I think we owe a big thank you to the Orange Police Department for following up on the accusations related to John and Marisa Cantu so quickly. It is my understanding that although John and Marissa have been perpetrating these con's for several years that the Detectives at Orange Police Department only became aware of the case in August 2009.
An article in the Foothills Sentry (Marjan Dunn) dated February 9th noted the Police raid on Cantu's home related to the Fraud Investigation. It's Ms. Dunn's articles that helped really start bringing the victims together and we appreciate her revisiting the situation. The point here, now, is to make as many as aware as possible so that John and Marisa are not able to continue conning people out of their hard earned money.
Where do we go from here?
I hope that as many victims as possible contact the District Attorney's Office to ask them what is being done on the prosecution side. The number of families that have been taken by these people and the money involved is ridiculous. Please take the time to drop a quick letter, make a phone call or actually stop by the DA's office to let them know your concerns.
It's time that some justice is given to these people. Both of them. I have detailed Marisa involvement on this blog as have several others. The same them has been repeated to those we have spoken with, they are in this together. She thinks she can claim innocence now, keep all the money they have stolen and just walk away. What a joke. She knows what was done, how it has affected the lives of others and is only concerned with her own skin. This woman is a real piece of work, her and her husband are cut from the same cloth.
2/14/10
Header - Cantus on the Run again
Just by blind luck, we happened to drive by the Cantu house yesterday and noticed a moving van in front of their house. We asked if we could speak to Marisa because apparently, John is in the hospital. John Cantu told us from the very beginning that if anything happened to him, we needed to speak with Marissa because she knows everything about the investments and where our money is.
John's brother was with Marisa and told us that they JUST found out about John scamming people and that they had NO previous knowledge. This was odd because Marissa was always there when we gave John our investment money. He told us we needed to speak with the police and let them take care of things. An Orange County Sheriff appeared on the scene and told us that they were being evicted. We voiced our concerns that the Cantus might simply disappear because by our estimates, they have fleeced people out of almost $2 Million dollars. The officer assured us that if they indeed skip town that they would be found and brought to justice. We however are not so sure. If anyone has any information as to the current whereabouts of the Cantus, please post on this website so that people who want to serve them with civil paperwork can locate them.
I didn't know he was ripping people off!
1) Let's be real here, Marisa wants everyone to believe that she had no knowlwdge of her husbands actions. Marisa knew at least as far back as September 2009, that is when I couldn't get in touch with John and asked he about my money. She specifically told me that THEIR investments were coming in slower than expected.
2) John had no problem letting me and several others know that Marisa was aware of the deals and that we should contact her if we couldn't get in touch with him. She would arrange for settlement and let us know who his partners were.
3) Some of the suits that the Cantu's have lost go back several years and involve people that were considered good friends, the Cantu's even went so far as to go on joint vacations with those they would subsequently con.
4) Many thanks to those of you that are sharing additional information. I need to do as much reference checking as possible so that when we actually approach the DA's office about prosecuting this case we have as much readily available, verifiable information about his past cons as possible.
John's brother was with Marisa and told us that they JUST found out about John scamming people and that they had NO previous knowledge. This was odd because Marissa was always there when we gave John our investment money. He told us we needed to speak with the police and let them take care of things. An Orange County Sheriff appeared on the scene and told us that they were being evicted. We voiced our concerns that the Cantus might simply disappear because by our estimates, they have fleeced people out of almost $2 Million dollars. The officer assured us that if they indeed skip town that they would be found and brought to justice. We however are not so sure. If anyone has any information as to the current whereabouts of the Cantus, please post on this website so that people who want to serve them with civil paperwork can locate them.
I didn't know he was ripping people off!
1) Let's be real here, Marisa wants everyone to believe that she had no knowlwdge of her husbands actions. Marisa knew at least as far back as September 2009, that is when I couldn't get in touch with John and asked he about my money. She specifically told me that THEIR investments were coming in slower than expected.
2) John had no problem letting me and several others know that Marisa was aware of the deals and that we should contact her if we couldn't get in touch with him. She would arrange for settlement and let us know who his partners were.
3) Some of the suits that the Cantu's have lost go back several years and involve people that were considered good friends, the Cantu's even went so far as to go on joint vacations with those they would subsequently con.
4) Many thanks to those of you that are sharing additional information. I need to do as much reference checking as possible so that when we actually approach the DA's office about prosecuting this case we have as much readily available, verifiable information about his past cons as possible.
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