Executive Case Overview

Between 2022 and 2025, tenant Michael Gasio was subjected to a coordinated real-estate and legal fraud enterprise involving landlord Phat L.K. Tran, real-estate agents Hanson Le and Anna Ly, construction affiliate LY Construction, eviction attorney Steven D. Silverstein, and former defense counsel Richard Rosiak.

Evidence includes concealed rent payments, a USPS-delivered check signed for but hidden, forged or altered lease documents, retaliatory eviction after fraud reporting, elder financial exploitation, and the suppression of defense evidence by multiple parties. Property was simultaneously prepared for a 54% rent increase and converted into a covert short-term rental.

The documented conduct satisfies multiple California penal codes (forgery, theft by false pretenses, extortion, evidence tampering, perjury, elder abuse), civil housing statutes, and federal criminal statutes (mail fraud, wire fraud, bank fraud, and RICO pattern activity).

• Phat Tran — Owner; directed false arrears narrative, retaliatory filings, concealed payment, profit motive.
• Hanson Le — Agent; intercepted certified payment at BHHS, concealed check, resigned mid-fraud, took Fifth.
• Anna Ly — Listing agent; opened, extended, and closed lease; document manipulation; unlicensed activity issues.
• LY Construction — Habitability cover-ups; painted over mold and rot; assisted fraudulent listing readiness.
• Steven Silverstein — Eviction attorney; proceeded despite contradictory evidence, prepared false filings.
• Richard Rosiak — Abandoned defense; withheld files; deprived senior client of fair hearing.
• BHHS HB Office — Received evidence; failed to act; internal suppression.

• 18 U.S.C. § 1341 — Mail Fraud
• 18 U.S.C. § 1343 — Wire Fraud
• 18 U.S.C. § 1344 — Bank Fraud
• 18 U.S.C. § 1519 — Evidence Destruction
• 18 U.S.C. § 1962 — RICO (enterprise pattern)
• CA PC § 470 — Forgery
• CA PC § 487 — Grand Theft by Concealment
• CA PC § 518 — Extortion
• CA PC § 532 — False Pretenses
• CA Civ. Code § 1942.5 — Retaliatory Eviction
• CA PC § 135 — Evidence Suppression
• WIC § 15610.30 — Elder Abuse

• 2022–2023: Mold concealment, forged lease practices, LY Construction patchwork.
• Apr 2024: First rent payment accepted; lease renewed.
• May 2024: Certified check delivered to BHHS; concealed by agent.
• Jun 2024: 3-Day Notice issued using false arrears and defective service.
• Jun–Jul 2024: Extorted second payment; city inspector confirms mold.
• Aug 2024: Attorney abandonment; suppression of evidence.
• Jan 2025: Illegal rent hike; STR conversion.
• Feb–Mar 2025: All actors refuse evidence-return instruction from HBPD.

• USPS tracking and signature logs confirming check delivery.
• Text admissions from owner: “Hanson has the check.”
• Wells Fargo timestamps confirming deposits.
• DocuSign signature history contradicting forged paperwork.
• City Inspector report confirming mold, invalidating landlord claims.
• Audio/text threats and extortion statements.
• Attorney withdrawal letter timed to sabotage defense.
• Refusal of all parties to return subpoena-eligible records to HBPD.

• OCDA Real Estate Fraud Unit — Forgery, false filings, retaliatory eviction.
• FBI Financial Crimes — Pattern mail/wire/bank fraud.
• USPS Inspector General — Concealment of certified mail.
• California DRE — Licensing violations, forged contracts.
• HUD — Habitability and retaliation reporting.
• California State Bar — Attorney misconduct (Silverstein, Rosiak).

This page precedes the full Deep Library and DA-series evidence pages.

• DA1–DA20: Payment fraud, contract chain, agent misconduct.
• DA21–DA34: Habitability, mold, LY Construction, retaliation.
• DA35–DA54: Court fraud, attorney misconduct, RICO enterprise mapping.
• Time-Series Folder: Chronological images, emails, bank documents.
• X-Files: Certified mail, PDF evidence, USPS/UPS receipts.