Los Angeles
Last defendants in $1B real estate Ponzi scheme plead guilty
By Trevor Bach | July 13, 2021 08:04PM
Over five years, beginning in 2012, Sherman Oaks-based luxury real estate developer Robert Shapiro orchestrated a Ponzi scheme that...
Last defendants in $1B real estate Ponzi scheme plead guilty
Los Angeles
Owlwood Estate, owned by famous and notorious, sells for $88M
TRD Staff | January 04, 2021 04:00PM
A Holmby Hills estate that asked $180 million when Ponzi schemer Robert Shapiro owned it has sold for about...
Owlwood Estate, owned by famous and notorious, sells for $88M
Los Angeles
Beverly Hills properties once owned by convicted RE Ponzi schemer Shapiro sell for $69M
By Tina Daunt | January 07, 2020 10:00AM
Five Southern California properties once owned by convicted real estate Ponzi schemer Robert Shapiro have sold for a total...
Beverly Hills properties once owned by convicted RE Ponzi schemer Shapiro sell for $69M
National
Robert Shapiro is not alone: 5 real estate Ponzi schemes you should know about
By Elizabeth Kiefer | November 12, 2019 03:00PM
On October 15, developer Robert Shapiro—who pleaded guilty in August for leading a $1.3 billion real estate Ponzi scheme—received...
Robert Shapiro is not alone: 5 real estate Ponzi schemes you should know about
Los Angeles
Robert Shapiro gets 25 years in prison for massive Ponzi scheme
By Dennis Lynch | October 15, 2019 01:38PM
UPDATED, Oct. 15, 11:04 a.m.: When developer Robert Shapiro pleaded guilty in August to leading a $1.3 billion real...
Robert Shapiro gets 25 years in prison for massive Ponzi scheme
Los Angeles
Comerica Bank turned “blind eye” to Woodbridge’s $1B Ponzi scheme: lawsuit
By Dennis Lynch | Research By Haru Coryne | May 01, 2019 07:30AM
The $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme that federal authorities charged luxury developer Woodbridge Group of Companies with running has spawned...
Comerica Bank turned “blind eye” to Woodbridge’s $1B Ponzi scheme: lawsuit
Los Angeles
Woodbridge’s Robert Shapiro set to pay $120M to SEC
TRD Staff | November 02, 2018 08:30AM
Robert Shapiro, an alleged mastermind behind a $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme, has agreed to pay $120 million to the...
Woodbridge’s Robert Shapiro set to pay $120M to SEC
Los Angeles
Buzz cut: Embattled developer relists this LA mansion with $65M price chop
TRD Staff | September 20, 2018 12:30PM
Embattled developer Robert Shapiro has relisted the famed Owlwood Estate in Holmby Hills, after having taken a chainsaw to...
Buzz cut: Embattled developer relists this LA mansion with $65M price chop
Los Angeles roundup: Robert Shapiro’s Woodbridge files for bankruptcy, Disney to lease Fox’s Century City site & more
By TRD Staff | January 03, 2018 05:40PM
From the January issue: Inside Woodbridge and Mercer Vine Robert Shapiro, the chief of embattled real estate investment firm Woodbridge Group of Companies, has resigned from...
Los Angeles roundup: Robert Shapiro’s Woodbridge files for bankruptcy, Disney to lease Fox’s Century City site & more
SEC sues Robert Shapiro for allegedly masterminding $1B Ponzi scheme
TRD Staff | December 21, 2017 04:30PM
From TRD LA: The Securities and Exchange Commission is suing Robert Shapiro, the former head of embattled Woodbridge Group of...
SEC sues Robert Shapiro for allegedly masterminding $1B Ponzi scheme