Developer Threatens to Sue Jackson For $120 Million After Town Council Closes Overdevelopment Loophole
JACKSON, N.J. — Vito Cardinale, the principal developer of Adventure Crossing, has threatened to sue Jackson Township over an ordinance passed last year that blocks him from building 1,150 housing units at…
After meeting with prominent Lakewood developer, Flemming accused of selling out, but did he?
JACKSON, NJ – Last week, Jackson Township Councilman Marty Flemming hosted a $300 per head fundraiser at a golf course owned by Mordechai Eichorn, a Lakewood real estate agent. Eichorn is also…
Flemming backs off pledge to stop overdevelopment in Jackson days after meeting with Lakewood developer
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Jackson Township Council President Marty Flemming is running for mayor in November and along the campaign trail, has pledged to stop overdevelopment in Jackson. Days after meeting with…
Lansing Real Estate Developer Sentenced To Prison For Tax Evasion
Scott Chappelle Concealed Income and Assets to Avoid Paying More than $1.6 Million in Taxes, While Maintaining a Lavish Lifestyle GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN — Scott Chapelle, 61,…
Former FBI Special Agent and D.C. Real Estate Developer Found Guilty of Bribery
WASHINGTON –A former FBI agent and a real estate developer were found guilty by a jury today of federal bribery and conspiracy charges. …
Flemming hosts private fundraiser at Golf Course owned by Lakewood developer, courts Orthodox bloc vote
Days after recusing himself from a Planning Board hearing for prominent Lakewood developer, Flemming hosts fundraiser with private school developer at Jackson golf course he owns. JACKSON, NJ – Jackson Township Councilman…
Flemming recuses self over conflict of interest with developer of proposed religious school application
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Jackson Township Council President Marty Flemming, who also serves on the Jackson Township Planning Board, recused himself from a controversial development application, citing a personal conflict of interest…
Maryland United States Attorney’s Office Resolves Disability Discrimination Lawsuit Against Maryland Developer Involving Multifamily Housing Complexes
Baltimore, Maryland – United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek L. Barron and Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division announced today that Maryland-based…
Real Estate Developer Found Guilty of Fraud, Bribery and Obstruction Charges for Paying $500,000 in Cash to City Officials
LOS ANGELES – A real estate developer and one of his companies were found guilty by a jury today of federal criminal charges for providing $500,000 in cash to then-Los Angeles…
Developer Proposes to Build 550 Multi-family Units at Peddler’s Village Site
WALL TOWNSHIP, NJ – During the 1980s, it was the epitome of outlet shopping. Peddler’s Village, located at the Atlantic Avenue Circle was one of the premier shopping destinations at the Jersey…
Vancouver Real Estate Developer Faces Federal Charges for Fraudulently Obtaining Covid-Relief Program Funds, Laundering Proceeds
PORTLAND, Ore.—A federal grand jury in Portland has returned an indictment charging a real estate developer residing in Vancouver, Washington, and Lake Havasu, Arizona, with fraudulently obtaining Covid-relief program funds and laundering…
Mo Hill, Council Scrap Plan to Convert Huddy Park Green Acres into Private Developer Land Sale For Now
TOMS RIVER, NJ – A plan by Toms River Mayor Maurice Hill to convert a parking lot which is part of the Huddy Park Green Acres land preservation inventory into a lot…
Former Bank Vice President And Real Estate Developer Sentenced To Federal Prison For Bank Fraud Conspiracy And Aggravated Identity Theft
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – Jennifer Woods, 46, of Panama City, Florida, and Jeffrey Cannon, 48, of Orlando, Florida, were sentenced on March 9, 2022, and today, respectively, after previously pleading guilty to charges…
Downtown Toms River Developer Wants to Build Higher
TOMS RIVER, NJ – A developer, 27 Washington Street Associates wants to rebuild higher after a fire destroyed the former building located at the corner of Washington Street and Robbins Parkway. In…
California Real Estate Developer Faces Federal Charges for Using Stolen Identities to Obtain COVID-Relief Program Funds
PORTLAND, Ore.—A federal indictment was unsealed today charging a California real estate developer with using stolen identities to fraudulently obtain more than $1.5 million in loans intended to help small businesses during…
Three Sentenced In Loan Scheme To Defraud Four Churches And Developer
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that JEFFERY N. CROSSLAND was sentenced yesterday to 51 months in prison, RAYMOND E. ROBINSON, a pastor, was…
Real Estate Developer Agrees to Plead Guilty to Bribery Related to $45 Million Government Lease and Other Preferential Contracts
LOS ANGELES – A real estate developer has agreed to plead guilty to a federal criminal charge for offering to buy a million-dollar home for a Los Angeles County public official…
Local Real Estate Developer Pleads Guilty To Tax Evasion
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN – A man pleaded guilty to tax evasion arising from his near decade-long effort to prevent the IRS from collecting taxes he and his…
Arizona Developer Agrees to Resolve Long-Running Clean Water Act Enforcement Action for Over One Million Dollars
CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA — On Friday, March 18, 2022, U.S. District Court Judge David C. Norton of the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina approved a consent decree that resolves…
Indiana Real Estate Developer and Property Manager Admits Ponzi Scheme to Defraud Investors of Millions of Dollars
NEWARK, N.J. – A property developer and manager from Indiana today admitted his role in a scheme to defraud real estate investors, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Herbert Whalen, aka “Bert…
Developer Proposes 12 Acre Warehouse Project in Jackson
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – A developer is proposing to build a 12-acre commercial warehouse subdivision just one mile north of the Adventure Crossing project where the township of Jackson had recently approved…