Monday, March 06, 2006
California Deed Fraud Nets Two Arrests
John Wilfred Curley, 37, Sacramento, California and Muhammad Adenwala, 30, Roseville, California were arrested by the Sacramento Police Department’s Real Estate Fraud Unit on Friday in connection with their alleged involvement in a real estate scheme.
The Real Estate Fraud Unit ended a six-month investigation into allegations that Curley, owner of JC Lending in Sacramento, California and Adenwala, owner of Mountain View Mortgage and a certified notary public, were involved in a real estate fraud scheme. Investigators determined that Curley and Adenwala utilized information from customers to falsify quitclaim deeds. The suspects, without the customers’ knowledge, would record the forged documents and obtain loan proceeds from the false transaction.
It is uncertain how many customers were affected by this scheme but Investigators are asking anyone who conducted business with these suspects or businesses to immediately check their real estate records.
Curley (left) and Adenwala (right) were booked into the Sacramento County Jail charged with recording false documents, forgery, grand theft and conspiracy.
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How does anyone in california protect themselves from a person forging a quick claim deed? Going to court with a wealthy relative may be difficult to win against, once the property has been transferred. Since no one fingerprints the signor on a quick claim deed this is an easy scam.
Is there some protective method other than taking a mortgage against the home?
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Posted by on 05/31 at 12:12 PM
I had a trust document original stolen from a bank safty deposit box in another state, no other signer for the box! The banker states he knows nothing, and no person seems interested in the fact that the new box I was moving to was missing a key!
I of course notified the police but all they can do is issue a report. The property department then required an orignal document on a 86 yr old mans trust signiture. Obviously this created a problem. However fortunately I made another orignal back in 2004.
The two siblings that have been removed from inheretance for a variety of reasons by the grantor. Could possibly be involved?
Very disturbing
Posted by
lisa worley on 06/29 at 12:43 PM
I am a REaltor and was working at JCLending when the fraud was discovered.
I deposited a commission, a check for $6865 in my bank but returned and never payed because the FBI had frozen John Curley’s account (according to him). Is there any hope I can get payed?
If so, what are my options, avenues?
Thanks,
Alicia
Posted by on 09/10 at 06:09 AM
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Update - US v. F. Jeffrey Miller, et al.
Miller II: Judge Julie Robinson has ruled in favor of the defense motion granting a continuance for sentencing of the 3 convicted defendants: F. Jeffrey Miller, Steve Vanatta and Hallie Irvin. The three will now be sentenced after ruling on post trial motions set for August 10, 2009.
Vanatta has been in custody for over 2 years. Vanetta filed a motion for his release pending sentencing. That motion was denied.
Miller remains free pending his sentencing. He has hired a new attorney who filed a motion to delay Miller's sentencing. In one post trial motion, the defense argues as to what assets are subject to seizure.
Defendant Todd Earnshaw is a Kansas City real estate Broker (and brother in law of Miller). Earnshaw has been indicted in what is commonly referred to as Miller I. A trial date for that matter has been set for January, 2010 in Topeka, Kansas.
The Government filed a motion to revoke Earnshaw's bond and remand him to custody while he awaits trial after learning that he allegedly committed the state crimes of Driving Under the Influence, Handicap Parking Violation and Failure to Control Speed to Avoid a Collision while on pretrial release. Notwithstanding finding that probable cause existed to believe that Earnshaw committed the aforementioned state crimes, Judge Robinson denied the motion, but ordered several strict conditions that Earnshaw must follow pending his trial.
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Rachel Dollar is an attorney and Certified Mortgage Banker who handles fraud recovery litigation for lenders and secondary market investors nationwide. She is a nationally recognized speaker on the topic of mortgage fraud. Ms. Dollar is licensed to practice law in California and maintains offices in Santa Rosa, California. 
