EXCLUSIVE: Are some Fresno renters being scammed out of their rent money?

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By KSEE News

The head of San Diego based Concord Management denies any knowledge or cooperation in an alleged real estate scam at Stonemark Homes in East Central Fresno. Concord Management has been publicly linked to at least 2 other properties owned by 58-year-old James McConville.
McConville is the subject of an investigation in San Diego and Kern Counties for allegedly "renting" identities to get loans to purchase properties. More than 150 homes connected to McConville have gone into foreclosure, many at complexes managed by Victor Goliac's company, Concord Management.
Goliac wouldn't agree to a recorded interview with KSEE 24 News, but when asked to explain the extent of his relationship with McConville's companies and Fresno's Stonemark Homes, he said, "We don't own the property. Stonemark Asset Portfolio owns the property, we just manage it for them."
People renting at Stonemark say they send their rent checks to Concord Management.
Goliac told us his company uses a portion of the rent money to pay for maintenance at the complex and sends the rest of it to the owner of the property, whom he says is James McConville and his company Stonemark Asset Portfolio.
But public records show neither Stonemark Asset Portfolio or McConville himself is listed on loan documents for any of the 106 units at Stonemark.
But, 22 people are named as the responsible parties, and at least 10 of them were also listed on loan papers for units at McConville's other properties, which are now being investigated as possible scams.
Despite paying rent, foreclosure notices have been popping up on many of the units at Stonemark, and the former local manager of the property, who worked for Concord Management told KSEE 24 News that when he started asking Goliac about the situation he first was lied to and then was told the truth about the multiple owners, but was told to keep that information from tenants.

Click on the link to see Carolyn Bruck's exclusive report.

Monday, Jul 27 at 3:04 PM OC wrote ...

Does anybody know who bank is who owns them. Please contact me at ocorona8@yahoo.com. Thanks

Thursday, Jun 4 at 10:13 AM Anonymous wrote ...

I lived there a couple of years back, when they were selling them as town homes/condos and they were not selling so even though they had sold about four of them they started renting the rest. I knew something was not right.

Thursday, May 7 at 11:17 PM C.H. wrote ...

There is so much about this scam on the internet... this is a big deal! http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/sommerset/

Thursday, May 7 at 12:12 AM Deshaun Combs wrote ...

If I lived there I'd stop paying. The people taking the rent money are crooks! I'd save that money and use it for when I got evicted by the bank.

Thursday, May 7 at 12:09 AM James wrote ...

I rented there for over a year, and never got my deposit back. What does this mean for me?

Wednesday, May 6 at 11:06 PM Chris wrote ...

What's going to happen to these renters? Will they lose their deposits? Will they all be evicted? Do they still need to pay rent if the mortgages aren't being paid? What can be done?

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