A Ventura County man, Khambray Antoine Holloway, was convicted in late September for filing a forged grant deed to claim a $4.8 million Oxnard Shores home. Investigators flagged irregularities — including a missing authorized grantor signature — and confirmed the property's true owners were an LLC. Prosecutors say Holloway returned multiple times and even showed the forged deed to locksmiths while attempting to change the locks. He was arrested Feb. 22 and is due back in court on Oct. 28; sentencing has not been set.
Man Convicted After Trying to Seize $4.8M Oxnard Beach House With Forged Deed
Khambray Antoine HollowayCredit: Ventura County District Attorney's Office; Paul Harris/Getty
A California man was convicted after prosecutors say he tried to claim ownership of a $4.8 million Oxnard Shores beach house by filing a forged deed and then using the fake paperwork to gain entry.
What Prosecutors Say
Ventura County prosecutors identified the defendant as 34-year-old Khambray Antoine Holloway. According to the district attorney's office, Holloway was found guilty in late September of filing a false or forged document intended to establish ownership of the Oxnard residence.
Investigators say Holloway submitted what appeared to be a notarized grant deed to the Ventura County Recorder's Office, purporting to list him as the property's owner. Officials reviewing the filing flagged several irregularities — most notably the absence of a signature from an authorized grantor — and contacted the property's true owners, who are an LLC, to verify the claim.
Oxnard State Beach Park in Oxnard, Calif.Credit: Getty
Attempts to Enter the Property
After the filing raised suspicions, prosecutors say Holloway returned to the property on multiple occasions trying to gain access. "On at least two occasions, he contacted locksmiths and attempted to have the locks changed, providing them with the same documents to support his claim that he was the homeowner," the Ventura County District Attorney's Office reported.
“This case was about trying to take a $4.8 million home with a few pieces of paper,” Ventura County Deputy District Attorney Meighann Mahoney said. “The defendant claimed an ownership interest he did not have and then used it in a deed. This conviction recognizes the importance of protecting the integrity of our public records and holding people accountable when they knowingly use false information to try to obtain someone else's property.”
Holloway was first arrested on Feb. 22 and was initially charged with two counts of felony burglary; prosecutors also charged him with filing false or forged information. Local records show he is due back in court on Oct. 28. No sentencing date has yet been announced.
The conviction underscores officials' efforts to protect public land records and to deter fraudulent attempts to seize real estate through forged documents.
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