An Arkansas man was sentenced yesterday to 180 months in prison for attempting to sell real estate he did not own and unlawfully trying to use another person’s identify in the attempt. According to court documents, Steven James Smith entered into purchase agreements...
A federal judge has revoked the bail of a former San Francisco real estate investor who evaded a bench warrant for six months after being arrested in January arrest for threatening to shoot two people near his property. Courthouse News Service reports US Magistrate...
The Turkish government has begun the process of revoking the citizenship of 687 foreign nationals involved in a scheme that used fraudulent property transactions to qualify applicants for Turkish citizenship. Turkey grants citizenship to eligible foreign investors...
A prominent film producer and financier has been arrested and indicted for allegedly defrauding clients of more than $100 million by soliciting them to invest in purported entertainment projects, only to redirect the money to fund unrelated real estate developments....
A former Florida real estate agent was sentenced to nine years in federal prison for conspiracy to traffic firearms, making a materially false statement to a licensed firearms dealer, and conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, including 500 grams or more of...