A series of recent federal charges and indictments have spotlighted alleged fraudulent activities across various sectors, from real estate to technology. In Georgetown, homebuilder Norman Ashby of Ashby Signature Homes faces multiple felony charges, including misapplication of fiduciary property and witness tampering, with accusations of mishandling over $10 million in customer funds. The company is now listed as permanently closed. Meanwhile, the founder of Par Funding is facing new federal charges for conducting an 'astronomical fraud' that allegedly defrauded investors of $550 million using mob-style intimidation tactics. In the tech sector, Paul A. Pereira, the former CEO & co-founder of Alfi Inc., has been charged by the SEC for making materially false and misleading statements on social media to inflate the company's stock price, despite the company's dire financial situation, with reported revenues of only $17k. Alfi's case marks Miami's first tech IPO scandal since September 2021.