Fallbrook property impacted by $1.5 million foreclosure fraud scheme operated by brothers - Suspects fraudulently obtained Alta Vista home title

A foreclosure fraud scheme that impacted individuals across California and parts of Nevada also had an impact on a property located in Fallbrook.

Brothers John and David Zepeda, aged 59 and 57 respectively, were arrested at a San Bernardino home on Sept. 2 and charged with a $1.5 million foreclosure fraud scheme in which they allegedly stole the identity of several notaries and forged hundreds of deeds across several California counties, including San Diego, on Sept. 8.

The brothers were each charged with 106 felony counts, including identity theft, forgery, grand theft and rent skimming. They...