In 2018, Charles Turner, a remarkably enterprising 18-year-old, found himself at the center of a high-profile fraud case after authorities accused him of attempting to defraud the Georgia Department of Revenue out of more than $25 million. While Turner now faces multiple felony charges, the sheer complexity of his alleged scheme has left many in…
A New York real estate investor has pleaded guilty to wire fraud in a $62.8 million investment fraud scheme involving commercial properties in Atlanta and Miami Beach. According to updates provided by Department of Justice, Elchonon “Elie” Schwartz, 46, admitted in the Northern District of Georgia that he misappropriated investor funds raised through CrowdStreet Marketplace,…