LAPD arrests woman accused of filing multimillion-dollar fraudulent property liens

Detectives allege liens for millions of dollars were falsely recorded against properties in LA, Beverly Hills.

Detectives with the Los Angeles Police Department’s Real Estate Fraud Unit arrested a 58-year-old Los Angeles woman Thursday in an investigation into allegedly fraudulent mechanics liens recorded against multiple properties.

Rita Ortiz was booked on suspicion of filing a false document, according to an LAPD press release, and is now in custody. Ortiz was also evicted from a property on Glendon Avenue…

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