Comments on: Lawyer sentenced to 24 years for property fraud https://insidecostarica.com/2014/08/22/lawyer-sentenced-24-years-property-fraud/ Costa Rica's Leading English Language News Source Tue, 28 Oct 2025 04:55:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.2 By: Larryhttps://insidecostarica.com/2014/08/22/lawyer-sentenced-24-years-property-fraud/#comment-14275 Larry Fri, 29 Jan 2016 20:04:00 +0000 http://insidecostarica.com/?p=15962#comment-14275 A San Jose attorney ripped me off and I pray he gets 24 years MINIMUM. That would be about right as I am in my 12th year since he began stealing my net worth for a retirement home in Flamingo. Since discovering he was defrauding me in 2009, I have been trying to have my day in court with this subhuman predator who is still a practicing attorney. He destroyed my family and retirement beginning in 2004. Now I am 67, and still waiting for justice in this lifetime…

]]> By: Real Guyhttps://insidecostarica.com/2014/08/22/lawyer-sentenced-24-years-property-fraud/#comment-9955 Real Guy Wed, 08 Oct 2014 19:14:00 +0000 http://insidecostarica.com/?p=15962#comment-9955 Crap like this happens every day. These rats have no scruples when i comes to right and wrong. A known legal rat banged on our door,waving a document(obviously forged), screaming that he bought the lot next door 10 years ago and to take off the lock we had put on it out of respect for the foreign owners.He is the third rat who has attempted to steal this land.Add these rats to the Tico crooks and imbeciles in development business and you have mucho reasons to NEVER BUY IN COSTA RICA. Punta Leona resort is a prime example,where dishonest builders started condo projects,collected millions in deposits and total purchase prices,neither delivering the condos nor refunding the money. And what is unbelieveable is that these rats are walking around free,despite literally hundreds of criminal complaints against them.

]]> By: Roberthttps://insidecostarica.com/2014/08/22/lawyer-sentenced-24-years-property-fraud/#comment-9350 Robert Sun, 24 Aug 2014 23:40:00 +0000 http://insidecostarica.com/?p=15962#comment-9350 Trade isn’t possible.Lawsuit is in process
after that i will sale and buy 3 acres in Bi,HI. near black beach. Cr is off the market for me.

]]> By: Dr.S.Verdonhttps://insidecostarica.com/2014/08/22/lawyer-sentenced-24-years-property-fraud/#comment-9346 Dr.S.Verdon Sun, 24 Aug 2014 20:45:00 +0000 http://insidecostarica.com/?p=15962#comment-9346 http://www.CostaRicaLifestyle.info
Trades Considered…

]]> By: Roberthttps://insidecostarica.com/2014/08/22/lawyer-sentenced-24-years-property-fraud/#comment-9345 Robert Sun, 24 Aug 2014 19:14:00 +0000 http://insidecostarica.com/?p=15962#comment-9345 Main St 2 Km before Playa Ocotal,Complex La Dolce Vita,/ Villa la Colina Ocotal, Guanacaste

]]> By: Dr.S.Verdonhttps://insidecostarica.com/2014/08/22/lawyer-sentenced-24-years-property-fraud/#comment-9343 Dr.S.Verdon Sun, 24 Aug 2014 17:47:00 +0000 http://insidecostarica.com/?p=15962#comment-9343 Where exactly.? What is the Name of this Comdo Complex.?

]]> By: Roberthttps://insidecostarica.com/2014/08/22/lawyer-sentenced-24-years-property-fraud/#comment-9342 Robert Sun, 24 Aug 2014 15:05:00 +0000 http://insidecostarica.com/?p=15962#comment-9342 I did buy a condo in Ocotal,Guanacaste in 2011 It was build in 2006. Now i find out my condo has not construction permit from municipality of Carrillo and not water permit from AyA. 88 units 7 pools and 5 ranch without permit and water. Probably scam or fraud

]]> By: costarickhttps://insidecostarica.com/2014/08/22/lawyer-sentenced-24-years-property-fraud/#comment-9333 costarick Sat, 23 Aug 2014 18:13:00 +0000 http://insidecostarica.com/?p=15962#comment-9333 While as a practicing Lawyer and Notary Public in Costa Rica (Canadian Lawyer as well), I am pleased to see this matter of property fraud being dealt with by the Courts in the harsh manner that it has been in this case. Property fraud has been and is epidemic amongst certain Notaries in Costa Rica with virtual impunity as to a successful prosecution to-date. I have suggested a solution to this problem previously where it would require all property transfer transactions to be completed in a manner known as co-notariado, where two separate Notaries would be required to authorize the Property Transfer Deed for a property transfer in addition to the signatures of the seller and the buyer. (At the moment, only one Notary is required to authorize a Property Transfer Deed.) This could also be made a condition of company share transfers where property was involved. I believe that the issue of property fraud could be diminished in a dramatic way if such transactions were conducted in this manner. In British Columbia, Property Transfer Deeds were, during my time of practice and I believe still are, required to show the seller’s and the buyer’s signatures witnessed by two independent lawyers, each acting on the separate party’s behalf, in order for the Deed to be accepted by the Land Title Office.

]]> By: disgustedhttps://insidecostarica.com/2014/08/22/lawyer-sentenced-24-years-property-fraud/#comment-9332 disgusted Sat, 23 Aug 2014 15:45:00 +0000 http://insidecostarica.com/?p=15962#comment-9332 He has been made and example of.. There will be another trial go at this and wait for it reduce his sentence to less than 3 yrs he get automatic parole. Of course he going to need a lot of grease to do this. What is also interesting nothing was said what to do about all the phoney mortgage and repaying those he stole from. I doubt one lawyer could do all of this has to be others, a judge maybe.

Failed system here are the attorneys. They want everything in cash, their receipt are and description all done in a way they never pay taxes on their services. Plus when attorney does not fulfill the job like file motions, transfer titles there is really no recourse. So many crooks here as attorneys ..

]]> By: El Toritohttps://insidecostarica.com/2014/08/22/lawyer-sentenced-24-years-property-fraud/#comment-9331 El Torito Sat, 23 Aug 2014 15:41:00 +0000 http://insidecostarica.com/?p=15962#comment-9331 It’s a START!

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