Ian Diaz Gets 10 Years for Cyberstalking Ex, Framing Her in 2016 Rape Hoax

Q: She faked rape and cancer to frame an innocent woman. Now free, could she orchestrate another elaborate hoax?

Yes. Angela Diaz is free, and while no one can predict future crimes, the public record shows she has both the history and the capability to mount another elaborate hoax. Court records and reporting show a sustained pattern of deception, not a one-off lie. Before the Michelle Hadley case, Angela Diaz had already been accused of faking Stage 4 cervical cancer and a pregnancy, using fake sonograms, altered tests, forged doctor’s notes, and false identities. In the Hadley case, digital forensics later showed she created the fake accounts used to send threats, helped stage false sexual-assault claims, and participated in the Craigslist “rape fantasy” setup that sent men to her home and helped frame Hadley. She pleaded guilty in 2017 to multiple felonies tied to that scheme and was sentenced to five years in prison. She was released in July 2020 and discharged from parole in July 2021. Reporting says she now lives in another state and declined to take part in Netflix’s “A Toxic Love Story.” What cannot be said fairly is whether she will do it again. The available reporting does not provide recent evidence about her current conduct, treatment, supervision, or rehabilitation. But the known facts do show repeated, sophisticated fraud, impersonation, and fabrication over time, and prosecutors said she showed no remorse. That means the risk cannot be dismissed, even if there is no public evidence of a new hoax since her release.

3 articles · Updated · The Independent · Jul 21

10 years and one month in federal prison was imposed on former deputy U.S. Marshal Ian Diaz after he was convicted of cyberstalking and perjury in the scheme against ex-girlfriend Michelle Hadley.
Prosecutors said Diaz and then-wife Angela Diaz sent anonymous threats and posted Craigslist "rape fantasy" ads in Hadley’s name to pressure her to abandon her share of a condo tied to a $500,000 mortgage.
88 days in jail were imposed on Hadley in 2016 after Angela Diaz reported a garage assault, but digital forensics later traced the fake accounts to Angela Diaz and contradicted the couple’s story.
2017 brought the collapse of the case against Hadley, Angela Diaz’s guilty plea to 10 felonies and a five-year sentence; Ian Diaz was not arrested on federal charges until 2021.
2021 also saw Hadley settle a civil suit against Anaheim and its police department, while the Justice Department said Diaz’s prosecution was meant to reinforce accountability for law enforcement abuse.