The busy courtroom life of a nineties surf-star…
The founder of RVCA, professional surfer, and member of the Momentum generation was charged with grand theft by the Orange County District Attorney in 2015.
Read, Just in: Felony Arrest Warrant for Conan Hayes.
The DA alleged that Hayes had committed short sale fraud against the Bank of America “by providing Bank of America with false information concerning his financial net worth, which was in the millions of dollars, in order to qualify for short sale relief.”
Hayes allegedly had hidden the offense by falsely claiming that he was unemployed and feared foreclosure, while, according to the complaint, “he had within the past nine months, sold his interest in a business for approximately $8,000,000 and had purchased a $1.39 million house in Los Angeles County for cash.”
The complaint further alleged that Bank of America discovered the offense in 2011 “by means of a report by Patrick Tenore Sr. to Bank of America.”
Odd, considering Pat Tenore Sr. is the father of RVCA co-founder and Hayes’ former business partner, Pat Tenore. Even weirder considering that Hayes had just allegedly sold his interest “in a business for approximately $8,000,000.”
So, according to the Orange County DA, Bank of America discovered the alleged offense through a report to the bank from Patrick Tenore Sr. not long after Hayes had sold his interest in a business.
The charges were later dropped in July of 2017 among a myriad of scandals following the prosecution.
According to the OC Weekly, in prosecuting Hayes, Megan Wagner, now Judge Megan Wagner, had illegally obtained Hayes’ tax filings without a court order and failed to submit relevant documents in discovery.
Hayes is currently being sued in the Los Angeles County Superior Court for alleged breach of contract and fraud stemming from a home renovation project.
The plaintiff, a contractor, alleged that Hayes refused to pay the amount stipulated by the original agreement and committed fraud through misrepresenting himself as an owner.
The contractor is seeking over $300,000 in damages from Hayes and additional defendants. The case is ongoing.
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Such a shame. After he got rid of the blonde cornrows, I really thought he turned the corner. Who knew?
Nice Caligula haircut conan….
Conan looks guilty of something though
The rich keep getting richer
More importantly, what is Malia Jones up to these days?
Most importantly….
I thought Glen Campbell was a seventies country singer who sang and wrote “Rhinestone Cowboy “.
Conan sounds like a real great gvy, gvilty or not
cvnt
Was he better than Ratso ?
So Tenore wakes up with a fat wallet and fat throbber next to Lyndie every morning but Conan gets, what?…
Conan Hayes life went downhill after he got robbed of the win at the 1998 Tahiti Pro- Koby Abberton won it, undeservedly.
I have vague recollection of excessive chest beating an a distraught Conan?
An archived Surfer article Mentioned that Koby drank a bunch of beers prior to the awards ceremony then came out an shouted “who is the man” twice, and no one responded either time so he yelled, “I am!” So awkward. .
Sounds about right.. probably a couple nose beers as well.
Judges got caught out giving a 10 to early and left with nowhere to go when an 11 came along ?
Conan’s head looks like a Gath helmet.
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I knew he would look better with a shaved head.
Look what it’s done for Ke11y?
I can’t unsee it now.
Jeezus. You’re not wrong.
I’m suing for every god damned time I pronounced it in my mind as a V.
A V is not a m@therfucking vowel.
All that time lost..
Some of those boys at outsides were very mean spirited in those days.
There’s two kinds of people in this world,
People who don’t have any money.
And people who don’t have “any money”.
American greed.
Pretty good show.
Maybe its payback…..I recall a young CH getting defrauded by the judges at the Raglan Surf Pro back in the early 90’s. It was 1-2 ft Manu Bay and he had appeared to have destroyed the local hot shot GC in the semi’s…….but the judges gave it to GC as they wanted the dream final – between GC and CH’s travelling companion Sunny Garcia. It was a shocking decision – and my first real taste of the subjective nature of judges. The crowd could not believe it when GC won that semi. From memory he got carved up in the final.
Reminds me of one of GC’s approaches to people dropping in or getting in his way…..he would paddle over and ask the guy if he could look at his board – the unassuming would do just that – proud to have someone of his statue checking his equipment out….GC would turn the board over and go whack whack whack – and smash all three fins off before telling them to farrrrk off and to not come back. Those were the days.
He must still have a sore hand
Or quite arthritic. .
GC was always a complete wanker (as well as an average surfer and definitely no ‘enforcer’, presumably he only bullied small children etc) so that would explain any sore arthritic hands…
Who is this GC?
Not the fiery red head who almost beat Slater?
No. That was Michael Campbell, who calmed down after his epic blow up with AI. He slapped AI like a girl after a heat and then got some fins to the head & it got broken up.
That altercation made AI better and Campbell flared out.
Just another three to the beach averagely skilled greasy Raglan blowarse from the late ’80’s, not worth talking about…
Perfect description of his surfing.
Yes he was a self entitled arse……but he always surfed better than me
Or use palm.
GC?
Giant Cunt
Gsus Christ?
Gary Coleman?
Exactly…
Ghengis Cahnt.
Don’t forget him getting screwed at Chopes vs. Koby.
That was egregious. Reminded me of Andy getting railroaded at Jeffrey’s in that critical heat v. Slater. Judges seemed to want a desired outcome.
Those results messed with both of these guys. Conan was a top 10 talent. And his small wave game was way undertated. Good style too . ..