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SF police raid $4.4M Sea Cliff mansion
SF police remove 7 dogs and evidence from $4.4M mansion amid fraud lawsuit.
In brief
SF police remove 7 dogs and evidence from $4.4M mansion amid fraud lawsuit. SF police seized seven dogs and evidence from a $4.4 million Sea Cliff mansion after a lawsuit accused owners of forging deeds to sell the property. Originally reported by Sfgate.
Police raid Sea Cliff mansion
SF police swarmed a multimillion-dollar Sea Cliff home Friday morning, removing evidence from a property at the center of a legal dispute involving suspected squatting and forged ownership documents.
7 dogs removed
Animal Care & Control officers removed seven dogs, two adult pit bulls, four puppies and one 4-month-old, from the residence, citing allegations of inadequate care or abandonment.
Lawsuit against owners
San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu filed a September lawsuit against Brandon Aadee and Diana Peng, accusing them of using forged deeds to claim ownership and sell the property for profit.
Forced transfer of deeds
Aadee recorded a deed in July 2025 transferring ownership from Wei Wang to himself, followed by seven more transfers with at least five deeds containing forged signatures or fraudulent notary stamps.
Tax auction deadline
The property faces a public tax auction for December 22, 2026, unless redeemed before the sale, with $345,381.63 in delinquent taxes and redemption costs.
The short version
SF police seized seven dogs and evidence from a $4.4 million Sea Cliff mansion after a lawsuit accused owners of forging deeds to sell the property.
