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Ex-Credit Union Loan Officer Sentenced in HELOC Scheme

Ex-Credit Union Loan Officer Sentenced in HELOC Scheme

by Phil Hall | Mar 3, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

A former credit loan officer in Massachusetts was sentenced to 18 months in prison, followed by two years of supervised release, for defrauding his employer out of almost $1 million. According to the charges brought against him, Brian Socha was employed at MassMutual...
Los Angeles Woman Arrested for Filing Fraudulent Multimillion-Dollar Property Liens

Los Angeles Woman Arrested for Filing Fraudulent Multimillion-Dollar Property Liens

by Phil Hall | Mar 2, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The Real Estate Fraud Unit of the Los Angeles Police Department’s (LAPD) Commercial Crimes Division’s arrested Rita Ortiz for filing false mechanical liens on several residential properties. Ortiz filed mechanical liens on property titles for extraordinarily elevated...
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of February 23-27

Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of February 23-27

by Phil Hall | Feb 27, 2026 | Commercial Real Estate News, Current News & Events, Hits and Misses, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

A lack of housing policy ideas in the State of the Union, a theater chain weighing closing more locations, and a city losing millions in consulting fees over a failed museum project. From the wild and woolly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the...
St. Louis Contractor Sentenced to 3 Years for Pandemic Loan Fraud

St. Louis Contractor Sentenced to 3 Years for Pandemic Loan Fraud

by Phil Hall | Feb 26, 2026 | Commercial Real Estate News, Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

A St. Louis-area contractor who fraudulently obtained $1.7 million in pandemic loans was sentenced to three years in prison and ordered to repay the money. Coretta “Cory” Elliott owned and operated CMT LLC, a contractor that provided commercial construction,...
NYC Developer Indicted in $10 Million Fraud Scheme Expected to Plead Guilty

NYC Developer Indicted in $10 Million Fraud Scheme Expected to Plead Guilty

by Phil Hall | Feb 26, 2026 | Commercial Real Estate News, Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Joshua Schuster, a former New York City real estate developer who was indicted last May for conducting a four-year, multimillion-dollar real estate investment scam, is reportedly planning to enter a guilty plea in his case. Hoodline.com reports Schuster is scheduled...
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