Article: Victorville, Calif., Couple Arrested for Alleged Rental Home Scam.

By Scott Vanhorne, Daily Press, Victorville, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Dec. 7--VICTORVILLE, Calif.--Deputies arrested a couple for allegedly bilking would-be renters out of thousands of dollars by offering to rent out homes they didn't even own, a sheriff's sergeant said.

Investigators arrested Sandy Ann Figueroa, 34, and Michael Mario Vega, 40, both of Victorville on suspicion of grand theft and theft by fraud Thursday after serving a search warrant at their home, San Bernardino County Sheriff's Sgt. Rick Roelle said.

Both were released after posting $25,000 bond each, according to sheriff's booking data.

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