{"id":464177,"date":"2026-09-15T05:56:21","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T05:56:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/464177\/"},"modified":"2026-09-15T05:56:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T05:56:21","slug":"duo-accused-of-trying-to-sell-4-million-san-francisco-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/464177\/","title":{"rendered":"Duo accused of trying to sell $4 million San Francisco home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/house.jpg\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"674\" title=\"Two people are accused of using forged signatures and altered deeds to try to steal and sell a multi-million dollar San Francisco home, authorities say.\" alt=\"Two people are accused of using forged signatures and altered deeds to try to steal and sell a multi-million dollar San Francisco home, authorities say.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        Two people are accused of using forged signatures and altered deeds to try to steal and sell a multi-million dollar San Francisco home, authorities say.<\/p>\n<p>            Google Street View<\/p>\n<p>Two people are accused of trying to steal and sell a multi-million dollar home in an expensive San Francisco neighborhood with views of the Golden Gate Bridge, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>In a civil lawsuit, officials accuse Brandon Aadee and Diana Peng of using forged signatures and altered deeds to try to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sf.gov\/news-city-attorney-files-lawsuit-to-stop-sea-cliff-real-estate-fraud-scheme\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">claim the property<\/a>, the San Francisco City Attorney\u2019s Office said in a Friday news release.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDefendants are effectively trying to steal a house and sell it to make millions in profit,\u201d said City Attorney David Chiu in the release.<\/p>\n<p>The home is in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/local\/article\/sf-deed-fraud-lawsuit-22428044.php\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sea Cliff neighborhood<\/a>, where Eugene Levy, Sharon Stone and Robin Williams once lived, SF Gate said. The neighborhood has views of the Golden Gate Bridge.<\/p>\n<p>It is valued at <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7news.com\/post\/alleged-squatters-take-44-million-san-francisco-sea-cliff-property-year-city-attorney-files-lawsuit\/19807938\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">more than $4 million<\/a>, San Francisco\u2019s KGO TV reported.<\/p>\n<p>The former owners left the United States and owe $320,000 in back taxes on the home, the city attorney\u2019s office said. The city seeks to auction the home to pay the back taxes.<\/p>\n<p>In July 2025, Aadee produced a fraudulent deed transferring ownership of the home from the former owners to himself, officials said. He and Peng then transferred the home back and forth between themselves over the next 13 months.<\/p>\n<p>The transfers involved at least five \u201cforged notary signatures, fraudulent stamps, or attestations that were altered after notarization,\u201d the city attorney\u2019s office said.<\/p>\n<p>Aadee and Peng also are accused of trying to sell the home in a quick under-market value sale, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>The city is asking for the deeds to be declared invalid.<\/p>\n<p> Loading\u2026<\/p>\n<p>        Related Stories from  Sacramento Bee<\/p>\n<p>                <a class=\"author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sacbee.com\/profile\/218174905\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Don Sweeney<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    The Sacramento Bee<\/p>\n<p>            Don Sweeney has been a newspaper reporter and editor in California for more than 35 years. 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