New Jersey real estate influencer indicted for evidence tampering 

July 3, 2025 / no comments

A Franklin Lakes woman allegedly destroyed her cell phone as federal agents arrived to execute a search warrant tied to her husband’s real estate investment fraud investigation. Jennifer Pina, 43, was indicted Thursday on one count of destruction of records in a federal investigation, U.S. Attorney Alina Habba announced. The charge stems from the alleged […]

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APF’s Midtown office building faces foreclosure

July 3, 2025 / no comments

Here come the foreclosures. Wells Fargo acting as a trustee for bondholders is seeking to foreclose on a APF Properties office building at 28 West 44th Street in Midtown Manhattan.  The lender alleges in a lawsuit filed in New York Supreme Court that APF defaulted on a $180 million loan backing the 22-story building near […]

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Elie Schwartz fails to delay prison stint 

July 3, 2025 / no comments

Former Nightingale Properties chief executive officer Elie Schwartz will report to federal prison in less than three weeks after a judge rejected his request to postpone his 87-month sentence for orchestrating a $63 million real estate fraud scheme. U.S. District Court Judge Steven Grimberg denied the motion Wednesday, forcing Schwartz to begin serving his sentence […]

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