ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE
Case # 16CF1062
Date: August 11, 2016
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man previously dubbed the Assistant Coach Bandit by the FBI is facing additional charges for defrauding over $40,000 from six victims through a loan modification scam. James Allen Ramsdell, 51, Huntington Beach, was additionally charged today with five felony counts of grand theft and one felony count of grand theft from an elder. He was previously charged with one felony count of grand theft, one felony count of foreclosure consultant unlawful advance fee, one misdemeanor count of loan modification unlawful advance, and a sentencing enhancement for a prior prison conviction of a serious and violent felony for bank robbery in 2009 in the San Diego federal court for bank robbery. If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of 14 years and eight months in state prison. He is out of custody on $120,000 bail and was arraigned today on the additional charges. He is scheduled for a pre-trial hearing Sept. 15, 2016, at 8:30 a.m. in Department C-55, Central Justice Center, Santa Ana. Continue reading
