Two Men Charged With Stealing Home, Pocketing $215K; Suspects Forged Signatures Of Deceased Couple, Says DA's Office

In San Bernardino County, California, the Victorville Daily Press reports:

• Two men were arrested for selling the Apple Valley home of a deceased couple after forging signatures on the grant deed, officials announced Monday. Investigators from the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Real Estate Fraud Unit arrested Daniel Rudat, 43, outside of his residence in the City of Orange regarding felony charges connected to real estate fraud, officials said. Rudat was arrested for several counts including forgery, conspiracy and filing forged documents with the County Recorder’s Office. On Thursday, Ronald Fauria, 71, a co-conspirator of Rudat, was arrested at his Irvine home for similar charges. In 2005, the two forged the signatures on a grant deed of a husband and wife who had died in 1977 and 2004, respectively, officials said. They subsequently sold the victims’ Apple Valley property for approximately $215,000.

Source: Two men arrested in fraudulent sale of Apple Valley home.

See also DA's press release: Two Orange County Men Arrested in Real Estate Fraud Conspiracy.

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