A Long Beach woman who is accused of stealing nearly $48,000 in security deposits from more than a dozen would-be tenants will be released from custody in late January and sentenced to two years probation.<\/p>\n
Prosecutors allege<\/a> that 40-year-old Anne Bergstedt-Jordanova stole $1,500 to $4,000 from at least 14 victims who responded to her fake apartment listings since at least 2024.<\/p>\n After the renter sent money to secure the apartment, Bergstedt would cut off communication and keep the money, prosecutors said.<\/p>\n She originally faced 15 charges of grand theft and obtaining money by false pretenses, but accepted a plea deal this month that dismissed all but two of the charges, according to court records.<\/p>\n As part of the plea agreement with the Los Angeles County District Attorney\u2019s Office, Bergstedt pleaded no contest to two counts of grand theft for a combined $5,300. She\u2019s scheduled to be released on Jan. 20, with a sentence of two years probation, according to court records.<\/p>\n Begstedt became infamous among local renters, who spread her name on social media and contributed stories to a website that documented her alleged schemes<\/a>.<\/p>\n One victim, Lilia Miranda, told the Long Beach Post previously that she was nearly left without a place to live after trying to rent a Cerritos Avenue apartment, which Bergstedt didn\u2019t own and had no right to rent out.<\/p>\n After texting Bergstedt, telling her she was heading to the apartment to confront her and demand her money back, she soon received her $4,000 deposit back and was able to return to her old apartment.<\/p>\n David Haas, whose company managed the Cerritos Avenue property, said he\u2019s heard from at least six of Bergstedt\u2019s victims since late 2024.<\/p>\n Haas said Bergstedt not receiving a prison sentence after her alleged schemes was \u201ccrazy.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThese are people that are working-class people,\u201d Haas said. \u201c[They] didn\u2019t become homeless, but it really affected their ability to have housing.\u201d<\/p>\n