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‘We buy ugly houses' president sentenced to federal prison for fraud scheme, DOJ says

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Charles Carrier, the president of the Dallas-based investment firm behind the “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 says.

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  1. FOX 4 Dallas

    Former Dallas 'We Buy Ugly Houses' franchisee sentenced to federal prison for investment scam (opens FOX 4 Dallas)

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    A former Dallas-based real estate president will spend years behind bars for using the ‘We Buy Ugly Houses’ brand to scam over 80 investors. Dallas real estate scam sentencing On Wednesday, September 23, 67-year-old Charles Carrier was sentenced to 188 months in prison for his role in a multimillion…

  2. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    ‘We buy ugly houses' president sentenced to federal prison for fraud scheme, DOJ says (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    Charles Carrier, the president of the Dallas-based investment firm behind the “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 says.