VALLEY CENTER, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) -- A Valley Center man accused of stealing millions of dollars in property from his foster mother while she was dying of cancer appeared in court this week as prosecutors laid out their case.

Cedric "Charles" Von Ferdinand, 33, faces more than 40 counts of real estate fraud. Prosecutors allege he conspired with Escondido notary Raymond Joseph Alto to forge documents and illegally transfer ownership of properties belonging to 65-year-old Nadine Jett, a former Los Angeles attorney who was battling pancreatic cancer in late 2023 and early 2024.

During opening statements, prosecutors told a judge that much of their evidence consists of documents, including deed transfers and a thumbprint that investigators say was not Jett’s. Mark Kelley, an investigator wi

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