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74-Year-Old Florida Man Arrested in Real Estate Investment Fraud Scheme

74-Year-Old Florida Man Arrested in Real Estate Investment Fraud Scheme

by Phil Hall | Sep 4, 2025 | News/Current Events, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) announced the arrest of 74-year-old Jerald Benjamin Clawson on one count each of organized scheme to defraud and the unlawful use of unregistered securities in a Ponzi-style scheme. The FDLE said it began its...
Crittora Introduces Tool for Combating Wire Fraud in Real Estate Closings

Crittora Introduces Tool for Combating Wire Fraud in Real Estate Closings

by Phil Hall | Sep 3, 2025 | News/Current Events, Real Estate Agent Tools, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Crittora, a New Smyrna Beach, Florida-headquartered provider of fraud-resistant communication platforms, has debuted Qripton Verify, a document delivery solution designed to protect title companies, closing attorneys, and real estate professionals from cybersecurity...
Long Island Real Estate Attorney Sentenced on Larceny Charges

Long Island Real Estate Attorney Sentenced on Larceny Charges

by Phil Hall | Aug 29, 2025 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

A Long Island real estate attorney was sentenced to up to 12 years in prison for stealing more than $6 million in connection with more than 50 separate real estate transactions between September 2020 and January 2024. According to the charges brought against him,...
Unicoin Seeks Dismissal of SEC’s Fraud Lawsuit

Unicoin Seeks Dismissal of SEC’s Fraud Lawsuit

by Phil Hall | Aug 29, 2025 | News/Current Events, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The New York City-based cryptocurrency company is pushing back at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) fraud lawsuit, accusing the agency of cherry-picking issues and conflating them into a bogus prosecution. CoinTelegraph reports that Unicoin asked a New...
Arizona Couple Sued for Running Foreclosure Rescue Schemes

Arizona Couple Sued for Running Foreclosure Rescue Schemes

by Phil Hall | Aug 26, 2025 | Mortgage Information, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has filed a lawsuit against two individuals and the more than 50 entities they controlled for allegedly running a predatory real estate scheme that defrauded homeowners of their property using phony foreclosure rescue schemes. The...
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