Bail Set At $1.64M For California Man Facing Foreclosure Fraud, Forgery, Rent Skimming Charges

In Santa Clarita, California, KHTS Radio AM 1220 reports:

• A Mission Hills man already facing criminal charges involving alleged real estate foreclosure and investment fraud was charged Friday with several more felony counts, including grand theft, identity theft and forgery involving many victims in Santa Clarita. James Anthony Rojas, 51, faced 82 counts, all but three of them felonies. The misdemeanor counts allege rent skimming. Most of the crimes involve real estate foreclosure fraud, in which Rojas allegedly forged grant deeds to take over victims’ homes. Some of the victims had gone to Rojas for help with mortgage problems; most didn’t even know him until the forged grant deeds appeared.

For more, see Real Estate Advisor Faces 82 New Felony Counts (go here for .pdf version).

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