Georgetown homebuilder Norman Ashby arrested on three felonies 

A Georgetown homebuilder was booked into jail last week after a Williamson County grand jury handed down three felony indictments against him.  Norman Ashby, 46, stands accused of misapplication of fiduciary property, theft of services and tampering with a witness, according to the Office of the Attorney General of Texas, KXAN reported. He was arrested […]

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Developer’s death could get politician off hook

A bribery case involving a developer and former New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin is in jeopardy after the developer, a key witness, died. Gerald Migdol, a small-time developer and attorney, died on Feb. 9, Politico reported. Migdol was at the center of an alleged straw-donor scandal that sank Benjamin’s political career. Migdol’s death was […]

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Nir Meir pleads for freedom, gets ticket back to Rikers

Nir Meir’s day in court was one to remember. The former HFZ Capital Group executive arrived in Manhattan criminal court Wednesday handcuffed, hunched over and looking the worse for wear after spending about two weeks at Rikers Island. Meir, his beard graying, pleaded not guilty to charges of masterminding a scheme to divert tens of […]

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Man indicted over New Yorker Hotel takeover claim

A man claiming to be the owner of the New Yorker Hotel is instead the owner of an indictment, courtesy of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. Bragg’s office announced the indictment on Wednesday, Crain’s reported. Mickey Barreto is charged with 14 counts of offering a false instrument for filing in the first degree — a […]

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How NYC housing officials ignored warnings about potential corruption

Last week’s stunning bust of dozens of New York City Housing Authority superintendents shouldn’t have been a surprise to former agency officials. Former senior officials of NYCHA were warned about the potential for corruption through its no-bid contract process, The City reported. Had the information been taken seriously, officials could have prevented the scandal now […]

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Who is John Mingione, Nir Mier’s alleged co-conspirator?

In the rough-and-tumble world of Manhattan highrise construction, John Mingione has found himself in a high-profile legal scrape. The 54 year-old CEO of mid-sized Omnibuild Construction was indicted Wednesday, accused of falsifying business records and conspiring to commit felony theft at a luxury condo development formerly known as the XI, now called One High Line, […]

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Vietnam real estate giant nearing $12.5B embezzlement trial

The trial date is looming for the largest alleged financial frauds in the history of Vietnam. The trial of Vietnamese real estate mogul Truong My Lan is coming up next month, VOA reported. Lan, along with nearly 100 alleged accomplices, is accused of embezzling $12.5 billion from Saigon Joint Stock Commercial Bank (SCB). Lan was […]

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Urban Commons’ Taylor Woods charged with defrauding investors 

The problems dogging Urban Commons’ Taylor Woods are moving from the legal sphere to the criminal one. Prosecutors in Nassau County on Long Island charged Woods with two counts of grand larceny and one count of scheme to defraud, Newsday reported. Woods pleaded not guilty and was released without bail on Tuesday. Woods’ lawyer pushed […]

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Son of Lennar’s Stuart Miller arrested on domestic violence charges

David Miller, son of Lennar Corp. Executive Chairman and co-CEO Stuart Miller, was arrested in Miami Beach on charges of domestic violence this past weekend against his girlfriend.  Miller is a real estate agent with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices EWM Realty and previously worked at Lennar, according to state records and his LinkedIn. He was booked […]

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