Links To Recent Stories On 1031 Exchange Intermediaries Stealing Escrow Funds

The following links are to articles about some of the more recently reported stories of 1031 exchange qualified intermediaries making off with their clients' escrow money that was to be used for investment:

• No cure for rogues (Abuse of "1031" shelter won't be cured by more rules)
• Looting the Escrow Account: A 1031 Cautionary Tale Continued (Buyers in Hundreds of Pending Deals Left in Lurch as 1031 Intermediaries Go Belly Up or Disappear Altogether)
• I-Team: Judge Rules Former Owner of Collapsed Financial Firm Must Testify
• Big Swindle in the high desert (The Southwest Exchange litigation ensnares an array of businesses in its web)

Go here for stories on other alleged escrow agent mishandling of funds. sneaky slick escrow agents alpha