Shray Goel, 37, and Shaunik Raheja, 36, from Denver, California, were part of a massive Airbnb fraud operation that included discrimination against Black people. Goel pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud, while Rahee entered a plea to obstruction of justice for lying to investigators. The cousins' business spanned nearly 100 properties across the country as of 2019, including rentals in Los Angeles, Malibu, and Marina Del Ray. The scheme involved multiple listings of the same home on Airbnb and Vrbo, with renters given bogus last-minute excuses to cancel or move to inferior accommodations. The defendants also falsely listed addresses that had no residential structure, not affiliated with their business, or simply did not exist.