A federal judge ruled that the Bellevue, Washington-based real estate investment firm iCap defrauded hundreds of real estate investors through a Ponzi scheme. The Seattle Times reported Chief Judge Whitman Holt made the finding about iCap in bankruptcy court...
Selling homes with dinosaurs, climate change’s impact on football stadiums and the real estate developer friend from hell. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of Oct. 14-18. Hit: Jurassic Property. Kudos to...
A former NFL player who became a real estate developer was indicted by a federal grand jury for embezzling loan proceeds intended for the development and construction of two commercial real estate projects. According to the indictment, Christopher A. Harrison,...
A Long Island real estate attorney pleaded guilty to grand larceny charges for stealing more than $5 million in connection with 46 separate real estate transactions between September 2020 and January 2024. Daniel Boldi of Garden City, New York, entered guilty pleas to...
A Houston resident who cheated a friend in a phony real estate development deal has been sentenced for wire fraud. Walter Salek pleaded guilty April 5 to his involvement in a scheme to obtain more than $1 million and falsely informing an investor the funds would be...