Miami developer accused of $85M fraud scheme, blowing investor cash on yacht, Rolex

A national indictment unsealed connected Friday charged a Florida existent property developer with orchestrating an $85 cardinal fraud scheme, failing to wage millions successful taxes, and lying to fiscal institutions to acquisition a luxury yacht.

Rishi Kapoor, 41, of Miami, is charged with conspiracy to perpetrate ligament fraud, ligament fraud, wealth laundering, conspiracy to perpetrate offenses against and to defraud the U.S., nonaccomplishment to wage payroll taxes, taxation evasion, nonaccomplishment to record taxation returns, and slope fraud. 

The indictment besides includes forfeiture allegations, including a Rolex Daytona ticker and 2.5-carat platinum ring.

Kapoor was the main enforcement serviceman of Location Ventures, a Miami-based existent property improvement institution that purported to make projects successful Coral Gables, Coconut Grove, Miami Beach and Fort Lauderdale.

A presumption of developer Rishi Kapoor's gaffe astatine the Cocoplum Yacht Club connected Aug. 14, 2023, successful Coral Gables, Fla. The existent determination of his yacht is unknown.  (Matias J. Ocner/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

Court documents allege Kapoor raised astir $85 cardinal from investors, but astir of the promised existent property projects were ne'er built.

Despite being entitled to a capped wage of $400,000 positive definite fees, Kapoor diverted substantially much funds for idiosyncratic use, including the acquisition of a 68-foot yacht and a location successful Cocoplum, according to tribunal documents.

Kapoor allegedly misrepresented to investors the magnitude of his idiosyncratic fiscal publication to Location Ventures, claiming helium had invested $13 cardinal alongside his concern spouse and household when, successful reality, helium contributed astir fractional that amount.

The developer could walk decades successful prison, if convicted. (iStock)

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He is besides accused of deceiving escrow agents to unafraid the merchandise of pre-construction condominium deposits and past misappropriating those funds for idiosyncratic expenses unrelated to the developments.  

As a result, condominium projects successful Coconut Grove and Miami Beach were ne'er built.

U.S. Attorney Jason A. Reding Quiñones for the Southern District of Florida said Kapoor withheld payroll taxes from employees, but failed to crook that wealth implicit to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), "effectively stealing from his ain employees."

A existent property developer is accused of scamming investors retired of millions. (iStock)

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Court documents allege Kapoor diverted much than $2 cardinal from institution accounts for his idiosyncratic benefit, and failed to wage his ain idiosyncratic taxes from 2019 done 2023, contempt earning much than $2.8 cardinal successful income successful 2022 and 2023.

Kapoor is besides charged with falsifying slope statements to inflate his relationship balances, failing to disclose a important owe connected his Cocoplum residence, and misrepresenting that his taxation returns had been filed with the IRS — each to get much than $9 cardinal successful financing. 

One slope extended a $5 cardinal enactment of recognition to Location Ventures, portion different loaned Kapoor $4.2 cardinal to concern the yacht purchase, according to the indictment.

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If convicted, Kapoor faces up to 20 years successful national situation for each number of conspiracy to perpetrate ligament fraud and ligament fraud; up to 10 years for wealth laundering; up to 5 years for each number of conspiracy to perpetrate offenses against the U.S., nonaccomplishment to wage payroll taxes, taxation evasion, and nonaccomplishment to record taxation returns; and up to 30 years for each number of slope fraud.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission besides filed a civilian enactment against Kapoor.

"These are superior allegations that volition present beryllium addressed successful national court," Quiñones wrote successful a statement. "The suspect is presumed guiltless unless and until proven blameworthy beyond a tenable doubt."

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