San Diego DA Charges 2 In Alleged Felony Rent Scam Claiming Multiple Victims

In San Diego, California, KGTV Channel 10 reports:

• Anthony Zocoolillo, 30, pleaded not guilty to nine felony charges, including robbery, conspiracy to commit a crime, grand theft of personal property and accessing a computer to defraud. The charges against are in connection with a rental scam prosecutors said Zoccolillo ran with Robert Ramus. "They met with victims at the house and accepted money pretending they could rent houses. So far, we have information that they've taken $9,400 in cash," said Deputy District Attorney Jim Waters. [...] The group used computers at a Kinko's to access the Multiple Listing Service database used by real estate agents, documents stated. The men used an access code from a friend and got the lock box code numbers for two homes, including the Pacific Beach home. [...] Ramus pleaded not guilty to charges last Friday.

For more, see Alleged Rental Scam Ringleader Pleads Not Guilty.

For earlier Channel 10 stories on this case, see:

• October 5, 2007: Man Faces Felony Charges In Connection To Rental Scam,
• August 27, 2007: 10News Viewers Help I-Team Expose Man Behind Alleged Scam,
• August 24, 2007: 10News Investigates Craigslist Home Rental Scam.

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