Crisp and Cole
Private investigator speaks out on Crisp & Cole investigations
Wrongdoers in the Crisp & Cole case have grown complacent. The FBI, meanwhile, is content to take its time. When finally an indictment comes down, there will be great surprise -- and private relief.
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Crisp and Cole timeline
The fallout from Crisp & Cole Real Estate operations eventually included more than 140 troubled properties — mostly homes in the Bakersfield area that wound up foreclosed on — carrying bad loans totaling more than $83 million, according to property records tracked by The Californian for more than a year.
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Plea deal details fraud scheme
Excerpts from United States of America, plaintiff, v. Jerald Allen Teixeira, defendant.
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Teixeira’s mother: Chance to work for Crisp was ‘a job he couldn’t refuse’
Jerald Teixeira’s mother won’t make a lot of excuses for her son, even as he faces up to 20 years in prison. The McFarland High graduate, who served three years as a Marine before joining the now-disgraced Crisp & Cole real estate firm, pleaded guilty Monday to defrauding mortgage lenders and helping principals in the company get rich through well-placed lies and deceit.
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Cole: ‘I’m an old man and I was taken in’
Former Bakersfield real estate broker Carl Cole said Monday he was until recently blind to fraudulent activity inside his former company, Crisp, Cole & Associates.
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Crisp & Cole ex-staffer pleads guilty to federal fraud charges
Two years after a highly visible raid by federal agents investigating Crisp, Cole & Associates, a key former employee pleaded guilty Monday to taking part in mortgage fraud and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors.
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Another lawsuit filed against Crisp, Cole & Associates
A former subprime lender has filed another lawsuit against Crisp, Cole & Associates and a slew of real estate professionals who worked with the now defunct firm.
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Insurer suing Bakersfield appraiser
An insurance underwriter is suing a Bakersfield appraiser who worked with Crisp, Cole & Associates, accusing Kirksey J. "Mark" Newton Jr. of failing to disclose key facts that would have disqualified him for a policy had they been known.
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Appraiser connected to Crisp & Cole gives up license
A Bakersfield appraiser has surrendered his appraisal license after admitting numerous violations, including inflating the value of a home purchased by Jennifer Crisp, wife of David Crisp of Crisp, Cole & Associates.
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Crisp & Cole: Lender lawsuit alleges widespread fraud
A new lawsuit against Crisp, Cole & Associates alleges widespread fraud among appraisers, accountants, a homebuilder and others who worked with — or allegedly worked with — the defunct Bakersfield real estate company.
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Man files lawsuit suit against Crisp alleging fraud
A Northern California man filed a $75,000 lawsuit alleging fraud and breach of contract against former Bakersfield real estate salesman David Crisp.
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Cole tries to get real estate license back — again
Former Bakersfield real estate broker Carl Cole took the next step to get back the license that was stripped from him, this time appealing to the Kern County Superior Court.
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Cole still hanging around real estate
As the clock ticks down on former Bakersfield real estate broker Carl Cole’s deadline to legally challenge his license revocation, Cole continues to work at a real estate agency in Thousand Oaks under the name of one of his defunct companies, Points West Group.
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Appraiser connected to Crisp & Cole to contest allegations
Bakersfield real estate appraiser Kirksey J. “Mark” Newton Jr. has hired an attorney and plans to defend himself against accusations filed against him earlier this month by state regulators.
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Cole's license revoked
Real estate agent Carl Cole’s bid to keep his license was denied Thursday by the California Department of Real Estate.
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Another appraiser could lose license
A second Bakersfield appraiser who performed work for the former Crisp & Cole Real Estate company has been accused of wrongdoing by state regulators, who want to revoke or suspend his license.
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Crisp & Cole appraiser slated for state discipline
State regulators want to revoke or suspend the license of Bakersfield real estate appraiser Kirksey J. “Mark” Newton Jr., owner of San Joaquin Appraisals Inc., a complaint served Monday shows.
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Crisp fails to file appeal, loses license
The state Department of Real Estate on Wednesday revoked the license of David Crisp, the once high-flying Bakersfield executive accused of mortgage fraud.
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Cole secures extension to keep real estate license for now
Real estate agent Carl Cole will keep his license until mid-November.
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State revokes real estate licenses of Crisp, Cole
State regulators have revoked the real estate licenses of Carl Cole and David Crisp, a decision released Friday shows.
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Letter supporting forgery claim surfaces in Crisp & Cole case
A letter from David Crisp’s father-in-law, Bakersfield accountant Kevin Sluga, shows Sluga took “full responsibility” for his firm’s dealings with now-defunct Crisp & Cole Real Estate, a document received from state officials Wednesday shows.
