A 39-year-old woman accused of scamming immigrants out of more than $110,000 in a home-buying scheme that lasted more than a year was arrested last week in Fresno, police said.
Maria Teresa Flores-Morales, 39, was arrested on suspicion of scamming potential home-buyers.
Maria Teresa Flores-Morales of Fresno told people who were unsure how to go about buying a home that she could help them with the purchase. She found houses that were in pre-foreclosure and showed the potential buyers the outside of the property while it was still occupied, according to police in Parlier. Detectives with the department in this small town near Fresno made the arrest.
Authorities began investigating the scam more than a month ago. Detectives on Friday served a search warrant on a home in Fresno and took Flores-Morales into custody on suspicion of grand theft and theft by false pretenses. Police are looking for other possible victims. Anyone with information is being asked to call Det. Hernandez at 464-6600, Ext. 131.
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