This Time They Really Got Him — Fraudster Drew Donovan in Jail Facing Eight Charges

He should be put away for a while this time.  Arrested this week on multiple charges including check bouncing, giving false information to police, drugs, probation violation and fraud, fake real estate philanthropist Drew Christian Donovan is now in San Mateo County jail awaiting a hearing on June 14. #drewdonovan #fraud #dtla

Arrested again - Drew Donovan
Arrested and facing charges – Drew Donovan

Donovan, who also goes by the name Christian Andrews and once known as convicted felon Jimmy Wayne Jackson originally of Holland, Michigan, first gained the attention of the  L.A. Loft Blog more than a year ago after he called our office requesting help to buy a luxury Sky loft in Downtown Los Angeles.  It turns out that he is a scammer who claims to be a wealthy individual with terminal cancer who wants to help deserving individuals to pay their bills, and even wants to buy them a home. He just needs some assistance along the way to avoid his meddling parents, and he asks for a bit of help for his expenses during the process —  well, he wants thousands of dollars of help actually.  Based on Donovan’s carefully crafted B.S., it can seem like a small price to pay for more than a million dollars of handouts.

Free Million Dollar Condo! -- Not
Free Million Dollar Condo!  —  Not

Of course, his payments of the bills will bounce, the million dollar check will bounce and the home purchase will never occur as his earnest money deposit confirmation and all other financial confirmations that he provides are phony. Naturally, nearly everything he says is a lie. Donovan is a full-time charlatan who runs a criminal enterprise using the highest level of skill, technology, forgery and identity theft to bilk hundreds of victims (including families and disabled persons) out of millions of dollars to support his depraved lifestyle of drugs and anonymous sex.  He has even been accused of kidnapping a mother away from her children, and, based evidence recovered by the LA Loft Blog, Donovan might possibly be suspected of poisoning and rape using sleeping pills like Ambien. This monster is exactly where he belongs today because we all worked together to stop him:

Skilled shyster Drew Donovan stopped -- for nowName: DONOVAN, DREW C
DOB: 11/21/1968
Gender: M
Facility: Maguire Correctional Facility
Case Number: 18-3379
SMCSO: 1223104
Booking Number: 767471.0
Next Court Date: 06/14/2018 01:30PM
Projected Release Date: Not Available
Court Dockets
COURT DOCKET BAIL CHARGE
18-NF-006521-A USD 25,000.00 M 148.9(a) PC Giving False Information To A Police Officer
18-NF-006521-A USD 25,000.00 M 11364.1 HS Possession Of Smoking Device
18-NF-006521-A USD 25,000.00 F 532(a) PC Obtaining Money, Labor Or Property By False Pretenses
18-NF-006521-A USD 25,000.00 F 11377(a) HS Possessing A Controlled Substance
18-NF-006521-A USD 25,000.00 F 4573 PC Bring Drugs Into A Jail
WR018085 NO BAIL F 1203.2 PROBATION VIO PC 1203.2 PROBATION VIO
WR018085 NO BAIL F 476A(a) PC Making Or Delivering A Check Exceeding $950 Knowing There Are Insufficient Funds For Payment
BURA10088701 NO BAIL F 476A(a) PC Non-Sufficient Fund Check Multiple Checks (Felony)  |  Submit / Request Evidence:  crimestoppers@laloftblog.com

Thanks the mindful readers of the L.A. Loft Blog and the South San Francisco Police, the conniving creep is now safely behind bars where he belongs. Let’s hope he stays there for quite a while before he slithers his way back to Southern California. In the mean time, we all need to remain vigilant against fraudsters, con artists and other dangers that lurk.

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Dear Corey, Can you please tell me about the litigation at 901 S Flower St?

Concerto Lofts Pool
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Hi Julia, Concerto is a modern style condominium in Downtown Los Angeles between the Financial District and South Park.  With a combination of lofty openness and full finish, sliding bedrooms doors this newer construction condominium building gives a new, somewhat futuristic feeling with modern European style kitchen. I’ve heard that there is a pending lawsuit in which the HOA is suing the developer for construction defects.   Filed: 9/6/2017, Entered: 9/6/2017 Notice of Continuance.  #concerto #condo #litigation
Concerto Lofts Condominium Assn v. Gts 900 F Llc et al
State Civil Lawsuit Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, Case No. BC623237
900 Figueroa Street Marketing, LLC, Defendant/Respondent
Represented by Collingsworth Specht Calkins &
Astani Construction, Defendant/Respondent
Represented by Collingsworth Specht Calkins &
Astani Enterprises Inc., Defendant/Respondent
Represented by Collingsworth Specht Calkins &
Corus Construction Venture, LLC, Defendant/Respondent
Represented by Collingsworth Specht Calkins &
Does 1 – 150, Defendant/Respondent
Represented by Collingsworth Specht Calkins &
Gts 900 F, LLC, Defendant/Respondent
Represented by Collingsworth Specht Calkins &
St Residential Llc, Defendant/Respondent
Represented by Collingsworth Specht Calkins &
Concerto Lofts Condominium Association, Plaintiff/Petitioner
Represented by Unknown Firm
SpaceMiller Thomas E..
Type Construction Defect (General Jurisdiction)
Status Pending
  Entries (24) Calendar Events Related (0) Tools Right End
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Blank 24 Filed: 9/6/2017, Entered: 9/6/2017 Notice of Continuance
of trial, trial readiness conf., further status conference, entry of first amended case management order timeline
Blank 23 Filed: 8/30/2017, Entered: 8/30/2017 Order: Case Management
FIRST AMENDED CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER TIMELINE COPY HANDED TO DEFENDANT’S COUNSEL APPEARING IN COURT
Blank 22 Filed: 8/17/2017, Entered: 8/17/2017 Report – Status
JOINT STATUS CONFERENCE REPORT
Blank 21 Filed: 5/3/2017, Entered: 5/3/2017 Notice
OF TRIAL; NTC OF TRIAL READINESS CONFERENCE; AND FURTHER STATUS CONFERENCE
Blank 20 Filed: 4/24/2017, Entered: 4/24/2017 Report – Status
JOINT STATUS CONFERENCE REPORT
Blank 19 Filed: 2/17/2017, Entered: 2/17/2017 Notice
ORDER AND NTC OF REASSIGNMENT
Blank 18 Filed: 1/31/2017, Entered: 1/31/2017 Notice of change of address
OF BREMER, WHYTE, BROWN & O’MEARA, LLP
Blank 17 Filed: 1/21/2017, Entered: 1/21/2017 Notice of Reassignment and Order
Blank 16 Filed: 12/6/2016, Entered: 12/6/2016 Report – Status
JOINT
Blank 15 Filed: 12/6/2016, Entered: 12/6/2016 Statement-Case Management
Blank 14 Filed: 11/22/2016, Entered: 11/22/2016 Summons Filed
Blank 13 Filed: 11/22/2016, Entered: 11/22/2016 Cross Complaint
Blank 12 Filed: 11/14/2016, Entered: 11/14/2016 Stipulation and Order
FOR DEFENDANTS 900 FIGUEROA STREET MARKETING, LLC, CORUS CONSTRUCTION VENTURE, LLC AND ST RESIDENTIAL, LLC TO FILE CROSS- COMPLAINT
Blank 11 Filed: 10/31/2016, Entered: 10/31/2016 Answer to Complaint
Blank 10 Filed: 9/9/2016, Entered: 9/9/2016 Order
AUTHORIZING ELECTRONIC SERVICE (CASE ANYWHERE
Blank 9 Filed: 9/9/2016, Entered: 9/9/2016 Order
CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER
Blank 8 Filed: 8/30/2016, Entered: 8/30/2016 Report – Status
(JOINT)INITIAL STATUS CONFERENCE REPORT
Blank 7 Filed: 8/30/2016, Entered: 8/30/2016 Proof-Service/Summons
Blank 6 Filed: 8/16/2016, Entered: 8/16/2016 Statement-Case Management
Blank 5 Filed: 7/22/2016, Entered: 7/22/2016 Answer to Complaint
Blank 4 Filed: 7/21/2016, Entered: 7/21/2016 Notice Of Ruling
RE COMPLEX DETERMIATION;NOTICE OF ISC
Blank 3 Filed: 7/11/2016, Entered: 7/11/2016 Order
INITIAL STATUS CONFERENCE
Blank 2 Filed: 6/21/2016, Entered: 6/21/2016 Ntc and Acknowledgement of Receipt
Blank 1 Filed: 6/8/2016, Entered: 6/8/2016 TOP
 

 

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