A Seattle-based commercial real estate owner was convicted in US District Court of six counts of tax evasion and six counts of making false tax returns. According to records in the case and testimony at trial, Steven T. Loo had an ownership interest in, and operated...
A New Jersey real estate investor who gained a social media following for his house flipping advice was indicted by a federal jury for creating a multimillion-dollar Ponzi-like investment fraud scheme. According to documents filed in this case and statements made in...
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced it will send $3 million in payments to consumers impacted by Ygrene Energy Fund, a home improvement financing company. According to the FTC’s October 2022 complaint, Ygrene and its network of door-to-door contractors...
A former New York Police Department (NYPD) detective was among three individuals arrested for a deed theft scheme in the Bronx, New York. The retired detective, Chenenne Guevarra-Francis, teamed with his mother Barbara Guevarra-Francis, a retired nurse, and attorney...
Oluwaseun Adekoya, a Nigerian national, was convicted by a jury for leading a nationwide bank fraud scheme involving the theft of home equity lines of credit (HELOCs). According to the charges brought against him, Adekoya – who operated under multiple pseudonyms –...
State Farm and Allstate Take Steps Toward Reopening California Home Insuran…
