Christopher Fox, 37, of Laguna Niguel and Curtis Melone (AKA Curtis Kubat), 37, of Huntington Beach were arrested Tuesday on 37 felony counts, including conspiracy, grand theft and unlawful collection of advance fees.
They are being held at the Orange County Jail on $500,000 bail and will be arraigned today in Orange County Superior Court, Harris’ office reported.
Fox and Melone - along with King Harris III, 42, of St. Louis, Missouri - allegedly collected more than $6 million in up-front fees through Orange County- based Green Credit Solutions.
The Attorney General's Office will seek extradition of King Harris, who currently faces federal mail and wire fraud charges in Missouri.
"Homeowners continue to struggle throughout California and across the country to hang onto their homes, and this prosecution is another warning to predators who would seek to profit from their distress: this kind of criminal conduct will meet with swift and certain consequences," Attorney General Harris said.