Articles tagged:Crystal Pond Condominiums

Developer jailed after failing to pay restitution in Ypsilanti Township real estate fraud case

Posted: Tue Jan 25 4:12 p.m. by Heather Lockwood

A developer was jailed Tuesday after he failed to pay a minimum of $50,000 in restitution under a court agreement. Washtenaw County Circuit Judge Donald Shelton adjourned the sentencing of Robert Paul George, 63, of Royal Oak, the developer of the Crystal Pond Condominiums project in Ypsilanti Township, until March ...

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Man pleads guilty in Ypsilanti Township real estate fraud case; will likely avoid jail time

Posted: Thu Dec 9 6:30 p.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter

Robert George, right, confers with his attorney during a court hearing.A developer who investigators say defrauded home buyers and subcontractors out of roughly $700,000 as he failed to complete an Ypsilanti Township condominium project several years ago has pleaded guilty to numerous charges in the case. Robert Paul George, 63, ...

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Prosecutors introduce new evidence in case against Ypsilanti Township developer

Posted: Mon Feb 22 3 p.m. by Art Aisner AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist

More witnesses testified FridayÂ as prosecutors continue to pile up evidenceÂ against an Ypsilanti Township condominium developer accused of bilking $700,000 from prospective homeowners. Prosecutors also accused Robert George of participating in money-laundering schemes involving other failed real-estate projects that landed him in bankruptcy court.

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Witnesses testify about financial losses in Ypsilanti Township real estate fraud case

Posted: Wed Jan 20 8:55 p.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter

Attorney Mark Heusel was unable to recover the $43,000 one of his clients paid toward construction of a condominium unit in Ypsilanti Township that was never completed, he testified today. The developer of Crystal Pond Condominiums didn’t deposit the money in an escrow account, which is required by law and ...

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Ypsilanti Township real estate scheme victims testify against condo developer

Posted: Wed Jan 6 8:50 p.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter

Jolene Tomlinson-Tauss sold her Phoenix home to move to Crystal Pond Condominiums in Ypsilanti Township, but the condo she made payments on was never finished, she testified today. After work stalled, she asked the project head, Robert George, in 2005 to return the $67,065 she put down. Tomlinson-Tauss received only ...

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Deputies say man defrauded Ypsilanti Township residents out of $700,000

Posted: Fri Dec 11 4:51 p.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter

A man is accused of defrauding Ypsilanti Township residents out of $700,000 in a real estate scheme and then seeking federal bankruptcy protection to avoid paying them back, Washtenaw County sheriff's deputies said. Robert George, 52, was arraigned Tuesday on charges including obtaining money under false pretenses in excess of ...

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