Ex-cop accused in sex-for-dog case in custody - OC Register
KMS Ex-Cop taken into custody, Again for working as an unlicensed private investigator
SANTA ANA – A former police officer and unlicensed private investigator accused of fraud was taken into custody at a hearing Wednesday after a judge determined he violated a court order by continuing to work.
Kevin Michael Sianez, 53, is charged with 65 counts for running an illegal private investigation business, and in a separate allegation, for allegedly seeking women willing to engage in sexual acts with his Labrador retriever.
Kevin Sianez, KMS, who was arrested in June and posted bail in July, appeared in court for his arraignment. Orange County Superior Court Judge Erick L. Larsh ordered that he be taken into custody after evidence surfaced that Sianez had answered two calls placed to his work line and posted ads in Oklahoma and Louisiana seeking clients, Deputy District Attorney Israel Claustro said.
Sianez's lawyer Joe Hennigan opposed his client being taken into custody, arguing that his client was not continuing to work.
Prosecutors say Sianez falsely identified himself to clients as a licensed private investigator, posted false online reviews to increase his web presence and mislead people into thinking he operated a nationwide network of offices and investigators rather than a small suite office in Fountain Valley with less than five employees, primarily family members.
Claustro said he committed about $216,000 in fraud, including taking money from clients and not performing the work, or defrauding other private investigators he sub-contracted with.
Sianez is a former law enforcement officer. He worked for the Santa Ana and former Stanton police departments from 1979 to 1986, before operating his private investigation service from November 2005 to June 2010. He reportedly ran the business under several names, including KMS Investigations, Fore-Front Investigations and 4Front Investigations.
Prosecutors also say Sianez threatened former employees who alerted authorities, including threatening to burn down the house of another investigator who posted warnings about Sianez on the Internet.
Prosecutors discovered evidence of the bestiality conspiracy during their probe. They allege that Sianez exchanged e-mails with several individuals who responded to a Craigslist posting seeking woman willing to engage in bestiality with his dog.
Kevin Michael Sianez is in custody July 21, 2010 at Orange County Jail in lieu of $250,000 bail. His arraignment was postponed until Aug. 26.
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