California Man Booked Here On Corrupt Business Influence Count
September 14, 2018 at 4:35 p.m.
California Man Booked Here On Corrupt Business Influence Count
By David [email protected]
Carlo Hamrahi, 46, of Castic, Calif., was booked into the Kosciusko County Jail at 9:19 a.m. Wednesday for corrupt business influence. His preliminary bond was set at $10,250.
Court documents filed Nov. 17, 2015, list the charges against him as corrupt business influence, a level 5 felony, and theft, a level 6 felony. His address in those documents was listed as Los Angeles, Calif.
[[In-content Ad]]
On June 16, 2015, Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department officer Charlene Johnson spoke with a woman who said she and her husband live in Kosciusko County and that the bank was in the process of foreclosing on their home. She said she had contacted an online attorney who referred them to Roberto Colleoni of Colleoni Enterprises in Florida to help them avoid foreclosure.
She said in July 2014, she and her husband signed a contract with Colleoni Enterprises and they had made payments during that time of $6,500 to the business but their home was still foreclosed. She said about six weeks prior, she learned Colleoni Enterprises was a fraudulent company.
KCSD Det. J.D. Ayres spoke with the woman who said the $6,500 was paid in nine payments with cashier’s checks. On July 22, 2014, and Aug. 3, 2014, she sent a $1,000 cashier’s check to Colleoni Enterprises. On Aug. 15, Sept. 10, Oct. 9, Nov. 12 and Dec. 10, 2014, she sent $500 cashier’s checks to the company. On Feb. 4, 2015, she sent a $750 cashier’s check. Ayres found the checks were cashed and endorsed by Hamrahi and/or Tara Graves.
Bank records indicated Hamrahi was the controller of Colleoni Associates in Los Angeles.
The female victim gave Ayres a bank corruption sales/workshop video from Colleoni Enterprises. The video shows a man, who introduces himself as Colleoni, giving a sales/workshop on bank corruption. Ayres was able to ascertain Hamrahi was the man in the video who introduced himself as Colleoni.
Ayres found Hamrahi was convicted of grand theft and identity theft and ordered to pay restitution to five victims in Los Angeles Superior Court. He was engaged in a scheme of soliciting money by assisting with loan modification and debt relief. Advance payments were then made to Hamrahi, who failed to perform the promised services. Hamrahi was incarcerated on charges for defrauding a victim.
A warrant for Hamrahi’s arrest was ordered Nov. 17, 2015.
The case is scheduled for status conference at 8:30 a.m. Sept. 24.
E-Editions
Carlo Hamrahi, 46, of Castic, Calif., was booked into the Kosciusko County Jail at 9:19 a.m. Wednesday for corrupt business influence. His preliminary bond was set at $10,250.
Court documents filed Nov. 17, 2015, list the charges against him as corrupt business influence, a level 5 felony, and theft, a level 6 felony. His address in those documents was listed as Los Angeles, Calif.
[[In-content Ad]]
On June 16, 2015, Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department officer Charlene Johnson spoke with a woman who said she and her husband live in Kosciusko County and that the bank was in the process of foreclosing on their home. She said she had contacted an online attorney who referred them to Roberto Colleoni of Colleoni Enterprises in Florida to help them avoid foreclosure.
She said in July 2014, she and her husband signed a contract with Colleoni Enterprises and they had made payments during that time of $6,500 to the business but their home was still foreclosed. She said about six weeks prior, she learned Colleoni Enterprises was a fraudulent company.
KCSD Det. J.D. Ayres spoke with the woman who said the $6,500 was paid in nine payments with cashier’s checks. On July 22, 2014, and Aug. 3, 2014, she sent a $1,000 cashier’s check to Colleoni Enterprises. On Aug. 15, Sept. 10, Oct. 9, Nov. 12 and Dec. 10, 2014, she sent $500 cashier’s checks to the company. On Feb. 4, 2015, she sent a $750 cashier’s check. Ayres found the checks were cashed and endorsed by Hamrahi and/or Tara Graves.
Bank records indicated Hamrahi was the controller of Colleoni Associates in Los Angeles.
The female victim gave Ayres a bank corruption sales/workshop video from Colleoni Enterprises. The video shows a man, who introduces himself as Colleoni, giving a sales/workshop on bank corruption. Ayres was able to ascertain Hamrahi was the man in the video who introduced himself as Colleoni.
Ayres found Hamrahi was convicted of grand theft and identity theft and ordered to pay restitution to five victims in Los Angeles Superior Court. He was engaged in a scheme of soliciting money by assisting with loan modification and debt relief. Advance payments were then made to Hamrahi, who failed to perform the promised services. Hamrahi was incarcerated on charges for defrauding a victim.
A warrant for Hamrahi’s arrest was ordered Nov. 17, 2015.
The case is scheduled for status conference at 8:30 a.m. Sept. 24.
Have a news tip? Email [email protected] or Call/Text 360-922-3092