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12 sentenced in multimillion-dollar construction fraud case
By Melinda Waldrop [email protected] Twelve defendants from seven construction-related companies have been sentenced for employment tax fraud felonies and crimes related to hiring unauthorized workers in a scheme that saw […]
KASS: How to ensure a binding real estate contract
Q: Please resolve a dispute I have with my real estate agent. He says I need to post a money deposit in order to have a binding real estate contract, […]
State police investigating failed Appomattox project
ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — Virginia State Police have opened a criminal investigation into a Chinese company’s failed Appomattox factory project that received $1.4 million in taxpayer funds. An investigation by […]
Dallas man is charged in sale of slain neighbor’s home
DALLAS (AP) — A Dallas man accused of posing as his slain neighbor to sell the dead man’s home has been charged with money laundering and other counts. Dallas Police […]
Sacramento construction company owner pleads guilty to fraud
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The owner of a Sacramento construction company has pleaded guilty to tax evasion and insurance fraud. The Sacramento Bee reports that 47-year-old William Alan Huffman on […]
2 men get prison terms for roles in timeshare mortgage fraud
MAYS LANDING, N.J. (AP) — Two people are headed to prison for their roles in a timeshare mortgage fraud scheme. Federal prosecutors say 56-year-old Francis Santore, of Northfield, and 36-year-old […]
Property investment firm executive pleads guilty
The co-founder of a Charlotte property investment firm who last year announced plans to open a bar and restaurant near BB&T Ballpark has pleaded guilty to securities fraud and wire […]
Former Charlottean sentenced for fraud
A former Charlotte resident has been sentenced to two years in prison and two years of supervised release after pleading guilty in April to charges of conspiracy to commit securities […]
2 more Charlotte cleaning company execs charged with fraud
CHARLOTTE – Two more former high-level executives at Charlotte-based cleaning company Swisher Hygiene have been charged in connection with an accounting fraud case. Former Chief Financial Officer Michael Kipp, 61, […]
Fraudulent real estate agent rents out vacant property
A suburban Washington, D.C. woman posing as a real estate agent has pled guilty to Maryland authorities to renting out a home she neither owned nor managed. The D.C. crime […]
Charlotte broker found guilty of fraud, ordered by judge to pay $2 million
Tony Brown Jr., a broker and owner of Realty World Genesis in Charlotte, was found guilty of fraud and must pay three California firefighters $667,350 each, a federal bankruptcy judge has ruled.
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