CITRUS OCEAN...MORE THEFT AND FRAUD BY MANUEL CRISTERNA

THE THEFT AND FRAUD CONTINUES...ON & ON

Hello all,
We just returned from MAZ; although we stayed at the Mayan Palace (one of our timeshare resorts) we visited our other resort Playa Maria.
We requested an owner's update since we were in Maz. We were shocked to learn that Playa Maria is no longer; the owners have declared bankrupt and another company purchased Playa Maria and renamed it Crown Marina Golf Resort within the last 2-3 weeks. We received no notice prior to traveling to Maz.
The new owners have declared all the contracts void unless you are willing to pay additional money to "renew" your contract with the new owners.
We had paid our maintenance fees for the life of the previous contract & paid off our loan with Playa Maria. The Salesman name Frank kept saying we are going to honor your contract; however in order to keep our ownership with Crown Marina Golf Resort and not lose the money that we had paid in, we had to pay extra money.
Per Frank, he stated letters will be sent to all the owners. Owners, you will be surprised to learn of the new changes.


Hi, I'm just wondering if anyone else is having difficulties sending emails to Carlos. I've tried all 3 email addresses and they've been returned. I'm hoping that the email is down.


The Playa Maria distribution list if for Playa Maria Owners (aka Torrenza). The Villas Coral are not a part of PM at this time. They were the former owners (Crown Bay, Grand Bay).
Actually, their appears to be a dispute over ownership but at this time it is the COVI group, not the Villas Corals (Jose Manuel). At least that is our understanding.
We are now at Playa Maria and the only email for Carlos we have is Carlos_galindo@hotmail.com. They are not confirming reservations for next year. Anyone with confirmed reseravation for this year (those made last year) are being accepted - I am not aware of anyone being turned away and we have been here a month.
If you are a PM owner and on the Distribution List you can contact members currently staying at PM.


Please add my name to the owners' list for PM, AKA Crown Bay, AKA Grand Bay, etc.
I was there for a week in February, 2009, surprized to find the name change when stopping by to check on things. Wanted to pay my 2009 maintenance fee, and that's when I got the update: new owners, increase in maintenance fees, and a one time assessment of $950. While researching my file with the manager, he could find no record of the past two years maintenance fees paid. He indicated that this was the case with many of the owners and that the prior owner had taken the funds, and was now in jail. If I paid the $950 fee, and booked my 2 weeks for 2010, he would give me two weeks credit each for 2007 &2008, plus 2 more bonus weeks for the 2010. I still have one week of 2009 left. This would give me a total of 9 weeks that I could use together in 2010, or split them up. Also my maintenance fees are frozen for the duration of my contract (25yrs) at $500/2weeks/yr.,plus 18%tax for the duration o9f the contract. I paid half of the fee; remaining due on April 15th,2009. I have all of this in writing, signed by Karla Nieto, Member Services Department.


We were able (we think) to confirm our reservations for the Villas in May. They did not have a record of us having paid our maintenance fee for those 2 weeks but we were able to prove it to them we paid because of a money order receipt.
The email we got through on is:
nietok2004@gmail.com - Karla Nieto
We will update this blog when we are there or when we get back.
Another interesting website if you have not been on it is:
http://mazatlanfraud.blogspot.com/

Hope this is helpful, will send more when we know,


Am interested to learn how to "walk away" from my maintenance fee contract. I'm willing to give up the money invested to purchase 2weeks of timeshare for my peace of mind. Have read the blog about the current owner, Jose Manuael Criserna Velacuez, and the possible illegal activities he's involved in.
I saw his "security men" at PM in February, and frankly they frightened me, a single woman.
Thank you for any direction you can give me.

So glad to find you!
We bought Januarys, unit #58, at Marina y Villas Coral at Isla Mazatlan in 2006. We have a 5-year contract in which we let them use the first 3 years to rent out. That means 2010 is the first year we could use it - but I've found out that the unit we bought isn't even owned by them! They supposedly had an option on it, but I believe #58 ws since bought by another company.
I can't get them to return my emils or letters to get more information and was beginning to assume they were out of business. The last letter we received from them was a message to start sending payments to a place in Laredo_Texas-Vacations.
Laredo Texas, not to B of A, and it was signed Crown Bay Residences.
My next letter was to be to Profeco in Mazatlan, but maybe someone has an email address that works. (I tried Payode1@islandresortsandvillas.com.mx but it never goes through).
Yes, please add me to your group mail with any informaatio about this company. It sounds like they're connected.


Re Island Villas and Resorts: I too have not been able to reach anyone (all e-mail addresses seem to be cancelled)
Noe of the individuals I have previously contacted have valid e-mail addresses.(i.e. Carlos, Jorge, Paty, Yuri, etc.)
If anyone knows what is happening at this particular entity, please let me know.