SUSPECT: ASHKA PATEL, AGE 26 OF APPLE VALLEY
SUMMARY:
Detectives of the Victorville Police Station were notified on November 16th, 2009 by Orbits.com about possible theft by fraud. Orbits.com representatives provided documentation that showed $848,000 fraudulently obtained mostly through transactions at the Travel Inn. A few other transactions show being processed at another hotel.
Through investigation and documentation obtained in search warrants, Detectives of the Victorville Police Station were able to narrow down that the transactions were being made by Ashka Patel. Suspect Patel was in charge of the financial transactions taking place at the Travel Inn and the hotel where the few other fraudulent transactions took place. The investigation revealed that the money was obtained between the months of February and November 2009.
The search warrant helped locate $700,000 in various bank accounts associated to the Travel Inn. Those funds are currently held under the search warrant until the case can be adjudicated and then it will be released to whomever the court discerns it rightfully belongs to.
Today, February 2nd, 2010, at approximately 1:30 p.m., Ashka Patel turned herself into the Victorville Courthouse where she was remanded into custody with bail set at $300,000.
Refer: Karen Hunt, Media Relations
Station: Victorville Police Department
Phone No. 760-241-1841
ROD HOOPS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
