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Real Estate Influencer Cesar Pina Pleads Guilty to Fraud, Money Laundering and Bribery

Real Estate Influencer Cesar Pina Pleads Guilty to Fraud, Money Laundering and Bribery

by John G. Stevens | Oct 22, 2026 | Real Estate News

New Jersey real estate investor and social media personality Cesar Humberto Pina, known online as “Flipping NJ,” pleaded guilty Thursday to four federal crimes arising from a multimillion-dollar investment fraud scheme, laundering drug proceeds and bribing a local...
Judge Strikes Down FinCEN Rule Aimed at Money Laundering in Real Estate

Judge Strikes Down FinCEN Rule Aimed at Money Laundering in Real Estate

by Phil Hall | Mar 20, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

A federal court in Texas vacated the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s (FinCEN) 2024 residential real estate reporting rule that required for title companies to report non-financed transfers to entities and trusts. The FinCEN rule requires title companies...
Treasury Issues New Rule to Prevent Money Laundering Through Housing Market

Treasury Issues New Rule to Prevent Money Laundering Through Housing Market

by Phil Hall | Aug 28, 2024 | Current News & Events, Industry Updates, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued two rules designed to safeguard the residential real estate and investment adviser sectors from money laundering. The final residential real estate rule will require certain...
Feds Propose Rule for Real Estate Professionals to Report Potential Money Laundering

Feds Propose Rule for Real Estate Professionals to Report Potential Money Laundering

by Phil Hall | Feb 7, 2024 | Current News & Events, Industry Updates, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued a report that recommends a new rule that would require real estate professionals to identify potential money laundering schemes in the residential real estate markets. The “National Money Laundering Risk Assessment” report...

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