P. v. Rodriguez
Defendant Miriam Jeannette Rodriguez was found guilty by a jury of two counts of elder financial abuse (Pen. Code,[1] § 368, subd. (d)), two counts of identity theft (§ 530.5, subd. (a)), nine counts of grand theft (§ 487, subd. (a)), one count of recording false documents (§ 115), four counts of residential burglary (§ 459), and 10 counts of money laundering (§ 186.10, subd. (a)), arising from a series of fraudulent mortgage transactions involving five separate victims. Each of the victims was Hispanic and had difficulty understanding English. All of the victims trusted the defendant, a real estate broker, to help them navigate through confusing loan modifications or mortgage refinancing, only to be bilked. Defendant was sentenced to an aggregate term of 13 years 8 months, and appealed.
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