Real Estate Agent Sentenced For Trying To Price Gouge Eaton Fire Victims In California

A Southern California real property agent has been sentenced to probation, organization service, and morals training aft attempting to value gouge a mates who mislaid their location successful nan Eaton Fire.

The agent, Mike Kobeissi, must besides salary $20,000 into a disaster alleviation money and rumor a missive of apology to nan victims, according to California Attorney General Rob Bonta.

The California Department of Justice launched an investigation into Kobeissi pursuing a title from nan evacuated couple. They elaborate their effort to rent a location aft Governor Gavin Newsom issued an emergency bid designed to protect occurrence victims from price gouging.

The investigation revealed that aft nan mates applied to rent a La Cañada Flintridge location listed by Kobeissi, they were informed nan rent had accrued by 38 percent, starring them to diminution nan rental.

Kobeissi's sentence, handed down successful Superior Court, includes 12 months of probation, 100 hours of organization service, and a mandatory master morals people done nan National Association of Realtors.

Attorney General Bonta issued a beardown informing to others who mightiness utilization susceptible individuals.

"As I person said repeatedly, value gouging during a authorities of emergency is illegal," Bonta stated.

"May this announcement service arsenic a stern informing to those who would activity to further victimize those who person mislaid everything. My agency is aggressively and relentlessly pursuing those who are trying to make a speedy subordinate disconnected personification else's pain."