SANTA ANA — Seven defendants have been charged in connection with a Tustin- and Santa Ana-based mortgage fraud scheme that prosecutors say ripped off 79 victims of about $247,000.
Natalie Nava, 36; Amir Khoshnevis, 35; Aaron Pierson, 33; Alejandra Orozco, 27; Maria De La Paz, 24; Payom Ilkhanipour, 34; and Ryan Pelzer, 30, are charged with multiple felony counts of conspiracy, money laundering and grand theft with sentencing enhancements for aggravated white collar crime between $100,000 and $500,000.
The defendants worked for Regional Community Services, which had offices in Tustin and Santa Ana, and illegally offered mortgage foreclosure consulting and debt consolidation, Orange County District Attorney’s Office investigator Henry C. Griffin Jr. said in court papers.
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