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The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department Real Estate Fraud Team received a call in September 2009, from Pico Sheriff’s Station.  The station was dealing with a group of individuals (all Spanish speaking) who claimed that they were losing their homes and had paid a company named “Safe Haven” (also known as Your Dreams Come True) to help stop the foreclosure on their properties.  Safe Haven posed as a loan modification and foreclosure consultant company, but the entire premiss of their business was a scam. 

The Real Estate Team responded to the Safe Haven business office in Pico Rivera and served search warrants which led to the seizure of thousands of fraudulent documents and paper work showing  clouded titles on the victim’s homes.  All the homes were being foreclosed on and all of the victims money had been taken/misused by the suspects.

After the investigation began, the Sheriff’s Department notified and worked closely with the Los Angeles County Department of Consumer Affairs, the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office and the California State Bar.  The investigation was lengthy and involved more than 500 Spanish Speaking victims, most of whom were lured to the business after hearing an advertisement, on Christian Spanish radio, for the company.

After several years of investigation and numerous search warrants, the case was filed with the District Attorney’s Major Fraud, Real Estate Fraud Section on May 10, 2013. 

On September 3, 2014, Suspect  Alex Canjura accepted a plea agreement and was sentenced to 5 years State Prison which he started serving immediately.  Suspects Alex Jurado, Erika Perez and Oswaldo Flores each entered into plea agreements and were released on bond.

On Friday December 5, 2014, suspects Alex Jurado, Erika Perez and Oswaldo Flores were sentenced in Los Angeles Superior Court for their roles in the “Safe Haven” and “Your Dreams Come True”  real estate fraud case.  Immediately after sentencing the suspects surrendered themselves and were taken into custody.

Additionally, one of the attorneys involved in the operation, Tanmay Mistray was charged with 13 counts of professional misconduct, with mitigating and aggravating factors and was disbarred from the practice of law. 

Suspects Alex Canjura and Alex Jurardo each accepted plea agreements to serve 5 years in State Prison, while Erika Perez and Oswaldo Flores each accepted plea agreements to serve 16 months in local custody.  Restitution was ordered in the amount of 4.5 million dollars. 

Suspect Candy Cabrera, who was also filed upon, fled Canada upon learning of her pending extradition, and is a fugitive in her native country of Nicaragua.   

Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Fraud and Cyber Crimes Bureau at (562) 946-7217.  If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call "Crime Stoppers" by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), or texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org.

Written By:

Dana McCants, Sergeant

Fraud and Cyber Crimes Bureau

11515 Colima Road

Whittier, Ca 90604

Forwarded By:

Ryan Rouzan, Deputy

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