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San Luis Obispo attorney John Belsher, Wright lose motion for a retrial

Written on 3 Sep, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 13 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo attorney John Belsher and his partner Ryan Wright lost their bid for a new trial on Monday morning. In a scheme rife with fraud and deceit, Belsher bilked his clients out of millions of... (Continue reading)

The beginning of the end for SLO County Supervisor Adam Hill

Written on 12 Aug, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 21 comments

Editor’s note: This is the fourth in a four-part series regarding the history of former San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Adam Hill based largely on statements and interviews released as part of a federal criminal trial regarding corruption, bribery, and... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo developer facing bank fraud charges, appeal denied

Written on 11 Aug, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 14 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo developer Ryan Wright is facing bank fraud and money laundering charges in addition to the 21 counts he is already fighting. He remains incarcerated in a federal jail in Los Angeles after losing another... (Continue reading)

Judge finds SLO County developer incorrigible, bail again denied

Written on 6 Jul, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE For the fourth time, a federal judge denied San Luis Obispo County developer Ryan Wright’s request to get out of jail on bail. Federal agents arrested 37-year-old Wright, formerly known as “Ryan Petetit,” on Oct. 30 on... (Continue reading)

Assaults and arrests, SLO County developer’s fall from grace

Written on 15 May, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 6 comments

By KAREN VELIE Editor’s note: This is the second in a three-part series about the evolution of notorious developer Ryan Wright, also known as Ryan Petetit, and the legal challenges he is currently facing. Read part one: Evolution of an... (Continue reading)

Federal prosecutor attends SLO County developers’ fraud trial

Written on 27 Apr, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | One comment

By KAREN VELIE During the last day of a civil trial in which two San Luis Obispo County developers are fighting allegations of fraud, a federal prosecutor observed the hearing. Both defendants in the case, John Belsher and Ryan Wright,... (Continue reading)

SLO County developer’s partner offers $100,000 for bail

Written on 27 Mar, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 11 comments

By KAREN VELIE As part of San Luis Obispo County developer Ryan Wright’s third attempt to bail out of jail, his partner, attorney John Belsher, penned a check for $100,000, according to court records. A bail review hearing is set... (Continue reading)

SLO County developer sends clandestine texts, denied bail

Written on 8 Jan, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo developer Ryan Wright’s clandestine texting backfired and he lost another bid to get out of jail. Inmates are barred from sending private texts from a federal jail, but that apparently didn’t stop Wright, according... (Continue reading)

SLO County supervisor Hill, Wright and Belsher conspired to obstruct justice

Written on 1 Jan, 2024 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 18 comments

By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Adam Hill, and developers Ryan Wright and John Belsher conspired to obstruct justice, a practice the developers allegedly continued after Hill committed suicide, according to recently released court records. Wright, Belsher and... (Continue reading)

With feds on his tail, SLO developer Wright allegedly started new scam

Written on 21 Dec, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 18 comments

By KAREN VELIE While under a federal investigation into bribery and civil allegations of fraud, San Luis Obispo County developer Ryan Wright allegedly executed a scheme to defraud investors through a development project in Texas, according to a superseding indictment... (Continue reading)