Police say they caught a former real estate agent renting out foreclosed homes that did not belong to him.
Suspect, who lost real estate license in 1979, carried out the scam at least 13 times and had identified another 126 homes that could be used in the scheme, police said.
A Fresno man is in jail for allegedly renting empty foreclosed houses to unsuspecting tenants. Sixty-six-year-old Sam Haley has been charged with felony theft for collecting at least $26,000 over seven months in bogus rent payments. Police say Haley used the...
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A listing of real estate transactions recorded in Pitkin County in 2008 (updated through Nov. 25).
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A Fresno man is in jail for allegedly renting empty foreclosed houses to unsuspecting tenants.
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - A Fresno man is in jail for allegedly renting empty foreclosed houses to unsuspecting tenants. Sixty-6-year-old Sam Haley has been charged with felony theft for collecting at least $26,000 over seven months in bogus rent payments.
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Fresno resident 66-year-old Samuel Haley was arrested and charged with nearly three-dozen crimes, including fraud and burglary. Police said Wednesday, that Haley searched for foreclosed homes, got a hold of the house keys and then rented the properties to pocket the cash.