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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...
Dallas Real Estate Investor Gets 188 Months in Prison in $39.5 Million Fraud Scheme

Dallas Real Estate Investor Gets 188 Months in Prison in $39.5 Million Fraud Scheme

by John G. Stevens | Sep 25, 2026 | Current News & Events, News, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News

A Dallas real estate investor who prosecutors said promised investors first-position liens on residential properties while repeatedly failing to provide those protections has been sentenced to 188 months in federal prison. Charles Carrier, 67, was also ordered to pay...
Oregon Contractor Pleads Guilty After Property Owners Paid $850,000 for Townhomes That Were Never Built

Oregon Contractor Pleads Guilty After Property Owners Paid $850,000 for Townhomes That Were Never Built

by John G. Stevens | Sep 22, 2026 | Current News & Events, News, Real Estate News

An Oregon contractor has pleaded guilty to wire fraud after federal prosecutors said property owners paid him more than $850,000 to build townhomes that were never constructed.David Paul Williams, 46, of Eugene, entered the guilty plea Monday in federal court,...
Two Men Plead Guilty in Embezzlement Scheme at 924-Unit Connecticut Housing Cooperative

Two Men Plead Guilty in Embezzlement Scheme at 924-Unit Connecticut Housing Cooperative

by John G. Stevens | Sep 19, 2026 | Current News & Events, U.S. Housing Market

Two men have pleaded guilty to federal charges stemming from an embezzlement conspiracy at a 924-unit residential cooperative in Connecticut, a case in which prosecutors say vendors submitted inflated or fraudulent invoices and diverted portions of the payments back...
Seller Impersonation Fraud Attempts Have More Than Doubled, Title Industry Survey Finds

Seller Impersonation Fraud Attempts Have More Than Doubled, Title Industry Survey Finds

by John G. Stevens | Sep 15, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News

Seller impersonation fraud is no longer a fringe risk concentrated in vacant-land transactions. A new title-industry study shows attempts have become substantially more common, targets are broadening and criminals are increasingly using spoofed communications and...
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