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Citadel Escrow false earnest-money deposit representation — Regulatory record

Los Angeles, California · SOCEF-0026

Court / region: Los Angeles
Case number: SOCEF-0026
Filed: August 5, 2016
Source system: California DFPI
Procedural posture: Regulatory accusation
Strongest reviewed source: Public source record
Allegation / finding status: Unknown / needs review
Disposition: Regulatory accusation
Last posture checked: 2026-05-30
Reviewed: 2026-05-30

Why this is included

Teaches an escrow file-review pattern from a public regulatory or court record.

Summary

The cited regulatory accusation describes regulatory accusation with later settlement and suspension order. The extracted workflow issue is escrow officer allegedly represented that a $20,000 earnest-money deposit had been received when the funds had not come in.

Topics

Disbursement Authorization

Public source links

Primary source Supporting source

File-record question

What the reviewed record suggests the file later needed to show:

Trust-account control evidence, authorization trail, reconciliation/shortage evidence, reporting timing, and custody decision.

What this record does not show

This reviewed record does not show a court finding that any company or person did anything wrong. The strongest reviewed source is a public source record; agency action is not a criminal conviction and may not resolve underlying disputed facts.

Limit: Regulatory order or agency record; not a court judgment. Read the primary source.

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