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Robert Shapiro gets 25 years in prison for massive Ponzi scheme

by Dennis Lynch | October 15, 2019 01:38PM

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

Comerica Bank turned “blind eye” to Woodbridge’s $1B Ponzi scheme: lawsuit

by Dennis Lynch | May 01, 2019 07:30AM

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The $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme that federal authorities charged luxury developer Woodbridge Group of Companies with running has spawned...

Woodbridge’s Robert Shapiro set to pay $120M to SEC

November 02, 2018 08:30AM

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

Buzz cut: Embattled developer relists this LA mansion with $65M price chop

September 20, 2018 12:30PM

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Embattled developer Robert Shapiro has relisted the famed Owlwood Estate in Holmby Hills, after having taken a chainsaw to...

Los Angeles roundup: Robert Shapiro’s Woodbridge files for bankruptcy, Disney to lease Fox’s Century City site & more

by TRD L.A. 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...

SEC sues Robert Shapiro for allegedly masterminding $1B Ponzi scheme

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...

PHOTOS: Air rights guru Bob Shapiro celebrates 55 years in the biz

March 31, 2017 03:50PM

Veteran air rights broker Robert Shapiro of City Center Real Estate celebrated his 55th year in the New York...

Photo of the day: The gang’s all here

March 30, 2017 04:00PM

New kids on the block. Larry Friedland, Paul Massey, Bob Shapiro, Jon Mechanic, Harry Macklowe and Eugene Grant ( by @hitsamty for @trdny) #realestate #development A post shared by The Real Deal (@trdny) on...

Investors, developers looking to Northern Manhattan

by Rey Mashayekhi | April 30, 2015 06:00PM

Emerging markets like Northern Manhattan are offering real estate investors “huge potential for growth,” though such growth is dependent...

Washington Heights development site on the block for $16M

by Katherine Clarke | March 10, 2014 11:38AM

A prospective development site in the Washington Heights area primed for a multi-level retail cube has hit the market...