Deficient LA Times reporting on the case of Villalobos - and David Pasternak as "Receiver"

Deficiency in Los Angeles Times reporting in the case at hand is similar to deficient reporting previously noted in the case of 70 year old former US prosecutor, alleged as victim of false imprisonment .
By: Human Rights Alert, NGO
 
May 31, 2010 - PRLog -- Los Angeles, May 31 – in letter to the Editors of the Los Angeles Times, Joseph Zernik, PhD and Human Rights Alert (NGO) protested deficient reporting by the Los Angeles Times regarding conduct of the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles in the case of Alfred Villalobos (copied below).  The May 29, 2010 article, Judge refuses to unfreeze Alfred Villalobos' assets, stated:  "In the end, the judge said that the receiver, David Pasternak, should remain in place."  The report remained incomplete and deficient on critical details: Was David Pasternak ever appointed by Judge John H. Reid as Receiver in the case, as required by law? Was his appointment order as Receiver, if any, ever entered by Judge John H Reid in the manner required pursuant to the California Code for such orders, in order to make them "effectual for any purpose"?
Conduct of David Pasternak, as purported Receiver albeit with no valid and effectual appointment order, as required by California Code, and grant deeds generated by him under such circumstances were previously opined by fraud expert James Wedick as fraud being committed. [1]  James Wedick, an FBI veteran, is a fraud expert second to none - he was decorated by US Congress, US Attorney General, and FBI Director. Review of conveyances of titles by David Pasternak, linked below, [2] which were collected during a rapid search at the office of Registrar/Recorder of LA County,  revealed numerous other cases that should be deemed upon review as real estate fraud by David Pasternak, under the guise of court actions.  

Therefore, it is alleged that David Pasternak was uniquely instrumental in propelling Los Angeles County already in the early 2000s to be distinguished by FBI as "the epicenter of the epidemic of real estate and mortgage fraud."  David Pasternak is former President of the Los Angeles County Bar Association, former President of Bet Tzedek a prominent Jewish charity providing free legal services and specializing in assisting real estate fraud victims, and also current Secretary of the Los Angeles Chancery Club.  Therefore, David Pasternak’s conduct should be viewed as reflecting on integrity, or lack thereof, of the legal profession in Los Angeles County as a whole. Likewise, the continued employment of David Pasternak as "Receiver" by the Santa Monica Superior Court judges raises serious questions regarding integrity of the Court and its judges.

Human Rights Alert proposed that the Los Angeles Times would provide valuable service to all who reside in Los Angeles County, by asking the Los Angeles Superior Court for a copy of the appointment order of David Pasternak as "Receiver" by Judge Reid in the case of Villalobos, and evidence of the entry of such order as required by law to make it "effectual for any purpose."

Of note – Michael Welch, Presiding Judge of the San Bernardino County, California Superior Court was tied in newspaper reports to numerous cases of real estate fraud under the guise of court actions. [3]

Deficiency in Los Angeles Times reporting in the case at hand is similar to deficient reporting previously noted in the case of Richard Fine. [4]  The 70 year old former US prosecutor is alleged as victim of false imprisonment by collusion of the judges of Los Angeles Superior Court and the Sheriff of Los Angeles County.  The Los Angeles Times repeatedly reported the Richard Fine was imprisoned pursuant to "Judgment" for contempt by Judge David Yaffe. No such judgment was ever discovered that was entered in a manner that would make it effectual for any purpose. In parallel - the Sheriff insists on fraudulently holding Richard Fine under the false claims that he was arrested and booked on location and pursuant to authority of the non-existent "San Pedro Municipal Court."

In both cases, LA Times reporters entirely rely on words spoken by judges of the Superior Court, and neglect to inspect that corresponding court records were ever executed and entered as required by law.

LINKS:
[1] http://www.scribd.com/doc/24991238/
07-12-17 Samaan v Zernik (SC087400) David Pasternak's Grant Deeds, opined as "fraud being committed" by fraud expert James Wedick
[2] http://www.scribd.com/doc/32247617/
09-12-23 Collection of grant deeds alleged as real estate fraud cases by David Pasternak under the guise of court actions
[3] http://www.scribd.com/doc/32247118/
Presiding Judge of the San Bernardino County, California Superior Court was tied in newspaper reports to numerous cases of real estate fraud under the guise of court actions.
[4] http://www.scribd.com/doc/32048327/
10-05-27 Los Angeles Times deficient reporting in the case of Richard Fine

Judge refuses to unfreeze Alfred Villalobos' assets
A history of high-stakes gambling losses is cited as the main reason. Villalobos is accused in a state lawsuit of using his influence with CalPERS officials to win investment deals for his clients.

By W.J. Hennigan and Marc Lifsher, Los Angeles Times
May 29, 2010
Reporting from Santa Monica and Sacramento

A state judge on Friday cited a long history of high-stakes gambling losses as a principal reason for denying a request from Nevada pension fund marketing intermediary Alfred R. Villalobos to lift a court-ordered freeze on his assets.
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In the end, the judge said that the receiver, David Pasternak, should remain in place. The ruling, said Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown, allows the state to "now move forward to recover the millions of dollars Villalobos made as part of his fraudulent scheme to improperly influence public pension fund investments."

william.hennigan@latimes.com
marc.lifsher@latimes.com
Copyright 2010, The Los Angeles Times

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Human Rights Alert, a Los Angeles County, California, NGO, is committed to monitoring Human Rights violations by the US government, and reporting such violations, including, but not limited to the 2010 Universal Periodic Review of the US by the UN.
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