Two Sacramento Fire Department captains are under scrutiny after a city-commissioned investigation accused them of using their uniforms and city resources to help buy and flip the home of an elderly North Sacramento resident. The report lays out a troubling mix of public duty and private real estate hustle, with department time and equipment allegedly pulled into a house-flipping deal that later turned a hefty profit.
The investigation, obtained by The Sacramento Bee, says Captains Douglas Muraki and Michael Mora bought the house on May 15, 2024, for $200,000, paid the homeowner $21,409 after escrow, and sold the property less than four months later for $460,000. City records cited in the report show each partner reported roughly $35,000 in profit from the resale. The homeowner’s son told investigators he believed his mother had been taken advantage of and urged the city to pursue stronger consequences.
State business filings say the trio formed Good Neighbor Investors LLC in February 2024 and that the entity was dissolved in February 2025, according to California Secretary of State records. Those filings list Kristen Snedeker as a manager of the company…