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SEC Charges RAD Diversified REIT and Founders with $152 Million Fraud Scheme

SEC Charges RAD Diversified REIT and Founders with $152 Million Fraud Scheme

by Phil Hall | Jul 31, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

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...
Film Producer Charged with Defrauding Investors to Finance Real Estate Deals

Film Producer Charged with Defrauding Investors to Finance Real Estate Deals

by Phil Hall | Jul 30, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

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....
Ex-Massachusetts State Police Sergeant Receives Probation for Loan Fraud Tied to His Real Estate Business

Ex-Massachusetts State Police Sergeant Receives Probation for Loan Fraud Tied to His Real Estate Business

by Phil Hall | Jul 28, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

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,...
New Hampshire Contractor Has Assets Frozen After Being Caught Selling a Nonexistent Property

New Hampshire Contractor Has Assets Frozen After Being Caught Selling a Nonexistent Property

by Phil Hall | Jul 22, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

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...

HUD Stops Funding for Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority

by Phil Hall | Jul 22, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has suspended funding for the Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority (VIHFA), claiming the agency mismanaged billions of dollars in federal aid. In a statement, HUD said VIHFA received $1.9 billion in HUD...
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