Eric Menden, a 53-year-old developer in downtown Norfolk, pleaded guilty Friday to a $41 million bank fraud and tax credit scheme that authorities say contributed to the failure of Bank of the Commonwealth.
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Arrest made in $11 million tax credit scheme
Using lessons learned from Justin French’s infamous scheme, state and federal authorities have charged a Norfolk developer with an $11 million tax credit fraud.
SportsQuest founder scratches: Burton out as CEO
The founder of what was supposed to be an Olympic-caliber sports training facility in Chesterfield County is out as CEO after a year of mounting legal woes.
A big break for small businesses?
Richmond’s small businesses could be getting a little more spending money if Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.) can get his way.
Don’t leave court without it
A lawsuit from American Express Travel is the latest legal issue for John Ross Greer and his Richmond-based luxury villa rental company.
Local businessman charged with grand larceny
John Ross Greer, a local businessman whose illegal dealings in precious metals made Richmond headlines in the 1980s, ran into the law again last week.
An unusual but optimistic request
New Kent Courthouse Village, a stalled $30 million mixed-use development modeled after a traditional English village, had its Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection dismissed.
More trouble for Tetra
A local bank is foreclosing on parcels at four sites in Henrico that were once in the pipeline of the Tetra Companies, a Virginia Beach real estate investment firm that appears to have dissolved.
A history of customer dissatisfaction
The complaints in recently filed lawsuit aren’t the first that John Ross Greer has faced from clients.
Rental agency has unusual pattern of complaints
A Richmond company that helps its clients rent luxury villas around the world has found itself in a coast-to-coast legal battle with a television and Broadway producer.