Carlos Siderman article from Save Our Oak Trees Foundation

We were emailed the below last night from Save Our Oak Trees Foundation. Here is the original link.
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2014/06/08/18757090.php

Carlos Siderman, Property ID illegally bulldozed protected creek, oak trees, coastal zone

by Save Our Oak Trees
Sunday Jun 8th, 2014 6:46 PM

Carlos Siderman President of Property ID and Deer Creek Ranch Malibu was reported by multiple individuals to government agencies for illegally bulldozing a protected creek and oak trees in the Coastal Zone in Malibu, California. Carlos Siderman is currently under investigation by Ventura County planning, zoning and the coastal commission.

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Through the results of State Information Act Requests it was revealed that multiple individuals have reported Carlos Siderman to authorities for bulldozing a protected creek and oak trees. Carlos Siderman was reported December 2013, March 2014 and on other dates. Carlos Siderman was also reported for running an illegal business on the same residential property. In order to run a business in a residential zone he would need a conditional use permit which he does not have.

The December 2013 complaint CV13-0505 states Carlos Siderman "Brush or vegetation removal (oak trees)and grading without required planned development permits." (pdfhttps://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6QQek7gVUpyVl84ZlhnRWVrSkE/edit?usp=sharing )

March 2014 another complaint was made for "illegal removal of oak trees, bulldozing a running creek on protected coastal zone, running a business in a residential zone without a conditional use permit and illegal signs." (5 MB pdf https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6QQek7gVUpydDF3YmRpNHBiaUE/edit?usp=sharing )

Carlos Siderman currently runs Deer Creek Ranch Malibu from a residence located at 10995 Pacific View Drive, Malibu California 90265. Deer Creek Ranch breeds, sells, boards, horses, goats and ducks besides offering horse rides off trail in the Santa Monica mountains to prospective horse buyers. ( http://www.deercreekranchmalibu.com )

Neighbors believe that Carlos Siderman bulldozed the creek so he could ride his horses across his neighbor's property and into the protected Santa Monica mountains. Carlos Siderman and his wife Lisa Siderman have been seen riding on this illegally created horse trail into the protected Santa Monica mountains off trail.

Earlier this year Carlos Siderman and his wife Lisa Siderman paid a lobbyist to try to harass their neighbor into moving. It seems Carlos Siderman has eyed his neighbor's property for many years so he can go across it to access the Santa Monica mountains on his horses. He also wants to have prospective horse buyers ride on these same off trail areas.

While investigating this land situation the true history Carlos Siderman has come to light. He and his business Property ID were sued by the Department of Justice, Department of Housing Urban Development and class action plaintiffs for violations of Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 ("RESPA"). Carlos Siderman was found guilty of giving illegal kick backs in real estate transactions. HUD forced Carlos Siderman to pay a $7.5M fine which is disgorgement of ill gotten gains.

"WHEREAS, RESPA § 2607(a) prohibits the giving or accepting of any fee,
kickback, or thing of value pursuant to any agreement or understanding, oral or
otherwise, that business incident to or part of a real estate settlement service
involving a federally related mortgage loan shall be referred to any person, and
§ 2607(b) prohibits the giving or accepting of any portion, split, or percentage of
any charge made or received for the rendering of a real estate settlement service
involving a federally related mortgage loan other than for services actually
performed;"

"WHEREAS, Property I.D. has agreed to pay $7,500,000, which will be
allocated among the three Berger settlement classes described above and which
will be available to pay Property I.D.’s NHDS report customers (hereinafter the
"Class Settlement")."

Full settlement agreement is below. Carlos Siderman, Property ID were sued in a class action by people who had bought their hazard information. (http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/documents/huddoc?id=DOC_19714.pdf )

Because the illegal kickbacks, false advertising, unfair trade practices came to light his son left Property ID and started his own company. His son Sergio Siderman was then forced to sue his father Carlos Siderman for unfair and unlawful competition, defamation per se, trade libel, misappropriation of trade secrets, malicious prosecution, conversion, tortious interference with prospective economic advantage and false advertising. (pdf https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6QQek7gVUpyb3NveFFiTEtlb1k/edit?usp=sharing ) ( http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/01/17/idUS251025+17-Jan-2008+PRN20080117 )

In that lawsuit Carlos Siderman's ex wife Mirta and his son Sergio made sworn declarations against Carlos Siderman. Mirta stated that Carlos Siderman lied when he said he started Property ID in 1974. Carlos did not even arrive in the United States until 1976. He started Property ID in 1994 twenty years later. (pdf https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6QQek7gVUpyNXZzdnZMZGppZlU/edit?usp=sharing )

Carlos Siderman's son Sergio also made a statement. Sergio Siderman states he worked at Property ID with his father Carlos Siderman from 1993 to 2007. I believe he meant 1995. Carlos Siderman fired his son when his son questioned certain business transactions and policies. After Carlos fired his son he defamed him. Sergio started his new business and Carlos tried to destroy it by defaming Sergio. Carlos went so far and so low as to send a defamatory flyer about Sergio's business to his clients. Sergio claims that Property ID made no profits in 2006 and 2007.

Sergio Siderman stated that Carlos Siderman lied when he said he is a lawyer. In actuality Carlos Siderman does not have a college or law degree. He most certainly never passed the bar. Sergio Siderman states that Carlos Siderman forged a law degree and hung it on his office wall. Carlos Siderman for many years at many public business events held himself out to be an attorney but he is not. (pdf https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6QQek7gVUpyNDlJQU9zSVdpVk0/edit?usp=sharing )

While researching further it was uncovered that Carlos Siderman's business partner in 1995 was none other than Horatio Vignali whom the LAPD and DEA suspected of being a major drug lord for over 20 years.
( http://www.laweekly.com/2005-05-26/news/la-s-underground-power-broker ) Horatio Vignali's son Carlos Vignali was a convited drug dealer who was ultimately pardoned by Clinton in what is now known as "pardongate." ( http://articles.latimes.com/2002/mar/26/news/mn-34745 )

Please, contact Ventura County Planning, the Coastal Commission, County of Ventura Compliance Division, Santa Monica Mountain Conservancy to express your displeasure at the bulldozing of a protected creek and protected oak trees in our sensitive coastal zone.

More information about this situation can be found here. Author is not related to this blog but found the materials in this blog. Author is only interested in the illegal destruction of protected creek and oak trees. 

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Tiger Sanctuary Malibu YouTube channel
Tiger Sanctuary Malibu blog
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Complaints filed by multiple people against Carlos Siderman at 10999 Pacific View for illegal business, destroying oaks, bulldozing creek, illegal signs

Through the results of state information requests we have gotten a hold of complaints and lawsuits against Carlos Siderman. Carlos Siderman is behind the drive to harass the Hausers off their land so Siderman may buy the property. Carlos Siderman wants to ride his horses from his property into the state park land off trail. The only thing in his way is 11077 Pacific View. Below data taken from public reports.

1. The owner of the property lists the address as 10999 Pacific View but it is legally 10995 Pacific View. It is next door to 11077 Pacific View. Attached please find copies of their websites, Facebook ages, corporation information, photos which prove that they have run this business since 2005. No one lives on the property. The corporation number is C3480158 and was formed 06/14/2012. See attached. They take clients on their horses on their property to the Serrano Rd trail. There is a lot of traffic on the weekends with many cars. They built a parking lot but don't have handicap parking. Their trucks have the name of their business written on them with their logo.

2. Attached please find photos of the grading, dirt removal, brush removal and oak tree cutting. Someone already sent in a complaint late 2013 (CV13-0505) about this which Manny Ramos is investigating. Previously there was a lawsuit concerning this creek and property. See attached. It was determined by the courts to be a protected creek with protect dirt, shrubs and oak trees. The court stated that no one may touch or pass over the creek. I inspected and photographed this March 15, 2014. There are hoof prints going from 10995 Pacific View over 11077 Pacific View and into the California state park. The people at 11077 Pacific View do not own any horses. Currently Bing, Google and Mapquest satellite images show the before photo of the creek. This was done in late 2013.

3. Attached please find photos of the illegal signs which I took March 20, 2014. They are 4' x 8' and 6' x 10' permanent wooden signs that are free standing or attached to walls and gates. Two large signs are attached to the front of 10995 Pacific View. They can be seen when driving to 11077 Pacific View. They have been there for many months and were featured in newspapers and all over the internet. They have no permit, the signs are unsafe, they have no zoning variance to place these signs. This is coastal scenic land. The signs are an eyesore. Some are on the public street.

Full complaint is 5 MB.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6QQek7gVUpydDF3YmRpNHBiaUE/edit?usp=sharing

Carlos Siderman of Deer Creek Ranch Malibu riding off trail in the Santa Monica mountains in a coastal zone after the fires

Carlos Siderman of Deer Creek Ranch Malibu bulldozed a protected creek, protected oak trees, shrubs in the coastal zone of the Santa Monica mountain. The road is 15' wide, 10' deep and a 1/2 a mile long leading into the Santa Monica mountains. He built this to use as a horse trail so he can take clients for rides. He runs an illegal business out of the property. He does not live at this property. It's in a residential zone.

Carlos Siderman of Deer Creek Ranch Malibu bulldozed a protected creek, protected oak trees, shrubs in the coastal zone of the Santa Monica mountain. The road is 15' wide, 10' deep and a 1/2 a mile long leading into the Santa Monica mountains. He built this to use as a horse trail so he can take clients for rides. He runs an illegal business out of the property. He does not live at this property. It's in a residential zone.

Carlos Siderman runs an illegal business from a residential property. He would need a conditional use permit to run a business on this property. His neighbors would never allow it. Deer Creek Ranch Malibu, 

December of 2013 someone else made another complaint about Carlos Siderman bulldozing a protected creek, oak trees, shrubs in coastal zone of Santa Monica mountains. He is also running and illegal business from the site.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6QQek7gVUpyVl84ZlhnRWVrSkE/edit?usp=sharing

Carlos Siderman, Property ID, complaint, Deer Creek Ranch Malibu, illegal business, creek, oak trees destroyed

Isis Preservation website
Tiger Sanctuary Malibu YouTube channel
Tiger Sanctuary Malibu blog
Tiger Sanctuary Malibu Twitter

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