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Radio Talk Show Hosts "Ken and Katie" Sentenced
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 fraud scheme. Powell was also ordered to pay $4,341,119 in restitution.
Multiple Counts Filed in Fraudulent Moorpark Home Sale
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 Fernando. Gil currently holds a real estate broker's license issued by the California Department of Real Estate and was formerly a licensed notary public.
Felony Complaint filed against man in Foreclosure Rescue Scam
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 Juan Alvarado Cervantes (DOB: 01/31/1962, AKA: Juan Alvarado) of Fontana , California . The felony complaint charges Alvarado with one count of residential burglary and one count of grand theft.
49 Count Felony Complaint filed against Radio Talk Show Hosts "Ken and Katie"
VENTURA, California - District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced today that the Real Estate Fraud Prosecution Unit has filed a 49-count felony complaint against Kenneth A. Powell (DOB 6/18/53), a former resident of Thousand Oaks; Katie Rose (DOB 7/25/49) of Woodland Hills; and Paul Charles Lascola (DOB 10/26/42) of Thousand Oaks. The criminal complaint filed today alleges felony crimes that occurred from 2005 to 2008. The complaint includes felony counts of grand theft, theft from an elder, and special enhancements for taking money or property in excess of $50,000.
Maria Santos Sentenced to 365 for Foreclosure Rescue Scam
District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced today that Maria Victoria Santos (DOB 10/07/55), of Ventura, was sentenced to 365 days in jail and placed on formal probation for a term of 60 months by Ventura County Superior Court Judge Edward Brodie. Santos was also ordered to pay approximately $48,000 in restitution to her 15 victims as a term of probation. Santos pleaded guilty in February 2011 to three felony counts of unlawful act by a foreclosure consultant and four felony counts of grand theft.
Felony Complaint filed in Fraudulent Home Foreclosure Rescue Program
Ventura County 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 Aquilino Hernandez (aka Lino Hernandez, DOB 7/5/64) of Bellflower. The felony complaint charges Hernandez with two counts of foreclosure consultant fraud (Civ. Code § 2945.4(a)).
McCowan Pleads Guilty to 3 Felony Counts
District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced today that Alonzo Gene McCowan (DOB 7/5/60) has been sentenced after pleading guilty to three felony counts arising out of a series of real estate transactions. The crimes are alleged to have occurred during the period of October 2004 through September 2006, but were not discovered until January 2008. The crimes for which McCowan pled guilty to are theft of real property from an elder, money laundering, and grand theft.
7 Count Felony Complaint Filed Against Ventura Man
District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced today that the Real Estate Fraud Prosecution Unit has filed a seven-count felony complaint against Larry Curtis Waltz (DOB 10/18/44) of Ventura. The complaint charges Waltz with one count of theft from an elder (Penal Code § 368(d)), five counts of grand theft (Penal Code § 487(a)) and one count of recording a false document (Penal Code § 115(a)).
Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Using Fake Identity to buy a Luxury Moorpark Home
District Attorney Gregory D. Totten announced today that Enrique Sandoval Martinez (DOB: 01/19/65), formerly of Thousand Oaks, was sentenced to the maximum term of 15 years imprisonment after a jury convicted him of six felonies involving real estate fraud on December 2, 2010.
Fraud and Grand Theft Charges Involving Home Foreclosure Rescue Program
Ventura County 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 Maria Victoria Santos (aka Vicky Santos, DOB 10/07/55) of Ventura, Felipe Carlos Segovia Castro (aka Felipe Carlos, DOB 11/20/43) of Moreno Valley, Laura Cecilia Carlson (DOB 10/18/46) of Hacienda Heights, and Margie Joanna Vargas (DOB 02/12/88) of the city of Orange.
