Another Inspector Fired by L.A. Dept. of Building & Safety
A third long-time employee of the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety has been fired after it was determined that he, along with the two prior fired inspectors, had been taking bribes for...
View ArticleL.A. Building & Safety Inspector Sentenced to Prison for Taking Bribes
Fired Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety inspector Raoul Germain, who was caught on camera take bribes, has been sentenced to 21 months in prison. Germain, 60, was one of two inspectors...
View ArticleSecond L.A. Building & Safety Inspector Sentenced to Prison
Forty-nine year-old Hugo Gonzalez, a now-former Los Angeles Building and Safety inspector, has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for demanding and taking bribes. Gonzalez’ co-worker, Raoul Germain,...
View ArticleL.A. City Housing Employee Fired for Taking Bribes
Another Los Angeles City employee has been fired for corruption, but unlike private sector employees who lose their jobs for dishonesty, will nevertheless be able to console herself with her pension....
View ArticleFormer Los Angeles Housing Authority Official Arrested by FBI
The FBI has reached into Guatamela in order to arrest a former construction official with the Los Angeles Housing Authority who, along with his two brothers, was sued by that agency for billing it for...
View ArticleL.A. County Assessor John Noguez Arrested in Massive Appraisal Fraud Case
The long-running public corruption investigation into Assessor John Noguez, who runs the L.A. County Assessor’s Office, has culminated in the arrests of Noguez, his head appraiser and a tax consultant...
View ArticleAnother Reason Los Angeles is Broke: Appraisal Fraud Inside the County...
Assessing property taxes accurately is essential to local municipalities being able to plan their budgets into the future. Short sale fraud is one means by which government is robbed of revenues to...
View ArticleL.A. Dept. of Building & Safety Inspector Pleads Guilty to Bribe-Taking
Note: there are earlier articles/postings in the California Real Estate Fraud Report about the public corruption investigations by federal authorities involving Los Angeles Department of Building and...
View ArticleDenver Broker in Battle with Fannie Mae about Alleged Fraud There
Selling REOs (bank-owned homes) can be a lucrative business line for real estate agents who land accounts with lenders. The big money involved can become a temptation for employees working inside...
View ArticleLong-standing Fight over Lake Miller-adjacent Land
A member of a family who has owned over 100 acres of property in San Diego is pursuing her mission to expose a public corruption scam in which she accuses San Diego City of illegally incorporating her...
View ArticleIs Eric Holder a Traitor to the People and a Shill to the Banks?
If you have time – maybe a long coffee break – you may want to read this fascinating article in Rolling Stone about the settlement between Attorney General Eric Holder, “his” Department of Justice and...
View ArticleAG Eric Holder considers bankers may have responsibility in mortgage crisis
Outgoing U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder – known for his opposition to prosecuting bankers for their prominent roles in the mortgage crisis – is finally giving lip service to the notion of personal...
View ArticleL.A. Building & Safety Inspector Sentenced to Prison for Taking Bribes
Fired Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety inspector Raoul Germain, who was caught on camera take bribes, has been sentenced to 21 months in prison. Germain, 60, was one of two inspectors...
View ArticleSecond L.A. Building & Safety Inspector Sentenced to Prison
Forty-nine year-old Hugo Gonzalez, a now-former Los Angeles Building and Safety inspector, has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for demanding and taking bribes. Gonzalez’ co-worker, Raoul Germain,...
View ArticleL.A. City Housing Employee Fired for Taking Bribes
Another Los Angeles City employee has been fired for corruption, but unlike private sector employees who lose their jobs for dishonesty, will nevertheless be able to console herself with her pension....
View ArticleFormer Los Angeles Housing Authority Official Arrested by FBI
The FBI has reached into Guatamela in order to arrest a former construction official with the Los Angeles Housing Authority who, along with his two brothers, was sued by that agency for billing it for...
View ArticleL.A. County Assessor John Noguez Arrested in Massive Appraisal Fraud Case
The long-running public corruption investigation into Assessor John Noguez, who runs the L.A. County Assessor’s Office, has culminated in the arrests of Noguez, his head appraiser and a tax consultant...
View ArticleAnother Reason Los Angeles is Broke: Appraisal Fraud Inside the County...
Assessing property taxes accurately is essential to local municipalities being able to plan their budgets into the future. Short sale fraud is one means by which government is robbed of revenues to...
View ArticleL.A. Dept. of Building & Safety Inspector Pleads Guilty to Bribe-Taking
Note: there are earlier articles/postings in the California Real Estate Fraud Report about the public corruption investigations by federal authorities involving Los Angeles Department of Building and...
View ArticleLong-standing Fight over Lake Miller-adjacent Land
A member of a family who has owned over 100 acres of property in San Diego is pursuing her mission to expose a public corruption scam in which she accuses San Diego City of illegally incorporating her...
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