Khambray Antoine Holloway, 34, of Oxnard, California, has been convicted after prosecutors said he filed a false or forged grant deed claiming ownership of a $4.8 million home in the Oxnard Shores neighborhood.
The Ventura County District Attorney’s Office announced the conviction Oct. 2. A jury found Holloway guilty Sept. 30 of filing a false or forged document.
Prosecutors said the property belonged to a limited liability company that had never authorized Holloway to take ownership or transfer the home to himself.
Ventura County Superior Court records now list the case as convicted. The current court record identifies the offense as a felony under California Penal Code §115(a), and Holloway is scheduled to return to court Oct. 28 for sentencing.
He Filed a Grant Deed Claiming the $4.8 Million Home
Prosecutors said Holloway filed a false, notarized grant deed with the Ventura County Recorder’s Office in July 2025.
The document claimed to establish Holloway as the owner of the Oxnard Shores property, but prosecutors said it contained obvious irregularities, including the absence of a signature from an authorized grantor.
Investigators later confirmed that the limited liability company that owned the property had not authorized Holloway to transfer the home or claim an ownership interest in it.
The Ventura County Superior Court record lists July 9, 2025 as the violation date in Holloway’s felony false-or-forged-instrument case.
Prosecutors Say He Showed the Same Paperwork to Locksmiths
Recording the deed was not the last time Holloway asserted ownership of the property, according to the District Attorney’s Office.
Prosecutors said Holloway contacted locksmiths on at least two occasions and presented the same documents as proof that he owned the house while attempting to have the locks changed.
The case was prosecuted by Deputy District Attorney Meighann Mahoney. A jury ultimately convicted Holloway of filing a false or forged document.
Court Records Confirm the Felony Conviction
Ventura County Superior Court case 2026005105 lists Holloway’s case status as convicted and identifies the offense as felony filing of a false or forged instrument under California Penal Code §115(a).
The court record shows Holloway entered a not-guilty plea and was later found guilty by a jury.
His next hearing is scheduled for Oct. 28 at 9 a.m. in Courtroom 12 in Ventura. The District Attorney’s Office said Holloway was remanded into custody after the verdict.
The Ventura County Sheriff’s current inmate system lists Holloway at the Ventura County Main Jail. For case 2026005105, the inmate record lists $20,000 bail and the same Oct. 28 court date.
California Law Targets False Documents Filed in Public Records
California Penal Code §115 makes it a felony to knowingly offer for filing or record a false or forged instrument in a public office when the document, if genuine, could be filed or recorded under state law.
Recorded deeds form part of the public chain of title used to establish interests in real property. A fraudulent filing can therefore create an apparent ownership claim even when the underlying transfer was never authorized.
The Ventura County District Attorney’s Real Estate Fraud Unit investigates suspected crimes involving deeds, mortgages and other real-estate documents.
Property Owners Can Check Ventura County’s Recorded-Document Index
The Ventura County Clerk-Recorder’s public search allows property owners to review the index of recorded documents and look for deeds or other filings they do not recognize.
Property owners who believe a fraudulent document has been recorded can also submit a complaint to the Ventura County District Attorney’s Real Estate Fraud Unit and provide the relevant recorded documents for investigators to review.