AlfonsoGomezBroker.com - 500 homes owners' dreams are shattered as they fall prey to a loan modification real estate scam. On Sept. 2009 the L.A. Sheriff's Dept. Real Estate Fraud Team received a call from Pico Sheriff's Station. The Pico station was dealing with a group of people, all Spanish speaking, who claimed that they were scammed by company calling themselves "Safe Haven" (AKA "Your Dreams Come True").
The victims said that this company was announcing on an all Spanish Christian radio station and were claiming to help stop the foreclosure of their homes but the entire premise of their business was a scam!
On May 10, 2013 the District Attorney's Major Fraud, Real Estate Fraud Section filed a case against the scammers.
On Sept. 3, 2014, Suspect Alex Canjura accepted a plea agreement and was sentenced to 5 years State Prison which he started serving immediately. Suspects Alex Jurado, Erika Perez and Oswaldo Flores each entered into a plea agreements and were released on bond.
On Friday, Dec. 5, 2014, suspects Alex Jurado, Erika Perez and Oswaldo Flores were sentenced in L.A. Superior Court for their roles in the "Safe Haven" and "Your Dream Come True" real estate fraud case. Suspects Alex Canjura and Alex Jurado wach accepted a plea agreements to serve 5 years in State Prison, while Erika Perez and Oswaldo Flores each accepted plea agreements to serve 16 months in local custody. Restitution was ordered in the amount of 4.5 million dollars.
Additionally, one of the attorneys involved in the operation, Tanmay Mistray was charged with 13 counts of professional misconduct, with mitigating and aggravating factors and was disbarred from the practice of law.
Suspect Candy Cabrera, who was also filed upon, fled Canada upon learning of her pending extradition, and is a fugitive in her native country of Nicaragua.
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