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DC Tax Firm Executive Pleads Guilty to Mortgage Fraud

DC Tax Firm Executive Pleads Guilty to Mortgage Fraud

by Phil Hall | Dec 19, 2024 | Current News & Events, Market Snapshot, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

A Washington, DC-based CPA has pleaded guilty to making a false statement on a mortgage application and failing to file an income tax return. Timothy Trifilo was a managing director at an unnamed tax firm where he specialized in transaction structuring and advisory...
Real Estate Investor Sentenced for Role in Mortgage Fraud Scheme

Real Estate Investor Sentenced for Role in Mortgage Fraud Scheme

by Phil Hall | Dec 18, 2024 | Current News & Events, Market Snapshot, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

A New Jersey real estate investor was sentenced to five years in prison and ordered to pay $22 million in restitution for his role in a $54.7 million multi-year mortgage fraud scheme. Aron Puretz was an employee of Apex Equity Group, a real estate investment and...
Florida Real Estate Agent Found Guilty of Not Paying Income Taxes for Five-Year Period

Florida Real Estate Agent Found Guilty of Not Paying Income Taxes for Five-Year Period

by Phil Hall | Dec 17, 2024 | Current News & Events, Market Snapshot, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

A Florida real estate agent self-dubbed the “Land Man” was found guilty by a federal judge of five counts of willfully failing to file his income tax returns during a five-year period. Sedita Charles Cayson is accused of having a history of not filing income taxes,...
Biden Commutes Prison Sentence for Construction Boss in Las Vegas HOA Takeover Scheme

Biden Commutes Prison Sentence for Construction Boss in Las Vegas HOA Takeover Scheme

by Phil Hall | Dec 16, 2024 | Current News & Events, Market Snapshot, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

A former construction company owner who was sentenced to over 15 years in prison for a $58.1 million scheme to defraud Las Vegas-area homeowner associations (HOA) had his sentence commuted by President Joe Biden. According to combined media reports, Leon Benzer is the...
The Alexander Brothers, Top Real Estate Brokers, Arrested in Miami

The Alexander Brothers, Top Real Estate Brokers, Arrested in Miami

by Phil Hall | Dec 11, 2024 | Current News & Events, Industry Updates, Market Snapshot, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Three brothers in a prominent real estate industry family who have been the target of an FBI probe for rape and sexual assault were arrested in Miami. The Wall Street Journal reported Tal and Oren Alexander, who were brokers at Douglas Elliman before starting their...
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