Calderon

FACTS

Plaintiff has been enrolled in the Housing Choice Voucher Program administered by the OCHA for over a decade. Although administered by the OCHA, the program uses federal funds and is subject to federal regulation. In accordance with the program requirements, plaintiff filed periodic reports describing her financial condition. The reports filed by plaintiff, including one filed December, 2010, stated she had no income. Because of the discovery plaintiff was making bank deposits from her home, the OCHA submitted a “Suspected Fraud Referral Report” to the Orange County District Attorney.

2 Following an investigation by district attorney investigators Roger Belville and Nannette Espinosa, including an inspection of plaintiff’s home, Belville rendered a report. The report noted plaintiff told Belville she had been living on her savings. When confronted with evidence plaintiff made ATM cash deposits and had activity on “‘PayPal,’” indicating an EBay account, plaintiff responded she transfers money from her bank account into her “‘PayPal’” account. Belville also confronted plaintiff with “multiple purchase/return activities at ‘Nordstrom’ stores” throughout Southern California.…