Person "selling" horses in Wrightwood???

[free2bee]

Anyone ever watch "The Riches"?

[Wrightwood]

http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Trina-Lee-Kenney-119360604.html

Woman Sentenced to 48 Months in Horse Fraud Case

Sixty-one victims of a San Bernardino woman who sold sick horses online finally got justice.

Trina Lee Kenney, of Wrightwood, was sentenced Wednesday to 48 months in federal prison after she agreed to plead guilty on one count of mail fraud.

Kenny sold sick horses over the Internet and in several cases, never delivered them after receiving payment, said federal prosecutors. In all, there were 88 victims and nearly $300,000 in damages.

As part of the plea agreement, Kenney will pay a total of $200,000 in restitution. After the verdict was read, she collapsed and was attended to by medical personnel.

Sylvia Jimenez was one of the buyers who said they paid for healthy horses, but received sick and deformed ones from Kenney. Jimenez paid $1,500 for her horse as part of the online transaction.

"It looked sick," Jimenez said of her horse. "It has blisters in the mouth, and it was bleeding from her privates."

Another victim, Nicole Krakowski, said she paid Kenney $2,800, but never received her horse.

Investigators said Kenney also painted two brown horses black so they would appear to be a more desirable breed.

Prosecutors said many of the horses she delivered were abused or neglected.

"We're shocked that she got the sentence she did," said Susan Blake, one of Kenney's 88 victims."But justice was served."

[ChrisLynnet]

About time. I wish it had been more, particularly for the way she treated those animals. Do her parents/whoever-they-were still live at their property up here?

[WWMtnGal]

What she did was so horrible.  Glad that justice has been served but I think it should have been longer too!

[ChattyCathy]

The damages were $300,000, yet she has to pay a restitution of $200,000.  She got 48 months, but how much of that time will she serve?  What about the cruelty to the animals?  I don't think the sentence is harsh enough.

I was scammed out of $9,000 from my boss' brother (my boss asked me for the loan, but I knew it was for his brother).  He was quite the con artist.  He scammed almost $1 million from numerous people, including his parents and siblings.  He got 7 years and was to pay restitution at $100 a month once he got out of prison.  That's $100 a month to pay back everybody, not each person.  That makes my monthly cut about 90-cents.  He served about 4 years and I haven't seen a dime.  Somehow justice does not seem to be served.  (Hey, he's been out of prison for about 2 years now.  I think he owes me almost $22 by now.)

[ChrisLynnet]

Chatty, why in the world isn't your BOSS paying you back? He asked you for the loan originally. He should pay you back every cent and then lean on his own brother to get repaid.

[ChattyCathy]

That's one reason why he's not my boss anymore.  (long story)

Chatty, why in the world isn't your BOSS paying you back? He asked you for the loan originally. He should pay you back every cent and then lean on his own brother to get repaid.

[ChrisLynnet]

Oh wow. What a creepy family they must be. So sorry you got caught up in that.   

[Wrightwood]

http://www.sbsun.com/news/ci_17846970

Wrightwood woman imprisoned in horse scheme
By Melissa Pinion-Whitt

A Wrightwood woman charged with selling sick and abused horses to buyers expecting high-quality animals was sentenced Wednesday to 41 months in federal prison.

U.S. District Court Judge A. Howard Matz ordered Trina Lee Kenney, 32, to pay $272,600 in restitution to 88 victims, officials from the U.S. Attorney's Office said.

Kenney pleaded guilty in October to mail fraud. She admitted she defrauded prospective horse buyers in 23 states and Canada.

Under the company names Prestige Distribution, Horses and Ponies and Star Horses, Kenney advertised her horses as having specific physical characteristics, abilities and temperaments, or that they were specific breeds or pedigrees.

She received payment for horses and either delivered substandard horses, a different horse than promised or no horse at all, officials said. She said she drugged horses to make them appear docile, painted at least two horses to make them appear black. Some horses were starved, covered in sores and had other health issues.

She claimed to offer a money-back guarantee, but did not give refunds to the victims.

An undercover FBI agent and a U.S. postal inspector paid Kenney $5,000 for a horse. She did not respond to inquiries from the agents after receiving the money.

[ChattyCathy]

My question is, how did she expect to get away with it?  I know it took a while, but did she think she wouldn't get caught?  I can't even believe that she got away for it as long as she did.

[Sidekick]

[StopLocalCrime]

[StopLocalCrime]

https://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/specific_search/1435595

https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Another-Victim-Comes-Forward-in-Puppy-Mill-Case-479593473.html

[capn mom]

would this be Trinia Columbo Kenney??......again

[SkierBob]

NBC4 reported in 2011 that Kenney's wife, Trina Kenney, was convicted in for selling sick horses on the internet.

I remember this.  smh

[Wrightwood]

[Wrightwood]

https://abc7.com/pets-animals/lawsuit-targets-alleged-phelan-puppy-mill/5766926/

Lawsuit targets alleged Phelan puppy mill accused of selling ill dogs, mislabeled breeds

Eleven-year-old Manuel Loy fell in love with the puppy he and his family saw listed for sale on Craigslist.

But the Goldendoodle cost $1,200, so Manuel worked at his dad's barber shop. He earned $600 and his parents pitched in the other $600 to buy the female puppy Manuel had already named Penny.

But within days of bringing the puppy home, the dog was growing ill.

"He had diarrhea. He was throwing up," Manuel said. "He couldn't even walk straight, he was like tumbling over... So then we took him to the vet. He said he had Parvo and it was best to just put him down."

And even before the dog's tragic end, the family learned Penny was actually a male.

And the vet said he wasn't even a Goldendoodle. Manuel found that out while washing the puppy.

"We took him in the shower and his red hair dye came out," he said. "It was all over our hands."

The Loy family is just one of several families suing the Kenney family of Phelan, which their attorney says was running an illegal puppy-selling business out of their home.

"Anybody who's ever had a puppy knows how much you love it and you know how much it hurts when you lose it," said attorney Gary Praglin.

Praglin is representing the Loys and five other families he says were not only scammed out of thousands of dollars, but were emotionally scarred when those dogs quickly grew ill and had to be destroyed.

"Time's up," said Praglin. "The lawsuit's filed and we're going to put an end to it."

Eyewitness News made several calls to the Kenneys for comment, but they were not returned.

With the holidays fast approaching, puppies are often thought of as the perfect gift, but animal rights activists say its important to get a dog from a place that puts the health of the animal ahead of profits.

"Online puppy sellers are not to be trusted," said Caru S.P.C.A. attorney Anna Stancu. "We urge anybody interested in adding a new dog to their family this holiday season adopt from a rescue organization or shelter instead."

[tcaarabians]

I thought I remembered this name when I was reading about the latest scam.