{"id":49917,"date":"2022-05-28T16:39:30","date_gmt":"2022-05-28T23:39:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=49917"},"modified":"2022-05-28T16:39:30","modified_gmt":"2022-05-28T23:39:30","slug":"four-men-arrested-for-fraud-against-elderly-timeshare-owners-of-more-than-5-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=49917","title":{"rendered":"Four Men Arrested For Fraud Against Elderly Timeshare Owners of More Than $5 Million"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"yiv9019375232MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u00a0<strong>SANTA ANA, California\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv9019375232MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6759 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Department-of-Justice-300x197.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Department-of-Justice-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Department-of-Justice-90x60.jpg 90w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Department-of-Justice.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Federal authorities this week arrested four defendants charged in a 29-count grand jury indictment, officials stated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv9019375232MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">The indictment alleges that they scammed dozens of timeshare owners out of more than $5 million by using boiler room tactics and lying that they could provide them financial relief.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv9019375232MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The following defendants were arrested today and are expected to be arraigned this afternoon in United States District Court in Santa Ana:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Michael McDonagh, 41, of Long Beach, the lead defendant and alleged ringleader of the scheme<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Antonio Duarte, 42, of Corona<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Christopher James Vannoy, 32, of Norwalk<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Ruben Ortiz, 40, of Long Beach<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Authorities are continuing to search for a fifth defendant named in the indictment, Frank Anthony Molina, 43, of San Pedro.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv9019375232MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">The U.S. Secret Service and the Huntington Beach Police Department investigated this matter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv9019375232MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1073 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/criminal_justice_jurisprudence-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"299\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/criminal_justice_jurisprudence-2.jpg 299w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/criminal_justice_jurisprudence-2-120x76.jpg 120w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/criminal_justice_jurisprudence-2-265x168.jpg 265w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/criminal_justice_jurisprudence-2-284x180.jpg 284w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/criminal_justice_jurisprudence-2-274x173.jpg 274w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 299px) 100vw, 299px\" \/><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">The indictment charges the defendants with one count of conspiracy. McDonagh, Duarte, Vannoy, and Molina are charged with 28 counts of wire fraud and telemarketing fraud against the elderly. Ortiz, who allegedly joined the conspiracy in 2018, is charged with 12 counts of wire fraud and telemarketing fraud against the elderly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv9019375232MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-49918 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/78htqvjyms4-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"man and woman sitting on bench facing sea\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/78htqvjyms4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/78htqvjyms4-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/78htqvjyms4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/78htqvjyms4-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/78htqvjyms4.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>According to the indictment returned on April 28 and unsealed today, from 2015 <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">to May 2019, \u201copeners\u201d who worked for McDonagh-controlled telemarketing companies contacted timeshare owners and offered to help them terminate their timeshare interest for a fixed fee. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv9019375232MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">If the timeshare owner expressed interest in the telemarketing companies\u2019 services, the call was transferred to a \u201ccloser\u201d \u2013 usually Duarte, Vannoy, Molina or another co-conspirator \u2013 who convinced victims to sign contracts with the telemarketing companies to get them out of their timeshare for a \u201cone-time fee.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv9019375232MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1537 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/LADYJUSTICE.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"274\" height=\"240\" \/>Within weeks of the victim paying the fee, Duarte, Vannoy and Molina again contacted the victims and told a series of lies to induce them to pay more money. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv9019375232MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">For example, according to the indictment, some victims were falsely told that they would obtain \u2013 for an additional fee \u2013 a large settlement payment based on purported litigation against the victim\u2019s timeshare company, including a class-action lawsuit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv9019375232MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-637 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/criminal-justice-degree-3-300x218.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/criminal-justice-degree-3-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/criminal-justice-degree-3-278x202.jpg 278w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/criminal-justice-degree-3-373x270.jpg 373w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/criminal-justice-degree-3.jpg 482w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\u00a0 The defendants allegedly also made false promises of securing \u2013 for an additional fee \u2013 a large \u201crestitution\u201d payment from the victim\u2019s timeshare company because the timeshare company had purportedly rented out the victim\u2019s timeshare property without the victim\u2019s permission.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv9019375232MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The victims were falsely told their additional fees would be refunded once the \u201crestitution\u201d and \u201csettlement\u201d had been paid, the indictment alleges. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv9019375232MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">To conceal the scheme, the defendants frequently convinced victims to sign fraudulent non-disclosure agreements to prevent the victims from contacting the timeshare companies to inquire about the purported settlement or restitution payments by claiming that the timeshare companies required the agreements to release the promised funds. <\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_49678\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-49678\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-49678\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/tierra-mallorca-rgj1j8sdeay-unsplash-scaled-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"white and red wooden house miniature on brown table\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/tierra-mallorca-rgj1j8sdeay-unsplash-scaled-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/tierra-mallorca-rgj1j8sdeay-unsplash-scaled-1024x769.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/tierra-mallorca-rgj1j8sdeay-unsplash-scaled-768x577.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-49678\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@tierramallorca\" rel=\"nofollow\">Tierra Mallorca<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/?utm_source=american-justice-notebook&amp;utm_medium=referral\" rel=\"nofollow\">Unsplash<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"yiv9019375232MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">In fact, no litigation was pending, and no restitution payments were made.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv9019375232MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 McDonagh founded and or controlled several companies \u2013 Irvine-based Global Transfer Inc., Costa Mesa-based Global Transfer SoCal Inc., Santa Ana-based Nationwide Transfer Inc., and Signal Hill-based Nationwide Exit Specialist Inc. \u2013 that purported to offer timeshare relief. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv9019375232MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Once one telemarketing company became inundated with consumer complaints, McDonagh allegedly would form a new telemarketing company to perpetuate the fraud.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv9019375232MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-16417 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Veterans-Fraud-300x172.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Veterans-Fraud-300x172.png 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Veterans-Fraud.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>According to the indictment, McDonagh instructed employees of the telemarketing companies to \u201ctake no prisoners,\u201d have \u201cno remorse\u201d when interacting with victims, and to \u201ctake every penny you can from\u201d the victims \u201cso they cannot sue\u201d the telemarketing companies. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv9019375232MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">The indictment further alleges that in response to complaints from Ortiz about the risks he was taking in participating in the conspiracy, McDonagh told him that \u201cit\u2019s def a risk but I mean I shut down global over a year ago and nothing! \u2018Knock on wood\u2019 but I mean it\u2019s a decision you personally have to make ive made piece [sic] with it ive been a criminal my whole life and now it\u2019s actually benefiting me[.]\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv9019375232MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13120 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/U.S.-Secret-Service.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/U.S.-Secret-Service.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/U.S.-Secret-Service-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Through this conspiracy, the defendants fraudulently obtained more than $5 million from the victims. The indictment alleges that the scheme targeted dozens of victims, including many victims who were 55 years of age or older.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv9019375232MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 If convicted of all charges, each defendant is facing up to 20 years in federal prison on the conspiracy count and up to 30 years for each fraud count. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv9019375232MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">The defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv9019375232MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Any member of the public who has information related to this case or similar fraud schemes is encouraged to contact the Secret Service\u2019s Santa Ana Resident Office at (714) 246-8257.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv9019375232MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Assistant United States Attorneys Thomas F. Rybarczyk of the Public Corruption and Civil Rights Section and Ian V. Yanniello of the General Crimes Section are prosecuting this case.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0SANTA ANA, California\u00a0 Federal authorities this week arrested four defendants charged in a 29-count grand jury indictment, officials stated. 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