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Social Media Influencer Charged with Defrauding Real Estate Investors Out of $11 Million

Social Media Influencer Charged with Defrauding Real Estate Investors Out of $11 Million

by Phil Hall | May 2, 2025 | News/Current Events, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

A social media influencer who provides financial advice to over a million followers faces federal charges that claim he defrauded investors out of more than $11 million. Tyler Bossetti was charged in US District Court in Columbus, Ohio, with wire fraud and aiding in...
Inmate Charged with Running $10 Million Real Estate Fraud Scheme from Prison

Inmate Charged with Running $10 Million Real Estate Fraud Scheme from Prison

by Phil Hall | Jan 20, 2025 | Market Snapshot, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

A prison inmate serving time for running a Ponzi scheme has been charged with managing a $10 million nationwide real estate fraud scheme while he was incarcerated. According to court documents, Seth Adam Depiano of Clovis, California, was sentenced in 2018 to more...
Judge Declares Washington State Real Estate Investment Firm Ran a Ponzi Scheme

Judge Declares Washington State Real Estate Investment Firm Ran a Ponzi Scheme

by Phil Hall | Oct 21, 2024 | News/Current Events, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

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...
SEC Charges Todd Burkhalter and His Firm With $300 Million Real Estate Ponzi Scheme

SEC Charges Todd Burkhalter and His Firm With $300 Million Real Estate Ponzi Scheme

by Phil Hall | Aug 15, 2024 | News/Current Events, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has obtained a preliminary injunction, asset freeze, and other emergency relief against Atlanta-based Drive Planning LLC and its founder and CEO, high-profile investor and author Todd Burkhalter, charging the defendants...
Fraudster Sentenced in Brooklyn Real Estate Scam

Fraudster Sentenced in Brooklyn Real Estate Scam

by Phil Hall | Mar 28, 2024 | News/Current Events, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

A Brooklyn woman who ran a real estate Ponzi scheme that stole $959,000 from nine victim received a prison sentence of three-and-a-half to seven years. Regine Norman, also known as Regine Ellis, falsely promoted herself as a member of NY Private Auction Inc., which...
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