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The property manager for a group of ranchers near Moorpark was arrested last week for allegedly embezzling over $40,000, according to the Ventura County Sheriff s Office.
The investigation began in March after sheriff s deputies were approached by Winchester Water Well Group, which represents five owners of ranch property just outside the city limits. The landowners alleged they were the victims of embezzlement by their property management company, Progressive Land Management.
The ranchers reported they had hired the firm in mid-2014 to manage and service an irrigation well.
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Michael Mobley, 65, of Oxnard, was the suspect in the embezzlement case.