real estate investment Ponzi scheme
Investor money funded casino trips, a whiskey club, massages and cryotherapy
by Christy Murdock May 5
Tyler Bossetti
Tyler Bossetti has been sentenced to 6 years in federal prison
by Christy Murdock Apr 16
California agent fesses up to $9M Ponzi scheme
Since 2018, Matthew Campbell allegedly used at least $2.29M in newly acquired investor funds to pay previous investors and keep up his scheme
by Lillian Dickerson Feb 11
CEO pleads guilty to $380M real estate Ponzi scheme
Todd Burkhalter executed what feds are calling one of the largest Ponzi schemes in Georgia history while acquiring luxury goods via fraudulent real estate investments
by Lillian Dickerson Jan 23
Investor who worked with Fox & Friends host sentenced for fraud
Bert Whalen was ordered to serve over 3 years in prison for his role in a scheme to sell hundreds of dilapidated homes to rookie investors, working at times with a former host of Fox & Friends
by Taylor Anderson Feb 12
Real estate investors ran $230M Ponzi ploy to recoup shareholders
Executives of investment firm iCap ran the scheme from 2013 to 2022, a federal bankruptcy judge ruled this week. They turned to the scheme when their real estate portfolio failed to yield results
by Marian McPherson Oct 18
Ex-HGTV star convicted of fraud sentenced to 4 years in prison
Charles 'Todd' Hill, 58, starred on 'Flip It to Win It' in 2013. He has been ordered to pay $9.4M in restitution for committing real estate fraud
by Lillian Dickerson Apr 17
LA developer hit with lawsuit for homeless housing Ponzi plot
California's attorney general alleged that Shangri-La Industries illegally put developments in the state's Project Homekey housing program under threat by borrowing against them
by Lillian Dickerson Jan 19
DJ Envy partner charged in alleged real estate Ponzi scheme
Federal prosecutors announced Wednesday that Cesar Pina had been charged with one count of wire fraud for running a pyramid scheme targeting real estate investors
by Ben Verde Oct 20
'Cash Flow King' took millions in Ponzi scheme, according to SEC
‘Nearly everything about his scheme was a lie,’ the SEC says in new charges against the investor, who raised money to buy homes in northern Ohio
by Taylor Anderson Sep 27
Developer gets 25 years for ponzi scheme that preyed on elderly
Robert Shapiro's Woodbridge Group reportedly promised low-risk investments with high-risk returns, but instead, the money was shuffled into shell companies
by Patrick Kearns Oct 16
SEC charges real estate developer with fraud in Ponzi scheme
The SEC seeks to freeze Robert Morgan's assets as a result of the fraud charges
by Patrick Kearns May 23
NY developer sentenced to 6 years in prison for fraud
Michael D’Alessio defrauded investors out of $58M by funneling money through shell corporations to pay off debts and past investors
by Patrick Kearns Apr 5
A police car with a policeman standing in front of it.
Brenda Ashcraft will serve eight years for promising 'quick and sizable' profit, then pocketing investors' money
by Marian McPherson Dec 19