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Ottawa Man Arrested for Real Estate Investment Scam

Ottawa Man Arrested for Real Estate Investment Scam

by Phil Hall | Mar 31, 2025 | International Real Estate News, News/Current Events, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Canada’s Ottawa Police Service arrested Timothy LaFlamme for running a real estate investment scam. According to the charges brought against him, LaFlamme is accused of defrauding friends and acquaintances of over $240,000 between December 2023 and September 2024....
Former Morgan Stanley Financial Advisor Sentenced for Fraud Scheme

Former Morgan Stanley Financial Advisor Sentenced for Fraud Scheme

by Phil Hall | Mar 28, 2025 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

A former Morgan Stanley financial advisor in El Paso, Texas, was sentenced 12 years in prison for committing a multi-million-dollar fraud scheme. According to court documents, Jesus Rodriguez de la Cruz defrauded his employer and clients between May 2018 to August...
Former Real Estate Executive Sentenced for Manipulating WeWork Stock

Former Real Estate Executive Sentenced for Manipulating WeWork Stock

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

Jonathan Lamore, a former CEO of the real estate investment and management firm Arciterra Companies LLC, was sentenced to five years in prison for manipulating the stock price of WeWork Inc. with a fake tender offer designed to fraudulently inflate the value of his...
Four Real Estate Scammers Indicted for NYC Deed Theft Schemes

Four Real Estate Scammers Indicted for NYC Deed Theft Schemes

by Phil Hall | Mar 19, 2025 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Four people and three companies were indicted for a series of deed theft schemes that resulted in three New York City homeowners having their residences stolen. The schemes occurred between March and July 2023 and impacted homeowners in the Kew Gardens Hills, Queens...
‘Seinfeld’-Inspired Fraudster Sentenced for Real Estate Scams

‘Seinfeld’-Inspired Fraudster Sentenced for Real Estate Scams

by Phil Hall | Mar 17, 2025 | News/Current Events, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

A fraudster whose chicanery was inspired by a “Seinfeld” joke was sentenced in Brooklyn federal court to 45 months in prison for wire fraud and ordered to pay $1.3 million in forfeiture. Thomas John Sfraga, also known by the alias TJ Stone, presented himself to...
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