Arrested in connection with an alleged real estate scam through an organization known as First Latino Group operating in San Diego, California:
Rolando Montez, 49, Vista, California
Terry Samples, 45, of Fullerton, California
Franklin Ontiveros, 41, Oceanside, California
Johnnie Mae Johnson, 55, Vista, California
Jacob Miller, 73, Vista, California
The defendants are accused scamming 118 victims out of approximately $1.3 million by failing to deliver promised services including low-cost home loans, credit repair, mortgage elimination and fraudulent real estate investment opportunities
Rachel Dollar, the editor of Mortgage Fraud Blog is an attorney and Certified Mortgage Banker who handles litigation for lending institutions and secondary market investors.