A fraudster whose chicanery was inspired by a “Seinfeld” joke was sentenced in Brooklyn federal court to 45 months in prison for wire fraud and ordered to pay $1.3 million in forfeiture. Thomas John Sfraga, also known by the alias TJ Stone, presented himself to...
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...
A Utah-based film producer was sentenced to an aggregate of six years in prison for tax evasion and forcibly retaking a house and land that had been seized under court order to pay his outstanding tax debt. Paul Kenneth Cromar owned a home in Cedar Hills, Utah, and...
A Houston resident who cheated a friend in a phony real estate development deal has been sentenced for wire fraud. Walter Salek pleaded guilty April 5 to his involvement in a scheme to obtain more than $1 million and falsely informing an investor the funds would be...
A real estate agent in Lansing, Michigan, was sentenced to up to 20 years in prison on a charge of sexually abusive activity involving a child. According to the Lansing State Journal, 64-year-old John DeMarco received a sentence of 30 to 240 months from Judge Matthew...
Pending Home Sales Slide to Nearly Three-Year Low as Buyers Pull Back
