian Childers (DOB 6/24/38) pled guilty to one felony count of Penal Code section 115, recording a false document. The plea was the result of an investigation conducted by the Ventura
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