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Massachusetts Real Estate Executive Sentenced in Tax Fraud Case

Massachusetts Real Estate Executive Sentenced in Tax Fraud Case

by Phil Hall | Jul 10, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The owner of a Sudbury, Massachusetts-based real estate company and accounting firm was sentenced to two months in prison, followed by two years of supervised release, for his role in a multi-year scheme to cheat the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) with under-the-table...
North Carolina Wedding Venue Owner Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud

North Carolina Wedding Venue Owner Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud

by Phil Hall | Jul 7, 2026 | Commercial Real Estate News, Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The former owner of a popular wedding venue in Monroe, North Carolina has pleaded guilty to wire fraud for defrauding customers and investors out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. According to court documents, Jason Lottman orchestrated a scheme to fraudulently...
Massachusetts Real Estate Executive Sentenced in Tax Fraud Case

Michigan Duo Sentenced in Home Theft and Bribery Scheme

by Phil Hall | Jul 6, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

An ex-director for a homeownership nonprofit and a former official in Michigan’s Wayne County who hatched a scheme to steal residential properties facing tax foreclosure were sentenced to prison. According to the court records, Zina Thomas, formerly employed as the...
Deed Theft Fraudster Convicted of Stealing 2 Harlem Brownstones Worth Nearly $5 Million

Deed Theft Fraudster Convicted of Stealing 2 Harlem Brownstones Worth Nearly $5 Million

by Phil Hall | Jul 2, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

A New York man who used deed theft to take over two Harlem brownstones with a combined value of $4.7 million was convicted after a seven-week trial. Joseph Makhani was found guilty of two counts of Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the First Degree and one...
Deed Theft Fraudster Convicted of Stealing 2 Harlem Brownstones Worth Nearly $5 Million

Long Island Man Charged in $100K Real Estate Investment Scams

by Phil Hall | Jul 1, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

A Long Island man was charged with grand larceny and scheme to defraud in a series of real estate investment scams that siphoned $100,000 from multiple victims. According to combined media reports, Arnulfo Castillo – who is also known as Alexander Castilllo Carias...
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