Ex-Venezuelan official tied to $1B fraud gets 4+ years, must forfeit Coral Gables condo
A former Venezuelan government official was sentenced to more than four years in prison and ordered to forfeit a...
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Feds seek seizure of Coral Gables condo, Miami offices tied to alleged Odebrecht bribery scheme
A Merrick Manor condo in Coral Gables is among the properties linked to an alleged bribery scheme involving an embattled former government official in...
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Wash, rinse, repeat: How money launderers exploit real estate
In early March, Lakshmi Kumar got a chance to tell Sens. Chuck Grassley and Sheldon Whitehouse that crooks across...
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Ukraine invasion sends shock waves to Miami, NY real estate
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has set the stage for global economic turmoil and sanctions whose impacts...
Dallas office towers tied to Ukrainian money laundering case, DOJ says
Federal investigators plan to seize more than $6 million in revenue from the sale of commercial real estate in...
Convicted house-flippers now face rent fraud charges
A Miami couple found guilty this month in a $1.8 million house-flipping scheme now has more trouble. Vivian Rodriguez...
Italians under indictment bought more than 130 South Florida homes: Pandora Papers
In the latest Pandora Papers investigation involving South Florida real estate deals, a group of Italian nationals went on...
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An alleged Miami Ponzi hustle
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...
Julio Iglesias used shell companies to amass real estate portfolio: Pandora Papers
Singer-songwriter Julio Iglesias crafted his real estate portfolio in South Florida using shell companies, including for five properties on...
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Ecuadorian president, linked to US real estate, named in Pandora Papers
Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso – who has been linked to roughly 130 South Florida properties – is among the...
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