OAKLAND — A property manager for an Oakland Housing Authority apartment complex was fired and charged with grand theft for allegedly stealing $5,000 in property from a tenant’s unit, according to court records.

Tori Kirby-Demanzo, whose name is also listed as Tori Jackson, was charged with grand theft and receiving stolen property. But authorities say Kirby-Demanzo is also under investigation in a more widespread fraud case, involving allegations she received deposits from potential tenants and secretly rented vacant units to them, while pocketing the funds.

In the grand theft case, prosecutors claim that Kirby-Demanzo cleaned out a TV, a $2,000 Ottoman, a mattress and bed frame, and even paintings that were painted by the alleged victim. Kirby-Demanzo allegedly told police she believed

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