A former Massachusetts-based certified public accountant (CPA) was sentenced to six months in federal prison for her role in a $19 million fraud scheme involving commercial properties. Christine Gendron was also ordered to pay $392,607 in restitution. After her...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed charges against RAD Diversified REIT Inc. (RADD), a Tampa-based real estate investment trust, and its founders Brandon “Dutch” Mendenhall and Amy Vaughn, accusing them of raising at least $152 million from more...
A prominent film producer and financier has been arrested and indicted for allegedly defrauding clients of more than $100 million by soliciting them to invest in purported entertainment projects, only to redirect the money to fund unrelated real estate developments....
A retired sergeant for the Massachusetts State Police was sentenced for fraudulently obtaining a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan for his real estate business. Damian Halfkenny was sentenced to one year of probation and ordered to pay a fine of $5,000,...
The New Hampshire Bureau of Securities Regulation filed a staff petition for relief against a contractor who is accused selling interests in a company and a North Carolina investment property that authorities say did not exist. According to combined media reports, the...