Real Estate Agent Convicted in Eaton Price Gouging Scheme

Real Estate Agent Convicted in Eaton Price Gouging Scheme

A year and a half after the Eaton fire broke out, a real estate agent has been sentenced in one of the first criminal price gouging cases tied to the deadly blazes. ... Read more »
New Lawsuits Accuse Brendan Fitzpatrick of Ponzi Scheme

New Lawsuits Accuse Brendan Fitzpatrick of Ponzi Scheme

Former Douglas Elliman broker and “Rich Kids of Beverly Hills” star Brendan Fitzpatrick is accused of running a more than $80 million Ponzi scheme.  Fitzpatrick, now based in Palm Beach, has been... 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 »
Real Estate Pro Sentenced In Fraud Scheme, Blames Ex-Husband

Real Estate Pro Sentenced In Fraud Scheme, Blames Ex-Husband

A former real estate professional who ran a fraudulent investment fund along with her ex-husband was sentenced to 55 months in prison Friday after a jury convicted her of wire fraud, money... Read more »
Ex-LA Councilman Huizar Faces 13 Years in Development Scheme

Ex-LA Councilman Huizar Faces 13 Years in Development Scheme

Federal prosecutors want more than a decade in the slammer for former L.A. councilman José Huizar, who admitted to leading a pay-to-play corruption scheme tied to real estate developers. Prosecutors urged a... Read more »
Florida company targeted California homeowners with predatory scheme, state attorney general alleges

Florida company targeted California homeowners with predatory scheme, state attorney general alleges

The California attorney general has sued a Florida-based real estate firm, alleging it ran a predatory scheme that limited homeowners’ ability to sell and left them vulnerable to owing thousands of dollars.... Read more »