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As property prices continue to soar it’s great to hear you can still grab a bargain - even if it is in need of a major refurbishment - and a house in WallsendThe house is located in Mcilvenna Gardens in Wallsend, Newcastle This two-bedroom semi-detached family home in Newcastle has gone on sale for just £1 but you’ll need to have deep pockets to be able to afford to get it up to scratch.Photos show the property in Wallsend, North Tyneside is in dire need of modernisation with marks on...

Dave Williams  |  Capitol Beat News ServiceReal estate investor headed to prison in Atlanta fraud schemeBy Dave WilliamsBureau ChiefCapitol Beat News ServiceATLANTA - The head of a commercial real estate investment firm has been sentenced to 87 months in prison and ordered to pay $45 million in restitution in a fraud scheme involving the Atlanta Financial Center in Buckhead.Elchonon (Elie) Schwartz, 46, of New York City pleaded guilty in February to one count of wire fraud. Schwartz convinced more than 800 investors to send him $62.8 million, including $54 million...

LONDON (AP) — A third suspect has been charged with arson over a series of fires targeting property linked to U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, police said Wednesday.Petro Pochynok, 34, has been charged with conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life. The Ukrainian national is scheduled to appear at London’s Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday morning.Two other men have already been charged with setting fire to Starmer’s personal home, along with a property where he once lived and a car he had sold. They are Ukrainian national Roman...

Texting was already available, but now a translation service is offeredThe Dover Police Department is one of the first in the U.S. to use the enhanced 911 service for sharing of photos and videos, and text translation.A real estate agent impersonates a seller and pockets $3 million from fraudulent property sales. A Los Angeles homeowner loses their house to an international identity theft ring. In Florida, during a scheduled video call with the seller, a title company is met with an AI-generated fake.These stories may sound sensational, but the crimes...

Donna Marie Elkins, 59, was charged with assault and imprisonment after drawing a weapon on teens she said were fishing on her Florida property. The incident raised questions about property rights.Melbourne woman charged with holding teens at gunpointBrevard County Sheriff's deputies say Donna Marie Elkins, 59, drew a weapon on two teens she believed were fishing on her property.It was a sight that left Mike Jones sick to his stomach.There, live on his phone, was his son lying in the grass as a woman clutching a long pellet gun screamed,...

Merseyside Police continue to investigate a "targeted attack" on William Henry Street in Bootle where neighbours reported seeing a large armed police presence on Friday23:35, 04 Apr 2025Updated 03:02, 05 Apr 2025There was a shooting on Friday night in Bootle in MerseysideShots were fired at a house while a little girl played in the front garden of a neighbouring property tonight.Residents in Bootle, Merseyside, where shocked to see armed police swarm their street this evening, following reports of gunfire. Officers found damage to the front wall of a house but...

A FRAUDSTER splurged £8.5million on a speedboat and supercars after carrying out one of Britain's biggest-ever property cons.Anopkumar Maudhoo swindled dozens of victims by selling them homes he did own across London and the South East.3Anopkumar Maudhoo bought a speedboat with his fraud moneyCredit: Central NewsThe 45-year-old then used his ill-gotten gains to fund a luxury lifestyle.When he was arrested last year, police seized a speedboat and 22 supercars, including Ferraris, Lamborghinis and Aston Martins.Maudhoo is now facing jail after he admitted 31 charges including 14 counts of fraud by...

Highlights from Friday's game between Captain Shreve and CarencroHighlights from Friday's game between Captain Shreve and Carencro in the LHSAA Division I playoffsThe Department of Government Efficiency, led by Elon Musk, claims to have terminated 748 real estate leases throughout the U.S., totaling approximately 9,587,384 square feet and $660 million.Along with real estate terminations, DOGE has terminated 2,334 contracts and 3,489 grants. All leases, contracts and grants, as well as amounts DOGE has claimed to save, can be found on DOGE's "Wall of Receipts."DOGE claims to have saved a total...