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A Chula Vista couple is accused of running a real estate fraud scheme in which authorities say they sold properties they did not own sales that came as a surprise to both the actual property owners and the unsuspecting buyers.
The scheme came to light when the owner of a Norco home learned that someone had surreptitiously transferred the deed to his property, according to the Riverside County District Attorney’s office, which is prosecuting the case. Investigators linked the case to similar apparent fraud in Arizona and Texas.
Brenda Ann Gregory, 54, and Angel Alfonso Gutierrez, 55, were arrested in March and have been charged with five felonies, including grand theft, identity theft and money laundering. They also face an allegation of aggravated white collar crime, accused of taking upward of $100,000.