North Hollywood Man Sentenced for Bilking Elderly Woman with Mortgage Scam

A North Hollywood man who pleaded no contest to grand theft in what prosecutors said was a mortgage modification scam was ordered today to pay more than $50,000 in restitution to three women in their 60s and 70s.

Superior Court Judge David Stuart also ordered Jovanny Malka, 30, to complete 30 days of community labor and to serve three years on probation, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.

Malka pleaded no contest Dec. 1 to one felony count of grand theft of personal property exceeding $950.

He was charged last year in connection with allegations he bilked thousands of dollars from the three women -- ages 67, 69 and 72 -- who believed he was helping them get mortgage modifications on their properties.

City News Service