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March 10, 2025 — A former NFL linebacker was sentenced today to 30 months in federal prison for running a Ponzi scheme in which he defrauded victims out of more than $5 million by lying to them that he was involved in lucrative luxury real estate investments, gold mines in Alaska and Ghana, and other ventures, and promising them high rates of return on their investments.

Nov. 12, 2024 — An executive at a San Luis Obispo-based real estate development company was sentenced today to 60 months in federal prison for paying a local politician nearly $95,000 in bribes and gifts in exchange for official acts benefiting the company’s development projects.

Feb. 27, 2024 — The shadow chief executive officer of National Realty Investment Advisors LLC (NRIA) today admitted orchestrating a scheme to defraud more than 2,000 investors in a $658 million Ponzi scheme and conspiring to evade millions of dollars in tax liabilities, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Dec. 17, 2024 — A federal judge in Chicago has sentenced a real estate developer to nearly 13 years in prison for participating in a conspiracy that embezzled millions of dollars from the failed Washington Federal Bank for Savings in Chicago.

July 3, 2025 — An indictment was issued for Bergen County woman for destruction of records after destroying a cell phone as federal law enforcement officers attempted to execute a warrant to seize and search that phone, U.S. Attorney Alina Habba announced.

February 6, 2023 — An Agoura Hills-based real estate developer has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges for failing to disclose on a bankruptcy petition that he had earned nearly $2.3 million in income and for failing to report almost $6.9 million in income on his tax returns, the Justice Department announced today.

Nov. 12, 2024 — The shadow chief executive officer of National Realty Investment Advisors LLC (NRIA) was sentenced today to 144 months in prison for orchestrating a scheme to defraud more than 2,000 investors in a $658 million Ponzi scheme and conspiring to evade millions of dollars in tax liabilities, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

October 13, 2022 — The president and a top officer of a real estate investment company were charged for their roles in a scheme to defraud more than 2,000 investors in a $650 million Ponzi scheme, and with conspiring to evade $26 million in tax liabilities, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.

June 13, 2025 — A social media finance influencer pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court today to federal crimes related to a real estate Ponzi scheme.

Feb. 12, 2024 — A Wheeling real estate developer pleaded guilty today to wire fraud and tax fraud in connection with a scheme to bilk investors out of millions of dollars.