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Fired ‘We Buy Ugly Houses' franchisee sentenced to federal prison for fraud scheme, DOJ says
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· September 24, 2026
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Charles Carrier, the one-time president of a Dallas-based investment firm and a fired former franchisee of the HomeVestors “We Buy Ugly Houses” program, was sentenced Thursday to federal prison for investment fraud and ordered to pay more than $24 million in restitution, the Department of Justice...
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What is this story about? Charles Carrier, the one-time president of a Dallas-based investment firm and a fired former franchisee of the HomeVestors “We Buy Ugly Houses” program, was sentenced Thursday to federal prison for investment fraud and ordered to pay more than $24 million in restitution, the Department of Justice...
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