Case CIVMSC02-00313 - HICKS VS SBC SERVICES 

 

One day Pete Bennett was preparing to litigate SBC Services in a near identical case as Hicks Consulting.  One during a hearing in another case Charter v. Authentic Technologies, founder/president Pete Bennett found himself without representation. Bennett via Prepaid Legal retained Attorney Donald Gene Moats.  Suddenly Moats failed to appear during a hearing scheduled just after 9/11 but Judge Bruce Van Voorhis saved the case. 

Years later his nephew Daniel Van Voorhis son of Attorney Thomas Van Voorhis former Attorney of Ken Berhing of Blackhawk Development vanished from Cull Canyon

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Case CIVMSC02-00313 - HICKS VS SBC SERVICES 


Case CIVMSC02-00313 - Complaints/Parties 

Complaint Number: 1 Complaint Type: COMPLAINT Filing Date: 02/07/2002 Complaint Status: DISMISS W/O PREJ. 05/14/2002
Party Number	Party Type	Party Name	Attorney	Party Status
1	PLAINTIFF	HICKS CONSULTING GROUP, INC	KLEIN, TRACIE A	DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE 05/14/2002
2	DEFENDANT	SBC SERVICES, INC	Unrepresented	DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE 05/14/2002
3	DEFENDANT	PACIFIC TELESIS GROUP	Unrepresented	DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE 05/14/2002

Case CIVMSC02-00313 - Actions/Minutes 

Viewed	Date	Action Text	Disposition	Image
	06/27/2002 8:30 AM DEPT. 15	CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE	VACATED
	05/16/2002 9:00 AM DEPT. 15	HEARING ON OSC RE: FAILURE TO FILE REQUEST FOR ENTRY OF DEFAULT BY PLAINTIFF	DISCHARGED
Minutes     You are Not Authorized to View Minutes prior to 12/31/2099
	05/14/2002	NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT AND DISMISSAL FILE BY HICKS CONSULTING GROUP, INC.	Not Applicable
	05/14/2002	REQUEST FILED & DISMISSAL ENTERED WITH PREJUDICE AS TO ENTIRE ACTION	Not Applicable
	05/14/2002	ENTIRE ACTION DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE	Not Applicable
	05/08/2002	RESPONSE TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FILED BY HICKS CONSULTING GROUP, INC	Not Applicable
	05/06/2002 9:00 AM DEPT. 15	HEARING ON OSC RE: FAILURE TO FILE PROOF OF SERVICE BY PLAINTIFF	DISCHARGED
Minutes     You are Not Authorized to View Minutes prior to 12/31/2099
	04/29/2002	RESPONSE TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FILED BY HICKS CONSULTING GROUP, INC	Not Applicable
	04/26/2002	HEARING ON OSC WAS SET FOR 5/16/02 AT 9:00 IN DEPT. 15
	04/25/2002 7:00 AM DEPT. 15	CHECK FOR REQUEST FOR ENTRY OF DEFAULT	VACATED
	04/17/2002	PROOF OF SERVICE BY MAIL W/NOTICE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF RECEIPT OF COMPLAINT FILED 02/07/2002 OF HICKS CONSULTING GROUP, INC AS TO DEFT(S) SBC SERVICES, INC, SIGNED ON 03/11/02 FILED	Not Applicable
	04/17/2002	PROOF OF SERVICE BY MAIL W/NOTICE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF RECEIPT OF COMPLAINT FILED 02/07/2002 OF HICKS CONSULTING GROUP, INC AS TO DEFT(S) PACIFIC TELESIS GROUP, SIGNED ON 03/11/02 FILED	Not Applicable
	04/15/2002	HEARING ON OSC WAS SET FOR 5/06/02 AT 9:00 IN DEPT. 15
	04/15/2002 7:00 AM DEPT. 15	CHECK FOR PROOF OF SERVICE	VACATED
	04/03/2002	WE CANNOT FILE/ISSUE YOUR PRF OF SERVICE ON SUMMONS FOR THE FOLLOWING REASON:	Not Applicable
Minutes     You are Not Authorized to View Minutes prior to 12/31/2099
	03/11/2002	CLERK`S TICKLER TO CHECK FOR REQUEST FOR ENTRY OF DEFAULT WAS SET FOR 4/25/02 AT 7:00 IN DEPT. 15
	02/07/2002	CASE ENTRY COMPLETE	Not Applicable
	02/07/2002	COLOR OF FILE IS GOLD	Not Applicable
	02/07/2002	CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE WAS SET FOR 6/27/02 AT 8:30 IN DEPT. 15
	02/07/2002	CLERK`S TICKLER TO CHECK FOR PROOF OF SERVICE WAS SET FOR 4/15/02 AT 7:00 IN DEPT. 15
	02/07/2002	COMPLAINT FILED. SUMMONS IS ISSUED	Not Applicable
Minutes     You are Not Authorized to View Minutes prior to 12/31/2099
	02/07/2002	CASE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO DEPT. 15

Case CIVMSC02-00313 - Pending Hearings 

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The FBI Fraud Case connected to the Walnut Creek Downtown Business Association, Regional Parking, Former Mayor Gary Skrel, and the Diablo Magazine Article "The Setup"

The FBI Fraud Case connected Walnut Creek Downtown Business Association 

Former Walnut Creek Investor Sentenced to Over Four Years’ Imprisonment in Real Estate Fraud Scheme

OAKLAND, CA—Benny Chetcuti, Jr. was sentenced yesterday to 51 months in prison, and ordered to pay $21,823,526.10 in restitution, as well as forfeit $3,968,995 in proceeds obtained from a multi-year real estate investment fraud scheme, announced United States Attorney Melinda Haag and FBI Special Agent in Charge David J. Johnson.

Mr. Chetcuti, 60, of Walnut Creek, California, pleaded guilty on October 21, 2014, to two counts of wire fraud. According to the plea agreement, Mr. Chetcuti admitted that between 2007 and 2010, he defrauded private investors who loaned him money under the belief that their loans were backed by equity in real property. In fact, Mr. Chetcuti misrepresented aspects of many of the loans including how much equity was available to secure the loans, the amounts and seniority of loans already tied to the properties, and how the loans were used. He also misled investors about whether their loans were recorded through deeds of trust.

Mr. Chetcuti, was indicted by a federal grand jury on March 27, 2014. According to the indictment, Mr. Chetcuti operated a real estate investment firm, Chetcuti & Associates, since 1998. Chetcuti & Associates was in the business of purchasing and flipping homes for resale after renovation and was funded in large part by loans from private individuals. To carry out his scheme, Mr. Chetcuti used a variety of tactics to misrepresent the equity that supposedly backed his loans. Among the tactics he used were forging deed recordings, forging letters supposedly written by institutional lenders and title company officers, and directing others to impersonate escrow officers. The indictment charged Mr. Chetcuti with two counts of wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343.

The sentence was handed down by the Honorable Jeffrey S. White, U.S. District Judge. The Court found that Mr. Chetcuti’s fraudulent scheme caused more than $3.9 million in losses, attributable to 21 victims. In addition, the Court ordered Mr. Chetcuti to pay more than $21.8 million in restitution for the losses his real estate investment business caused. The Court also sentenced the defendant to a three-year period of supervised release and explicitly barred him from participating in any real estate, banking, or lending-related activities. The defendant was ordered to self-surrender to federal authorities on June 4, 2015, at which time he will begin serving the sentence.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew S. Huang is prosecuting the case with the assistance of Vanessa Quant and Yvette Baird. The prosecution is the result of a multi-year investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration also assisted with the investigation.

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