Louisiana Family Is Accused of Torching 13 Homes for Insurance Fraud

A Louisiana woman, along with several of her relatives and their associates, has been charged in an elaborate insurance fraud scheme that allegedly involved setting fire to more than a dozen homes... Read more »

Miami Developer Gets 11 Years in Prison for $89M Investor Fraud

A real estate developer in Miami was sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison after defrauding investors out of approximately $89 million. Rishi Kapoor, 41, used investor money to fund... Read more »

Seller Impersonation Fraud Is Surging: What Homeowners Should Know

A growing real estate scam starts with an audacious premise: A criminal pretends to be a property owner and tries to sell a home or piece of land that does not belong... Read more »

Suspected HOA Fraud Leaves Historic 1899 Home at Risk of Demolition

A historical home in Tennessee’s Williamson County is at risk of demolition after alleged misuse of HOA funds by a property management company that is now under investigation. The home was built... Read more »
Former DC Housing Official Cops to  Million Mortgage Scheme

Former DC Housing Official Cops to $15 Million Mortgage Scheme

A former D.C. housing official pleaded guilty Thursday in a scheme to invent a fake federal housing program for veterans in order to defraud mortgage lenders of $15 million. Richard Cunningham, 55,... Read more »
HOA Ponzi Schemer Blew Residents’ Dues on European Vacation

HOA Ponzi Schemer Blew Residents’ Dues on European Vacation

A Maryland woman who oversaw homeowners associations and embezzled nearly $600,000 from residents to fund her lavish lifestyle has been sentenced to prison. Sarah Chester, 44, of Nottingham, MD, received a 20-year... Read more »
Real Estate Investment Guru Gets 5 Years in Prison for Fraud

Real Estate Investment Guru Gets 5 Years in Prison for Fraud

The owners of a real estate investment company in Oregon have been sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty to their roles in a $17 million fraud scheme.  At a hearing last... Read more »