T93 – Federal Wire Fraud & Investigator Misconduct

Summary

This exhibit documents the July 15–16 2025 email exchange chain in which licensed agent Anna Ly allegedly transmitted false statements through federal wire services to State Investigator Tom Nguyen of the California Department of Real Estate (DRE). The communication sought to excuse a rent increase exceeding 10 percent without written notice and to misrepresent the existence of an active third-year lease paid on April 19 2024. Immediately after these communications, Phat Tran (Anna Ly’s father) initiated eviction proceedings, constituting retaliation under Cal. Civ. Code § 1942.5.

Key Facts

• April 19 2024 — Tenants tender $5 000 wire initiating Year 3 lease; agent Ly acknowledges: “We want to keep you.”
• May–June 2024 — Rent accepted; no 30-day or 10 percent increase notice issued.
• July 2024 — Owner Tran serves retaliatory 3-Day Notice while funds remain credited.
• July 15 2025 — Michael Gasio emails “Final Demand for Response” to Tom Nguyen, citing fraudulent clearance and DRE inaction (see embedded PDF).
• Investigator Nguyen fails to act; matter escalated to DOJ and J. White (DRE Oversight) for federal wire-fraud review under 18 U.S.C. §§ 1341–1343.

Primary Evidence

Embedded correspondence from Yahoo Mail – “Final Demand for Response – Judicial Integrity Concerns State Real Estate Inspector.”

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Legal Context

The record satisfies predicate elements of federal wire fraud and state official misconduct:

• Use of interstate email and electronic communication (18 U.S.C. § 1343).
• Material false statements to a state regulator (18 U.S.C. § 1001).
• Failure to act on known fraud constituting misprision of felony (18 U.S.C. § 4).
• Retaliatory eviction after protected activity (Cal. Civ. Code § 1942.5).
• Ethical breach by DRE investigator for non-response and favoritism violating Gov. Code § 1222 (willful omission of duty).

Pending Review

Case forwarded to J. White (DRE Oversight Division) for independent evaluation of Tom Nguyen’s failure to intervene and of Anna Ly’s misuse of federal wires to influence a state regulatory decision.

Cross References

• T40 – Start of Year Three Payment $5 000
• T76 – Service of 3-Day Pay or Quit Notice
• T77 – Attempted Assault / Extortion by Vehicle

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