An alleged Miami Ponzi hustle
By Francisco Alvarado | October 14, 2021 08:45AM
Like most alleged Ponzi schemes, a Miami-based troika’s plan to tap South American investors to fund their real estate projects started off with non-criminal, ambitious intentions. Ernesto Weisson, a Coconut Grove businessman and architect...
An alleged Miami Ponzi hustle
Julio Iglesias used shell companies to amass real estate portfolio: Pandora Papers
TRD Staff | October 04, 2021 06:00PM
Singer-songwriter Julio Iglesias crafted his real estate portfolio in South Florida using shell companies, including for five properties on...
Julio Iglesias used shell companies to amass real estate portfolio: Pandora Papers
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Ecuadorian president, linked to US real estate, named in Pandora Papers
TRD Staff | October 04, 2021 05:30PM
Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso – who has been linked to roughly 130 South Florida properties – is among the...
Ecuadorian president, linked to US real estate, named in Pandora Papers
Trio charged with defrauding real estate investors out of $155M
By Francisco Alvarado | September 09, 2021 02:55PM
Federal prosecutors in New York criminally charged a trio from a Miami-based company with allegedly scamming investors out of...
Trio charged with defrauding real estate investors out of $155M
These Miami properties play cameo roles in “Cocaine Cowboys: The Kings of Miami”
By Francisco Alvarado | August 13, 2021 01:30PM
Cocaine, money and real estate. This was the holy trinity that Miami high-rollers worshipped from the late 1970s to...
These Miami properties play cameo roles in “Cocaine Cowboys: The Kings of Miami”
Miami man charged in Venezuelan money laundering scheme, allegedly using proceeds to buy condos
By Francisco Alvarado | August 05, 2021 02:30PM
UPDATED, Aug. 6, 11 a.m.: A Syrian national criminally charged in an alleged Venezuelan bribery and money laundering scheme went on a seven-year buying-and-flipping...
Miami man charged in Venezuelan money laundering scheme, allegedly using proceeds to buy condos
Palm Beach County resident who evaded taxes, splurged on Lake Worth Beach manse, sentenced
By Lidia Dinkova | May 17, 2021 02:30PM
A Palm Beach County resident was sentenced to 24 months in prison for evading taxes and hiding funds in...
Palm Beach County resident who evaded taxes, splurged on Lake Worth Beach manse, sentenced
Swiss banker’s sentence slashed in alleged $1B Venezuelan money laundering scheme
By Keith Larsen | March 24, 2021 06:00PM
A Swiss banker’s sentence was cut for his role in an alleged $1 billion international money laundering scheme that...
Swiss banker’s sentence slashed in alleged $1B Venezuelan money laundering scheme
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Prosecutor pushes for more LLC transparency
By Georgia Kromrei | February 09, 2021 05:30PM
A month after a federal law required more transparency on real estate transactions, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance wants it expanded. Vance is requesting the Treasury Department mandate more reporting from special purpose entities...
Prosecutor pushes for more LLC transparency
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Full disclosure: New law requires shell companies reveal true ownership
By Keith Larsen | January 07, 2021 11:30AM
A new law that targets wealthy buyers who scoop up high-priced homes and commercial properties through anonymous shell companies...
Full disclosure: New law requires shell companies reveal true ownership
