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• Understanding Costa Rica Real Estate Escrow: Critical Risks for Foreign Buyers

  Published: Apr 16, 2026

  Section: Real Estate Law & Taxes

  Navigating the real estate market in Costa Rica requires a deep understanding of local Civil Law, which differs significantly from the Anglo-American Common Law systems familiar to...

• California Developer Set to Plead Guilty in Massive $100 Million Real Estate Ponzi Scheme

  Published: Apr 15, 2026

  Section: Analysis

  Ken Mattson, the former CEO of LeFever Mattson, has agreed to plead guilty to federal wire fraud charges after prosecutors detailed a 15 year scheme that defrauded hundreds of inve...

• South Shore Real Estate Broker Sentenced to Three Years for Eleven Million Dollar Embezzlement Scheme

  Published: Apr 2, 2026

  Section: Crime

  A Massachusetts judge has sentenced 63-year-old Stephen Webster to up to three years in prison following his guilty plea in a massive $11 million escrow theft. The former broker ad...

• West Virginia Man Sentenced to Decade in Prison Following Sophisticated Multi-Person Real Estate Fraud Conspiracy

  Published: Mar 20, 2026

  Section: Crime

  Jesse Ian Smith has entered a guilty plea in Kanawha County Circuit Court for his role in a fraudulent scheme involving the illegal sale of property in Charleston. Authorities reve...

• Closing arguments begin in Kouri Richins murder trial following sudden defense rest

  Published: Mar 16, 2026

  Section: Crime

  Legal counsel for Kouri Richins and the state of Utah are prepared to deliver closing arguments Monday in Park City. Richins, a children’s book author, is accused of fatally poison...