robert shapiro

On October 15, developer Robert Shapiro—who pleaded guilty in August for leading a $1.3 billion real estate Ponzi scheme—received the maximum sentence of 25...

UPDATED, Oct. 15, 11:04 a.m.: When developer Robert Shapiro pleaded guilty in August to leading a $1.3 billion real estate Ponzi scheme, he faced...

UPDATED, August 12, 2019, 9:22 a.m.: It was 2016 and Robert Shapiro was at the peak of his home buying and developing binge. That...

The $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme that federal authorities charged luxury developer Woodbridge Group of Companies with running has spawned numerous lawsuits. In the latest,...

UPDATED Dec. 19, 2018, at 5:39 p.m.:  The fallout continues from former luxury home developer Woodbridge Group of Properties’ alleged fraud scheme. On Wednesday,...

Robert Shapiro, an alleged mastermind behind a $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme, has agreed to pay $120 million to the Securities and Exchange Commission as...

UPDATED, 10:25 a.m., Sept. 24, 2018: Embattled developer Robert Shapiro has relisted the famed Owlwood Estate in Holmby Hills, after having taken a chainsaw...

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Miami office on Monday charged five Floridians with illegally selling securities of a troubled California-based real estate investment firm...

Facing sweeping legal action by the Securities and Exchange Commission following its bankruptcy, Woodbridge Group of Companies is seeking approval for the sale of...

The troubled investment firm Woodbridge Group of Companies offloaded a 52-unit apartment complex in the northern San Fernando Valley earlier this month. Van Nuys-based...