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New York Real Estate Broker Arrested for Forgery and Identity Theft

New York Real Estate Broker Arrested for Forgery and Identity Theft

by Phil Hall | May 23, 2025 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

An upstate New York real estate broker was arrested on multiple charges related to forgery and identity theft. CBS 6 Albany reports Jean Maloney, the owner of 21st Century Properties and Hanks Hollow Realty, was hired by a business in Halfmoon, New York, to manage its...
Tennessee Woman Pleads Guilty to Fraudulent Deed Transfers and Home Sales

Tennessee Woman Pleads Guilty to Fraudulent Deed Transfers and Home Sales

by Phil Hall | May 20, 2025 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

A Tennessee woman pleaded guilty for coordinating scams that involved fraudulent deed transfers and property sales. Alicia England of Chattanooga engaged in a wire fraud scheme that involved filing of bogus deeds for residential properties in North Carolina and other...
Elie Schwartz Sentenced for His $62.8 Million Real Estate Fraud Scheme

Elie Schwartz Sentenced for His $62.8 Million Real Estate Fraud Scheme

by Phil Hall | May 20, 2025 | Commercial Real Estate News, News/Current Events, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Elchonon “Elie” Schwartz, the CEO of the commercial real estate investment firm Nightingale Properties, was sentenced to 87 months in prison for conducting a fraud scheme that siphoned $62.8 million from more than 800 investors. Schwartz solicited investments through...
Developer Pleads Guilty for $13 Million Scams Involving Latin American Real Estate Projects

Developer Pleads Guilty for $13 Million Scams Involving Latin American Real Estate Projects

by Phil Hall | May 12, 2025 | News/Current Events, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

A real estate developer pleaded guilty to defrauding investors out of more than $13 million with scams involving fraudulent projects in Latin America. Barry Breeman, 75, of Tuxedo Park, New York, solicited investments in various real estate projects through false and...
NYC Real Estate Developer Indicted for Defrauding Investors

NYC Real Estate Developer Indicted for Defrauding Investors

by Phil Hall | May 9, 2025 | News/Current Events, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Joshua Schuster, a former New York City real estate developer, has been indicted for conducting a four-year, multimillion-dollar real estate investment scam. According to the charges, between 2018 and 2022 Schuster and his real estate development business Silverback...
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