Tag: DOJ
Ecovest Reaches Settlement with U.S. Justice Department Over Conservation Easement Offerings
EcoVest, which has been a sponsor of real estate investment programs focused on conservation easements, reached a settlement agreement with the Department of Justice...
Multiple False Personas and Millions in Fraud
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced charges against Justin Costello for using a false persona as a Harvard-educated military veteran and hedge fund billionaire...
Former Broker Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Embezzling Millions...
John Sherman Jumper, a former broker, was sentenced for embezzling $5.7 million from the pension benefit plan for employees of Snowshoe Refractories, a fire...
Justice Department Seeks to Further Delay Trial Against Conservation Easement Sponsor
Department of Justice lawyers, in their case brought over a year ago on December 18, 2018 against the Atlanta-based real estate company, EcoVest Capital...
Conservation Easement Sponsor Ecovest Responds to DOJ Lawsuit, Intends to Fight...
EcoVest, a sponsor of real estate investment programs focused on conservation easements, intends to fight the charges of fraud and other misconduct levied against...
Dept. of Justice Targets Conservation Easement Sponsor
The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit in a Georgia federal court last month that seeks to shut down EcoVest, a sponsor of real...
