Media Coverage of Orange County Probate Mafia

Sandra B. DeMeo, Orange County Probate Attorney, Facing Fraud Accusations as Top Banking Institutions Deny Blame. January 16, 2024 Click Here

Farnaz Rahimi told me this property alone was worth approximately $10 million, taken over and raided by the Orange County Probate Mafia. October 10, 2023 Click Here

Sandra DeMeo gets the PR treatment. A press release goes out calling out the corrupt OC lawyer. Sandra DeMeo continues to face pressure following my previous report. January 16, 2024 Click Here

Judge David L. Belz of Orange County, California has disdain for open courtrooms. Check out what happened when I tried to watch a hearing in the Flint matter in his courtroom today. January 3, 2024 Click Here

Both Edward Jones and BNY Mellon refuse to right the wrong on a $40,000 fraudulent check which former OC trustee Sandra DeMeo wrote herself  from the Flint Trust after she was removed. December 3, 2023  Click Here

Judge Ebrahim Baytieh issued a scathing indictment about the lack of ethics and humanity the corrupt probate players in Orange County operate with on Sep 8, 2023. Click Here

His never-ending "temporary" conservatorship on Sep 1, 2023. Click Here

I witnessed another remarkable hearing in Orange County, on Nov 2, 2022. Click Here

Sally W. Cicerone of Laguna Hills must resign as a fiduciary from 43 existing cases and can no longer take any new clients under the agreement approved in April by the state Professional...Author: Tony Saavedra Click Here

One of Orange County’s most prolific probate conservators, accused of transferring thousands of dollars, has surrendered her state license. Mar 31, 2022. Click Here

He rejects, vociferously, my suggestion that he was acting as a vulture and picking at dead corpses on Nov 4, 2022 Click Here

Rita King is desperate to save her father, but a waste of space for a judge is likely to thwart her efforts on July 31, 2023. Click Here 

The Orange County Probate Mafia. Wayne Dolcefino latest exposure examines the rot in Orange County's probate system. July 24, 2023 Click Here

Inside the courtroom of Orange County Judge Ebrahim Baytieh, the final hearing-hopefully- in this injustice occurred. May 20, 2023 Click Here

The loved ones of probate court victims gathered today on the steps of the courthouse in Orange County, California on May 18, 2023. Click Here

This is one of the cruelest things we’ve ever seen. Courts are giving strangers the right to control the elderly, and then spend all their money. Reporter, Wayne Dolcefino “THE PROBATE MAFIA” July 20, 2023. Click Here

Judge Belz abruptly interrupts video link for observers in contemptuous defiance of open courtrooms. What does he have to hide?  January 3, 2024 Click Here

Sandi Cobianchi describes how the Orange County Probate Mafia took advantage of a family squabble, kicked out all family members, brought in their friends to churn fees and took control of her parents. February 1 , 2024. Click Here

Farnaz Rahimi is another victim of the Orange County Probate Mafia. A familiar name is engaging in shenanigans: Richard Huntington. Huntington is taking advantage of family strife to try and sell a ten-million-dollar piece of property and make money for himself. October 12, 2023 Click Here

Investigative reporter Michael Volpe uncovered evidence suggesting that Orange County probate attorney, Sandra B. DeMeo wrote two checks to herself each amounting to $20,000 from the Flint Trust. Astonishingly, these transactions occurred after DeMeo had been officially removed as the trustee on January 16, 2024 Click Here

Investigative journalist, author, and podcaster Michael Volpe joins host James White to discuss the Probate Mafia in Orange County, California. Live on NorthWest Liberty News. Septemeber 21, 2023 Click Here

How Judges are Raiding the Assets of Seniors & Lining Pockets of Conservatorship Attorneys. Thomas F. Coleman Legal Director Spectrum Institute, December 8, 2021. Click Here

Sandra DeMeo, Orange County Probate Attorney, Facing Fraud Accusations as Top Banking Institutions Deny Blame. Investigative reporter Michael Volpe uncovered evidence suggesting that DeMeo wrote two checks to herself, each amounting to $20,000, from the Flint Trust. Astonishingly, these transactions occurred after DeMeo had been officially removed as the trustee. January 16, 2024 Click Here

An Interview with Sandi Cobianchi, her mother was put through literal hell by the Orange County Probate System. The OC Probate Mafia uses family squabbles as part of their playbook tactics. Kick out all family members. Take control. Churn legal fees, till it's gone.  February 1 , 2024. Click Here

An Interview with Farnaz Rahimi. Farnaz watched as her brother raided her father's trust. After he was removed, a member of the Orange County Probate Mafia came in to do even more damage.

Farnaz is another victim of the Orange County Probate Mafia. October 10, 2023 Click Here

An Interview with Evan Nelson an attorney who is involved in what may end up being the most notorious conservatorship case in California and states 30+ yrs in law, he has never seen this level of abuse. Nov 28, 2022. Michael Volpe Investigates Podcast The Impromptu: An Interview with Evan Nelson. Click Here

She describes another nightmare in Orange County Probate Court. A 10ml+ Estate - after OC probate lawyers, fiduciaries & others, infiltrated it - there was $1,400.00 (fourteen hundred) left. An Interview with Yvette Dobbie May 11, 2022. Michael Volpe Investigates Podcast The Impromptu: An Interview with Yvette Dobbie. Click Here

Orange County ring preying on people like Jodee's mom, and the head of the ring is Fiduciary Real Estate Services (FRES) a company which liquidates property for the probate ring. FRES solicits elder communities such as Leisure World (renamed Laguna Woods) in Lake Forest, Ca. Jodee described the ring further. Michael Volpe Investigates Podcast The Impromptu: An Interview with Jodee Sussman Mar 28, 2022. Click Here

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Families are being torn apart by criminal rings operating in family and probate courts. Interview with, Jodee Sussman (Marti Adair case, her mom) and Rita King (Gustave Verdult case, her dad). Click Here

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ABC dives into the systemic issues of conservatorships in California and what's being done to regulate this $13-billion-dollar industry. May 31, 2021 Andie Judson Click Here

ABC Investigates: As the baby boomer generation ages, conservatorships are becoming more common for one of our most vulnerable demographics: our elderly. Our year-long investigation found a system that controls a massive amount of other people’s money – just under $13 billion in California alone. May 24, 2021 Andie Judson Click here

ABC Investigates: Isolation from family and friends, depletion of estates and a group of the same attorneys, conservators, medical providers and caregivers working together Including a family business – mother, son, and daughter – who control over a quarter billion dollars of other people’s assets combined. May 25,2021 Andie Judson

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ABC Investigates: Multiple insiders and experts have referred to as a “good old boys’ club” Many believe it’s a club that’s benefitting its members, particularly through loopholes that some believe are leading to corruption in conservatorships. May 25,2021 Andie Judson

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ABC Investigates: The Professional Fiduciary Bureau under the California Department of Consumer Affairs an entity that was created to provide oversight and protect clients has never - once - issued a citation for abuse.May 27, 2022 Andie Judson  Click here

ABC Investigates: A industry with little oversight from state regulators opening the door to potential abuse. What’s being done to regulate the $13 billion conservatorship industry in California? Legislation currently being debated within our state capitol to answer the question of how to prevent conservatorship abuse. May 28, 2021 Andie Judson Click Here

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