A Spanish fugitive real estate fraudster who been on the run since last December was apprehended in the unlikeliest of places: hiding under the kitchen sink in his mother’s apartment. El Pais reports Carlos GarcÃa Roldán disappeared from Mallorca after being sentenced...
A nine-person Texas team that operated a series of fraudulent deed schemes has been hit with a pair of lawsuits filed by Harris County Attorney Abbie Kamin. The lawsuits detailed how the alleged fraudsters forged paperwork to acquire deeds to at least 10 homes and...
A Florida woman pretending to be a licensed real estate broker was arrested for defrauding a first-time homebuyer out of roughly $37,000. CBS12.com reports Cherisse Louidor of Riviera Beach was hired in May 2024 by a woman seeking help in buying her first home....
An Arizona real estate agent was fired from his job after making headlines for being duct-taped and zip-tied to his seat following a disruptive outburst an American Airlines flight. The New York Post reports 67-year-old Arthur Layne Lundeen was dropped from his...
Two executives from a now-shuttered California-based real estate investment and finance group have been charged with operating a $103 million Ponzi-style fraud scheme. Mark Hanf was the founder and CEO of Pacific Private Money and Nam Phan was the company’s chief...
Small Mortgages Fall Below 3% of Originations, Exposing Rural Lending Gap
