Written by REFATSeptember 10, 2025 VENTURA, Calif. – Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that Albino Manuel Mendoza (DOB 10/22/73) and Maria Antonia Hernandez (DOB 10/30/82), both of Ventura, have been charged with real estate related crimes, including mortgage fraud and money laundering. Specifically, Mendoza has been charged with one
Written by REFATAugust 1, 2025 VENTURA, Calif. – District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that Jenifer Singh, AKA Jenifer Rios (DOB 11/02/78), of Thousand Oaks, pled guilty to two felony counts of grand theft of personal property. In December 2023, Singh placed fliers at a Thousand Oaks laundromat advertising a home for
Written by REFATNovember 5, 2024 VENTURA, Calif. – District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that Jasmine Shante Faniel, (DOB 05/09/85), also known as Teresa Dennis, of Conyers Georgia, was sentenced on October 30, 2024, to nine months in jail, two years formal probation, and ordered to pay victim restitution for her role
Written by REFATJuly 26, 2024 Protect Yourself from Real Estate Fraud: Verify Licenses by Jorge N. DeLeon, REFAT Chair
Written by REFATJuly 18, 2024 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
Written by REFATFebruary 18, 2016 Press Release Date: July 10, 2015 Orange County resident Sergio Sanchez pleaded guilty to felony grand theft, tax evasion and foreclosure consultant fraud. Download Press Release
Written by REFATFebruary 18, 2016 Press Release Date: July 29, 2015 Kern County resident Gina Marie Hernandez was sentenced to two years eight months in state prison for recording a false document. Download Press Release
Written by REFATFebruary 18, 2016 Press Release Date: July 29, 2015 Oxnard resident Michael McDevitt pleaded guilty to felony grand theft, tax evasion and foreclosure consultant fraud. Download Press Release
Written by REFATFebruary 18, 2016 Press Release Date: October 8, 2015 Patrick Abrahamian is charged with three felony counts of filing a forged instrument. Michelle Abrahamian and Taline Indra are each charged with felony count of filing a false instrument and a felony count of forgery. Download Press Release
Written by REFATFebruary 12, 2015 Press Release Date: January 28, 2015 Kern County resident Hayser Scarlett Lopez has pled guilty to felony charges of perjury and recording a false document. Download Press Release
